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Dr hab. Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, prof. UG from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG has been elected President of the European Epidermal Barrier Research Network. She will hold the position together with dr Ryan O'Shaughnessy from Queen Mary University of London.
'Being elected as President by…
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Director of the UG Office of Science, dr Katarzyna Świerk, has been awarded this year's Stars of Internationalisation in the Star of Development category! This is an award for people who have contributed most to the internationalisation of Polish universities.
‘This is a great distinction and a great joy for…
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For the thesis entitled. 'Prediction of cytotoxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles modified with noble metals using computer methods', mgr. inż. Dawid Falkowski received an award funded by the QSAR Lab company. The award is given annually for the best master's thesis using computer chemistry methods.
The laureate prepared the winning thesis in the…
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During the XXXI Historical Book Fair in Warsaw, prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Omilanowska-Kiljańczyk received one of the most prestigious historical distinctions, the KLIO Prize. The monumental monograph on Staszic Palace by the Director of the Institute of Art History won in the varsaviana category, which recognises…
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How harmful chemicals are transferred from the ocean to land is being researched by mgr Kinga Hoszek from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography at the University of Gdansk. Her scientific work has been recognised with a prestigious CCAMLR scholarship. Kinga Hoszek's supervisors are dr hab. Magdalena Bełdowska, prof. UG and dr Anna Panasiuk from the…
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Dr Magdalena Zdrowowicz-Zamojć was awarded the L'Oreal-UNESCO Prize for Women and Science in the habilitation category for her research in the field of radiation chemistry and radiobiology. 'My dream is to make radiotherapy a more effective and safer treatment method for cancer patients,' said the…
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Dr Krzysztof Czub becoming a member of the Board of the Council of Higher Education Patent Attorneys
Dr Krzysztof Czub from the Department of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration was elected as a member of the Board of the Council of Higher Education Patent Attorneys member. The attorney from UG will popularise the subject of intellectual property protection and support initiatives aimed at giving due prominence to intellectual property…
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Izabela Dłużyk from the Centre for Foreign Languages at the University of Gdańsk has been recording the sounds of nature since she was 12 years old. She records birds and the environment in which they live, capturing moments that many of us would not notice. The latest audio story featuring her can be heard on the British broadcaster BBC. Izabela Dłużyk has been blind since birth, but this does not stop her from…
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The Marian Smoluchowski Medal was awarded to prof. dr hab. Ryszard Horodecki from the International Centre for Quantum Theory Technologies at the University of Gdańsk. This is the highest honour awarded by the Polish Physical Society. The UG scientist was recognised for his contribution to the foundations of quantum computing theory and the development…
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dr Jacek Splisgart
Who will be teaching Japanese to students of Japanese Studies at UG? What can those admitted to the most sought-after course in this year's University of Gdańsk recruitment expect? Will there be trips to Japan for students? Dr Jacek Splisgart, Head of the Department of East Asian Culture and Languages at the UG,…