Gustav the wolf travelled more than 10,000 kilometres in less than a year. He started his journey in Dessau, Germany. He stopped in Rostock and Hamburg, from where he travelled almost to the Danish-German border. In spring, he continued his journey along the S6 route. He arrived in Pomerania crossing 27 highways and two rivers. - Currently, the wolf is in the area of the Slovincian Coast, i.e. between Łeba and Puck…

According to the information provided by the Ministry of Education and Science, academic teachers will be able to take advantage of the vaccination against Covid-19 in the first stage, which starts Friday, January 15, 2021. Teachers and students of medical faculties, among others, can register for vaccination within the "zero" group until January 14, 2021. From January 15, 2021, the first stage of vaccination will also…

Phonoholism, cyber-bullying, fake news, digital hygiene and good practices in remote communication usage. These are some of the issues to be highlighted during the next open lecture in the Science Cafes series at the University of Gdańsk. In the series of meetings, bringing the scientific activities of the University of Gdańsk employees closer to a broader audience on January 12, 2021, at 5 p.m. dr Marcin Szulc…

Magdalena Chułek, MA, from the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the Faculty of History of the University of Gdańsk, won the main prize "Anthropological research of the year 2020" in the competition of the Social Anthropology Section of the Polish Sociological Association for her paper "Hustling the mtaa way: The brainwork of the garbage business in Nairobi's slums" published in the prestigious…

We invite you to participate in the 9th edition of the "Gdynia Business Plan 2021" competition, which the University of Gdańsk is co-organizing. The competition aims to inspire young people to discover their potential and develop their entrepreneurship. Anyone can enter the competition (regardless of age or education) who has an idea for their own company but needs financial…

Jacek Pałubicki, a student at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk, canoed more than four times the length of the Polish coastline, which is almost twice as long as the longest inland route that includes crossing Poland diagonally from the south-east to the north-west. He sailed for 62 days, more than a third of…

The Museum of the University of Gdańsk (MUG) has recently got its own website. We invite you to visit it regularly, to read information about exhibitions, projects, research, and finally to browse the photo gallery of the collections gathered here. We also encourage you to share your own memorabilia and stories related to the University of Gdańsk. The University of Gdańsk…

Oceanographer is a modern research vessel of the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography of the University of Gdańsk. Its purpose is to conduct interdisciplinary research regarding the environment and nature of the Baltic Sea - biological, chemical, physical, geological - and conducting lessons on oceanography and other subjects. You can read more about the Oceanographer, a…

Emily O'Reilly, European Ombudsman, appointed Dr Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz, Professor at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk, as part of the Advisory Committee, whose task is to evaluate and pre-select the best candidates for the annual 'Award for Good Administration'. The European Ombudsman - Emily O'Reilly invites for the third 'Award for Good…

The Department of Economic Informatics of the University of Gdansk invites you to The XIII PLAIS EuroSymposium on Digital Transformation, which is organized by the University of Gdansk and the Polish Branch of the Information Systems Association (PLAIS), whose president is Prof. Stanislaw Wrycza from the University of Gdansk. XIII EuroSymposium, which will be held online on…

Adam Kalinowski - the finalist of The Voice of Poland, a vocalist of the Black Jeans band and a graduate of UG's Faculty of Economics, hosted the "After Class" program conducted by Stanislaw Pawlowski. For the singer, MORS Radio's studio is well known. In the last two years he was a journalist of this radio station, he led his own broadcasts and recorded songs here. Listen to an interview with Adam Kalinowski…

On the occasion of the 10th edition of the 'Night of Biologists', which will be held online this year, employees, PhD students and students of the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk, the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and GUMed and Gdynia's Aquarium have prepared many fascinating events in the field of biology. The theme of this…

Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn. The outstanding molecular biologist from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn, received Vebleo Scientist Award. The prestigious award recognizes his immense contribution to science, specifically to molecular biology. Vebleo prizes are awarded to the researchers and scientists…

Prof UG, dr hab. Franciszek Makurat - Chairman of the Works Committee of NSZZ "Solidarność" UG (far left), dr Michał Jaśkiewicz - Chairman of the National Trade Union Employee Initiative at UG, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Zdzisław Kordel - President of the Polish Teachers' Union at the University of Gdańsk (far right…

To celebrate the 15th edition of the Verba Veritatis competition, the Union of Financial Companies in Poland and the Kozminski University honoured universities with the largest number of submissions in the competition history. The University of Gdańsk received the Verba Veritatis award for raising the level of knowledge and competences in business ethics, social…

