Five years of partnership cooperation in the fields of research, science and education between the University of Gdansk and Azerbaijan State University of Petroleum and Industry provides an agreement concluded between the authorities of the universities. The agreement on partnership cooperation was signed by the authorities of UG with Azerbaijan State University of Petroleum…

A new, English-language radio programme has been launched on Radio Mors. In Erasmus Encounters we will hear mainly about international issues, around which the discussion will take place. In the newest programme of Radio Mors, we will hear all about the Erasmus + programme, associations cooperating with it and students participating in the programme. The first guest will be…

For the third time, Times Higher Education has published a compilation of universities implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set out in Agenda 2030. The University of Gdańsk scored highly in terms of implementing Goal 14, 'Living underwater', being ranked between 101 and 200 out of 379 participants from around the world. It is ranked in the same range in terms of…

Are you planning to study at the Faculty of Economics, but are still wondering which course and specialisation to choose? Do you want to get to know our faculty and its offer? All candidates for studies are invited to participate in online events scheduled for April 26th this year, taking place as part of the Open Day of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdańsk.…

Another part of the Backstage series is hosted by the Brikolaż Theatre Studies Club. This time the guests will be Jolanta Sikorska and Mariusz Karpowicz from the Gdańsk-based Lampart Association, which promotes theatre activities. The Lampart Association was established over two years ago on the initiative of Jolanta Sikorska and operates as a public benefit organisation. It…

The final round of calls for the pilot researcher mobility programme for students and PhD students BARI (Baltic Science Network Mobility Programme for Research Internships) is now open. RULES FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS AND APPLICATIONS The BARI programme awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from the Baltic Sea region to carry out research internships (1-3 months) in research projects offered by PhD…

Researchers at the University of Gdańsk and other universities which are members of the Association of Fahrenheit Universities, i.e. the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Medical University of Gdańsk, can take advantage of numerous training courses on preparing scientific articles. During the second online training, conducted by dr inż. Katarzyna Gaca-Zając from Elsevier, scientific employees could learn, among…

It was prof. Limon's wish for the theatre to be a place of debate on the philosopher's helplessness. A philosopher, that is a thinking and sensitive man, who tries to understand the complexity of the world," emphasise the organisers of the meeting. - 'We are helpless in the face of the tragic, premature and unjust death of prof. Jerzy Limon,' we read on the website of the Shakespeare Theatre. - There are more and more…

We encourage UG students to take part in the annual City of Gdansk Project. Summer Internship is an ideal opportunity to take first steps on the road to a professional career and gain practical skills and valuable experience. Often the project is also a chance to gain permanent employment. The second stage of the Summer Internship 2021 project begins - acceptance of project…

Access to specialists in various fields, discounts on medical services, an on-campus outpatient clinic in Oliwa, a Sports Rehabilitation Centre in the Sports Centre, a Psychological Support Centre - all this within the framework of a long-term programme of health protection for employees of the University of Gdańsk, which is already being implemented. As announced earlier,…

Over 5.6 million for 2 UG spin-offs: QSAR LAB and NANOEXPO and the Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine for the creation of a digital platform enabling the design and development of molecular diagnostic tests, both for known diseases and newly emerging ones, such as COVID-19. Two Pomeranian companies, QSAR Lab and NanoExpo, as well as the Institute of…

Cooperation between the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Research of the University of Gdańsk and the University of Malta was the main topic of the online meeting held on April 20, 2021. The meeting was attended by prof. dr. hab. Piotr Stepnowski, Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr. hab. Krzysztof Bielawski, Vice-Rector for Innovation and Cooperation with the Socio-Economic Environment, prof. Theodore…

The Publishing House of the University of Gdańsk announces a competition for the best scientific book, didactic book and book presenting the results of doctoral thesis published by the Publishing House of the University of Gdańsk. The purpose of the competition is to select and award the best book in three categories: scientific book, didactic book and book presenting the…

The call for applications for the 21st edition of the L'Oreal-UNESCO Scholarship Programme for Women and Science is open until May 11. For years, Polish female scientists researching the broadly defined life sciences have been given the opportunity to present and promote their scientific achievements and have received annual scholarships. - 'The L'Oreal UNESCO For Women and…

AZS University of Gdańsk invites all students, lecturers and activists to the online conference 'Be Better! Your way to the goal'. During the event specialists in such fields as mental preparation, nutrition, prevention in sport or preventive tests will share their knowledge. The event starts on Saturday, April 24th at 15:00 on the MS Teams platform. During the meeting, you…

