On Wednesday, March 24, the second lecture in the series on topics related to scientific integrity will be held under the title 'Falsification and fabrication of scientific data. Practice and implications'. Prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, Rector of the University of Gdańsk and dr hab. Sławomir Steinborn, prof. UG, Ombudsman for Scientific Reliability invite for the cycle of…

Ewa Karolina Cichocka talks to prof. dr hab. Beata Możejko from the Faculty of History, co-organiser of the next academic conference entitled 'Celebrities of the past eras. Scandals, secrets, romances and other excesses.' - It is hard to believe how eventful the lives of former celebrities were. Infidelities, illegitimate offspring, high-profile divorces and scandals were…

Motto: Sometimes I remember something very important from family stories, but without the context of the accompanying events. That is why I looked very hard for family contexts in this book. Professor, this is the third novel in your output and the eighth literary book. The now well-known and respected economist and scientist working in Poland and abroad made his debut at the…

Photo: Krzysztof Krzempek, PG The establishment of the Fahrenheit University Association is one of the most important events in the academic history of Gdańsk and Pomerania. On Friday, the Minister of Education and Science, Mr Przemysław Czarnek, acquainted himself with the plans for the development of the Association's activities and the opportunities…

Dr Barbara Kijewska from the Department of Public Policy and Administration at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk has been appointed to the Gdańsk Equal Treatment Council for the second term. The Council is to deal with equality issues, counteracting discrimination and intolerance. Dr Kijewska has a research background in equality policies, so she will be…

Another programme supporting scientific development within the Excellence Initiative - the Research University - UG Young Research Group Leaders Programme (junG) has been opened at the University of Gdansk. The programme aims to encourage young scientists to carry out groundbreaking research at the University of Gdańsk. The programme is aimed at people (not only UG employees…

Dr Tadeusz Sznajderski from the Institute of Journalism, Media and Social Communication of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk was appointed to the Programme Council of the Polish Radio in Koszalin for the next term. He was recommended by the Association of Polish Journalists, the largest creative and professional organisation of the journalistic…

Open meetings in the form of scientific cafés bring the scientific activities of university staff closer to a wider audience. In the next part of the series of meetings, a lecture entitled 'Influential women in past times: warriors, rulers, celebrities' will be presented by prof. dr hab. Beata Możejko from the Historical Faculty of UG. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 18:00, via MS Teams…

Members of the 'Experior' Psychological Research Club. They study behavioural addictions, personality psychology, mindfulness topics, and the psychology of the internet and education. So far, they have received over 100 scholarships, awards and prizes, and there are still more to come. We are talking about psychology students from the Psychological…

On Thursday, March 11th, at 6 p.m., the UG DKF Miłość Blondynki (Love the Blonde) invites you to a discussion about the film Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (TN: Kill It and Leave This Town) directed by Mariusz Wilczyński. The special guest will be dr hab. Paweł Sitkiewicz, prof. UG. The author of the picture is Mariusz Wilczyński, winner of the Golden Lions for Best Film at…

Photo: Simon Frederick/unsplash.com Dear students, PhD students, lecturers, administrative employees, listeners, fans, and enthusiasts of Radio MORS UG - from now on you can listen to news services also in English. Whether you want to improve your English, are a foreigner, studying as part of an Erasmus exchange, and want to be up to date with academic…

The Monitoring Committee of the South Baltic Interreg Programme 2014-2020 decided to extend the SEAPLANSPACE project "Maritime spatial planning instruments for sustainable management of the sea" due to new activities to be financially supported under the Programme with an additional EUR 42,814.99 from the European Regional Development Fund. The international project…

Photo: Arek Smykowski We talk about the Science Cafés project, ways to popularise science and its social responsibility with dr hab. Beata Grobelna, prof. UG, Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Gdańsk and head of the project 'Science Clubs at the University of Gdańsk - known and unknown faces of science' - a project under the programme…

Supporting and developing the scientific activity of young scientists, the Gdańsk Scientific Society and the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk awarded annual prizes for outstanding scientific achievements. The awards are granted to people under 35 years of age. Among the winners, there are scientists from the University of Gdańsk. Every year the Gdańsk Scientific Society and the…

Until the end of March, published reviews (from 2019-2020) can be submitted to the 8th edition of the national Andrzej Żurowski competition for young theatre critics. The finalists, who will receive awards from the President of the City of Gdynia and the Marshal of Pomorskie Voivodeship, will be announced in May. The Andrzej Żurowski National Competition for Theatre Reviews…