Nomination of dr hab. Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek, prof. UG for the Director of Communication and Promotion Center UG./ Photo by Arek Smykowski Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski appointed University of Gdańsk Professor, Habilitated Doctor in Economic Sciences Eng. Aneta Oniszczuk–Jastrząbek to the Director’s position of the…

The project: "Smart Control of the Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities" (SCORE) managed by dr Jacek Barańczuk from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, received funding from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Program. The main goal of the project will be to create a Coastal Cities Living Lab (CCLL) centre at the University of…

The University of Gdańsk was among the leaders in the National Science Center grants in 2019. According to the recently published annual report, the University of Gdańsk ranked 5th among universities and 6th among all NCN funding beneficiaries in 2019. The university received co-funding of PLN  28 638 000  after submitting 56 eligible projects. The success rate of submissions was 24%, which is a commendable result. The…

On 3 December 2020, the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) awarded the Biotechnology study program at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of UG and MUG with the Certificate of Educational Excellence in the category "Excellent programme - excellence in education". It is a great honour because the Biotechnology programme at MWB UG and MUG is the only Biotechnology…

Dr Aleksandra Markiewicz from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of UG and MUG specializes in breast cancer research. Dr Aleksandra Markiewicz from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of UG and MUG received the Professor Wacław Szybalski award of the Polish Academy of Sciences' Biotechnology Committee for the best research published in…

For the eighteenth time, the National Bank of Poland gave Władysław Grabski awards to the best economic journalists. Kinga Wasilewska, a student of Management at the University of Gdańsk, won in the "Personal Finance and Economic Education" category. The prizes were awarded to authors and editorial offices who "explain complex issues in the world of the economy in an…

The project submitted by research team from the University of Gdańsk, together with the French team from Centre Inria Grenoble ‐ Rhône‐Alpes, has been one of the winners of PHC Polonium 2020 program, a bilateral research program for Poland and France. Dr hab. Artur Giełdoń from the Faculty of Chemistry UG coordinates the Polish side of the project titled ‘Nauczanie maszynowe…

QSAR Lab company, University of Gdańsk spin-off, established by the researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Gdańsk, received the award at the ‘Pomeranian Economic Griffin 2020’ competition, for the Startup category. QSAR Lab binds scientific environment and business environment together, offering specialized services in computational chemistry and…

The opening article of the newest edition of “Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny” (The Juridical, Economic and Sociological Movement), the oldest legal journal in Poland, has been written by researchers from the Faculty of Law and Administration (WPiA) of the University of Gdańsk. It is titled ‘Pandemia COVID-19: wielopłaszczyznowość problemu dostępu do szczepionek i…

The opening article of the newest edition of “Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny” (The Juridical, Economic and Sociological Movement), the oldest legal journal in Poland, has been written by researchers from the Faculty of Law and Administration (WPiA) of the University of Gdańsk. It is titled ‘Pandemia COVID-19: wielopłaszczyznowość problemu dostępu do szczepionek i…

Fot./Pixabay Joint research within the Climate Change Research Center at UMCS (opening next year) was one of the discussed subjects of the seminar titled ‘Climate Change – challenges and inspirations for science II’, held under the auspices of the Rector of the University of Gdańsk. During the online seminar titled ‘Climate Change – challenges and…

Three people from the University of Gdańsk academic community were awarded in the contest for the best diploma thesis, organized by the Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland (PSRP) and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW). The contest’s jury, headed by prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Marciniak, Chairman of the Main Council of Science and Higher Education,…

Students of the University of Gdańsk may now already use a mobile student ID,  electronic version of the student document, having the same legal status as its conventional equivalent – ELS plastic card ID. Mobile student ID works the same way the traditional document does. Displaying a mobile student ID on a mobile device screen confirms status of a student and their…

The Molecular Cell Biology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) awarded Professor Kazimierz Bassalik Prizes and Recognitions for the best microbiology related research conducted in Polish laboratories and published in 2019. The main prize was awarded to the research team headed by dr hab. Iwona Mruk, prof. UG form the Faculty of Biology of the University of…

The Centre for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge launched the new research program aimed at increasing understanding of Baltic geopolitics and the role of Great Britain in it. Within the scope of this program, Faculty of History UG has been the founding member of Baltics Programme Network connecting leading universities and research institutions from the UK and…