A skeleton of a sileasaurus. Source: Wikipedia The skeletons of a metoposaurus and a sileasaurus, casts of the skulls of a metaposaurus, a cyclotosaurus and a stagonolepis, as well as ammonites, will go to the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk, where an exhibition of ancient organisms will be organised. The animals come from the Triassic and…

The latest issue of the University Gazette will soon be in your hands. The April issue is quite large, as many as seventy-five pages. We will read about current events, research and the university's successes, as well as about the history and a summary of the jubilee of our Alma Mater. The issue traditionally begins with a calendar of events including a review of the most important events, e.g. naming one of the trams…

The three largest national institutes involved in marine research - the Sea Fisheries Institute, the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdańsk and the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences - have presented a joint position on the protection of the Baltic Sea. Subsequent announcements by scientific circles on the state of the Baltic are meant to be a way of verifying untrue information…

Lord Mansfield was indeed astonishing, in ninety cases out of a hundred he was right, and if he was wrong, only one lawyer in a hundred was able to recognise it. Join us for a meeting with the author of Lord Mansfield. To Be a Judge! prof. Jerzy Zajadło. The book about Lord Mansfield is a journey through history: law, jurisprudence and politics of 18th century England.…

Applications for the competition for the best debut book of the year in the field of contemporary history, concerning the period 1939-1989, announced by the prof. Tomasz Strzembosz Foundation in cooperation with the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences will be accepted until the end of April. The Foundation aims to promote reliable and objective presentation of history and to popularise the…

Kamil Kowalczyk, student of the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk. He is a scholarship holder of the PISCES programme, addressed to Polish students who wish to pursue their future in the fishing industry. Kamil Kowalczyk, a student at the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk, admits that the study trip to Iceland opened his…

Monday, April 19, marks the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the International Holocaust and Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day. We asked dr hab. Miłosława Borzyszkowska - Szewczyk, prof. UG from the Faculty of Philology and dr hab. Grzegorz Berendt, prof. UG from the Faculty of History, to explain the situation of Kashubian and Gdańsk Jews during the Holocaust. - 'I must ensure that their memory…

Dr Hanna Wolska ( Department of Public Economic Law and Environmental Protection) and mgr Olga Zinkiewicz-Będźmirowska ( Department of Civil Procedure) from the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdańsk, were invited to carry out an international scientific project on Polish and German legal professions in a comparative perspective. The project is being carried…

dr hab. Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, prof. UG. Photo: Arek Smykowski/UG. Masculinity is not the same as being a man. The results of an international research project carried out at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, indicate that in most cultures masculinity is understood as a social status that is difficult to…

For two more days, you can join a sporting and charity event organised by students from the University of Brest. The initiative is organised as part of the European Universities of the Sea - SEA-EU. Each kilometre run will contribute to the account of organisations working for the benefit of people with disabilities. Employees of the UG Academic Sports Association and the UG Centre for Physical Education and Sport…

On April 21, the premiere of the radio reportage and photo essay 'A city in a block of flats' will take place. - a journalistic project telling the stories of residents and supporters of falowce. - 'Stories we have heard and some kind of magic that falowce simply have, prompted us to take action. Talking to people who lived in falowiec convinced us that we would find really…

Researchers at the University of Gdańsk and other member universities of the Association of Fahrenheit Universities, i.e. the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Gdańsk Medical University, can take advantage of training materials on writing scientific articles. The training entitled. 'How to write a scientific article?', organised by the scientific publisher Elsevier, was held on Monday, April 12 in an online format…

The theatre festival Figuratywni, which brings theatre and the art of acting closer, is one of the projects of the Independent Students' Union UG. - 'Participation in the theatre festival is a great opportunity to develop one's improvisation skills thanks to valuable exercises in theatre and make-up, but not only,' - say the organisers. Changing the convention of Kashubian legends - this is the title of the second…

The winner of the competition for the fairy tale Baltic Tales is Karolina Budzisz, a third-year student of Journalism and Social Communication at the University of Gdańsk. Her fairy tale 'Early bird' in a form of a radio play will be soon heard on Radio Mors. The Baltic Tales competition was organised by the Student Event Organisation Group operating at the ACK Alternator. The competition was aimed at students, PhD…

- 'There is no need to be afraid and believe in stereotypes because girls can handle such majors,' says Ewa Bojke, a second-year student of mathematical modelling and data analysis at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, University of Gdańsk. Our faculty participates with twenty leading Polish universities in the action of the Perspektywy Educational Foundation Girls go Science!, which aims to…