What do we not know about the greats of this world? What did Ramses II, Nero, Bona Sforza, Sigismund II Augustus, Isabella d'Este, Napoleon Bonaparte, Teofila Radziwiłł and others hide? This is what we will find out during a two-day conference entitled Celebrities of past eras and their scandals, secrets, love affairs and other excesses, which will be held on March 11-12,…

Two full-size sports halls, stands for over 500 spectators, a fitness room, a gym, a climbing wall, a football stadium, tennis courts, a 4-lane running track with a polyurethane surface - all this will be part of the UG Sports Centre to be built on the university's Oliwa campus at Wita Stwosza 31/37. The investment is planned to be financed from the university's funds and…

On the occasion of today's Women's Day, we wish all our female scientists, employees and students joy in achieving their goals and perseverance in achieving them. We also wish that your everyday activities will give you freedom and satisfaction and that they will often make you cross impossible boundaries. We asked prof. dr hab. Ewa Łojkowska from the Intercollegiate Faculty…

On the occasion of today's Women's Day, we wish all our female scientists, employees and students joy in achieving their goals and perseverance in achieving them. We also wish that your everyday activities will give you freedom and satisfaction and that they will often make you cross impossible boundaries. We asked prof. dr hab. Ewa Łojkowska from the Intercollegiate Faculty…

In the first days of March the biggest skiing competition for the student community - the Academic Championships of Poland - was held in Zakopane. Maria Leonowicz, a member of AZS University of Gdańsk, was very successful in this event and won the gold medal in the university classification in the giant slalom. Coverage from the event: Piotr Walczak, chairman of AZS UG On 1-3…

The Academic Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners is set up as a new, university-wide and extra-faculty unit to coordinate all activities related to the teaching of Polish as a foreign language. - 'Classes in Polish language and culture are intended not only to facilitate communication with Polish colleagues but also to make it possible to get to know Polish…

By the decision of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, the Interuniversity Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk has been granted three new patents. All three patents were developed by the team of prof. dr hab. Ewa Łojkowska, Head of the Department of Plant Protection and Biotechnology and the Research and…

To Whom It May Concern, Thank you for the trust you have placed in us thus far. We work in a dynamically changing environment and therefore the messages we convey are not always clear and precise. We do our best to present you with a message based on facts and our best knowledge. On March 4, 2021, during a press conference, the Head of KPRM, Minister. Michał Dworczyk communicated the extension of the deadline for the…

Photo: Krzysztof Krzempek/PG. The University of Gdańsk and the Gdańsk University of Technology have reached an agreement on cooperation in terms of exchanging experiences in the creation and functioning of the university's IT infrastructure. PG will initially grant UG a licence to its eUczelnia system and will make it available to the University of Gdańsk…

The AZS University of Gdańsk team won silver medals in the Polish Academic Men's Futsal Championship Finals. The competition was held from February 28 to March 3, 2021, in Poznań, and the University of Gdańsk was the only representative of the Pomeranian Voivodeship at the event. Report by: Piotr Walczak, President of AZS University of Gdańsk In the group stage, the charges…

Ernest Otocki, a student at the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk, was the winner of the national competition on the Score Hunter platform, organised by the Credit Information Bureau. The educational platform uses elements of gamification to educate in the areas of building financial credibility, credit scoring and personal data security. Score Hunter is an…

The National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) is organising a virtual education fair for candidates interested in studying in Poland. The next online meetings, in March, will take place on four dates: March 4, 11,18 and 25, 2021. The University of Gdańsk is one of the Polish universities participating in the event. We encourage you to visit our stand. On March 4, as part…

The European University Association (EUA) is a network of higher education institutions in Europe. It currently has over 850 members from 46 countries. The University of Gdańsk, after several years of absence, has been admitted to the association again. EUA was formed by the merger of two organisations: Association of European Universities (CRE) and Confederation of European…

- 'The language school is my passion. I fell in love with teaching,' said mgr Anna Parzyńska, a graduate and PhD student from the Faculty of Philology at the University of Gdańsk. In the 12th Polish Businesswomen Awards competition of the Businswoman&life magazine, she was among the winners. The editors of Businesswoman&life magazine have announced the winners of the…

9 online meetings with Pomeranian employers, as well as a workshop preparing you to enter the labour market, during which you will learn, among others, how to create a good CV, how to prepare for an interview and where best to look for job offers. If you are a student, take part in the Career Week organised at the University of Gdańsk by the Career Office of the University of…