A new initiative has been launched at the University of Gdańsk to support the development of academic and social activities. On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Foundation for the Development of the University of Gdańsk signed a donation agreement, under which - thanks to the generosity of two researchers from the University of Gdańsk - the ‘Seminarium…

The Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Applications is a unit designed to play a key role in coordinating the flow of information and initiatives related to AI at the University of Gdańsk. The Laboratory is headed by dr Jakub Neumann, a prof. at the University of Gdańsk’s Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics. ‘…

Researchers from the University of Gdańsk have secured funding for two projects under the prestigious Horizon Europe programme supporting the development of young researchers: the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Networks (MSCA - DN). The projects on behalf of the University of Gdańsk will be led by prof. Joanna Skórko-Glonek from the Faculty…

The Minister of Science and Higher Education has awarded scholarships for significant academic, artistic, or sporting achievements for the 2025/2026 academic year. Among the 402 scholarship recipients selected from 1,155 candidates whose applications met the formal criteria, as many as seven are studying at the University of Gdańsk! The academic disciplines represented by our students include psychology, biological…

A Polish-Turkish Centre for Studies is being established at the University of Gdańsk - a new intercollegiate body aimed at developing long-term scientific, educational and institutional cooperation between Poland and Turkey. Dr hab. Wojciech Grabowski, prof. UG, from the Institute of Political Science, has been appointed as the Centre’s Organising…

The internationalisation of research, the research landscape, the academic community, and the educational process and content, as well as increasing the potential and visibility of Polish universities on the global stage - these are the fundamental strategic objectives set out in the National Strategy for the Internationalisation of Polish Higher…

Are you curious about how quantum chips work? How do you create a quantum dot containing single electrons? The University of Gdańsk and Lund University cordially invite you to the second edition of the Summer School: Physics of Quantum Chips (Physics of Quantum Chips, PQC), which will take place in Gdańsk during the first week of July 2026. A basic understanding of quantum mechanics is required. Registration is open…

On Thursday, 26 March, a car struck a young female wolf near the Tricity Ring Road. Scientists from the Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology at the University of Gdańsk took part in the rescue operation aimed at helping the animal. We spoke to dr Maciej Szewczyk about encounters with wolves, rescue operations, and the myths surrounding these predators…

Designing evidence-based gender equality plans – this was one of the key objectives of MINDtheGEPs, an international project funded by the European Union. An article summarising MINDtheGEPs was published in March on the European Commission’s website. It highlighted, among other things, the involvement of the University of Gdańsk, which was honoured (in…

Can games truly change a person? How can they be used in shaping positive values? Professor Sarah L. Bowman, who visited the University of Gdańsk as part of the Visiting Professors programme, explains that it’s not just a game itself that matters. What do we need if we want to use role-playing games as a teaching method? Karolina Żuk-Wieczorkiewicz: -…

A groundbreaking study covering 58 countries shows that people’s willingness to engage in intergroup violence is not a uniform way of thinking. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), the findings indicate that extremist intentions have two fundamentally different psychological underpinnings…

Seven days of lectures, workshops and laboratory demonstrations, educational stands, nearly 150 hours of activities organised by 120 people, and over 3,000 visitors - the 16th edition of Brain Days in the Tricity came to an end on Sunday. During this time, children, young people and adults were able to take part in numerous - and varied! - events at…

ICYMARE (International Conference for Young Marine Researchers) is an international conference organised by and for young researchers in the marine sciences. This year’s edition will take place 7-11 September 2026 in Bremen (Germany). The call for abstracts is open until 15 May 2026. Since 2019, this grassroots initiative by early-career researchers…

The RESSAC Festival - Festival of Research in Science, Arts and Creation - is an event that brings together science, art and creative research presentations. Its fourth edition took place in Brest (France) from 10 to 14 March. An important - and visually spectacular - element of the festival was the (Very) Big Data! competition, organised as part of…

Gold in the university category and in the overall Polish Academic Championships (AMP) classification in women's rowing ergometer, silver and bronze for the men, as well as silver in the university classification in judo – these are the team results from the competition held last weekend as part of the Polish Academic Championships. The #UGteam also brought home numerous individual medals from Warsaw and Białystok! AMP…

As part of Women’s Rights Month, the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities at the University of Gdańsk warmly invites students, postgraduates and staff to take part in the ‘Women in Action’ photography competition. Competition entrants are asked to capture women in action through their lenses, whether working, studying, pursuing their passions, engaging in social activities, participating in sports, or in everyday…

Applications for the Fahrenheit Synergy Programme can be submitted until 25 April. Under this programme, research groups from the Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, and the University of Gdańsk can secure funding for a project worth up to 750,000 PLN. Teams consisting of three research groups are eligible to apply for a…

Prof. Charles H. Bennett - a leading expert in quantum physics and information, doctor honoris causa of the University of Gdańsk, a researcher collaborating with the University of Gdańsk, and an employee of IBM in New York - has been awarded the Turing Award for encryption technology that is theoretically unbreakable. Prof. Charles H. Bennett was…

The Fahrenheit Synergy Programme is set to launch by 25 March at the latest, offering research groups from the MUG, GdańskTech and the University of Gdańsk the chance to secure funding of up to 750,000 PLN for a project. The programme is jointly organised by the Fahrenheit Universities and the investGDA Foundation. The maximum funding…

The University of Gdańsk will take part in promoting science during the upcoming editions of Pomeranian Researchers’ Night in 2026-2027. The event is part of the European Researchers’ Night initiative, which aims to bring the work of researchers closer to the public and to demonstrate how scientific research impacts everyday life and socio-economic development. The Research4Resilience project, under which the next two…

The University of Gdańsk has once again been recognised in the Genius Universitatis competition organised by the ‘Perspektywy’ Educational Foundation, which promotes a creative approach to university advertising. The book ‘Zuzia Visits the University of Gdańsk’, designed to introduce children to the world of science, build a positive image of the University of Gdańsk, and promote equality - including gender equality and…

From left: dr Estera Rintz and dr Beata Chmiel; photo by Grzegorz Mehring/gdansk.pl The City of Gdańsk Jan Uphagen Award for Young Scientists for 2025 has been presented. As was the case last year, the awards in both categories went to researchers from the University of Gdańsk! In the natural and exact sciences category, dr Estera…

The University of Gdańsk has achieved significant success in the competition organised by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education as part of the project ‘Support for teaching processes through the NAVOICA platform’. Three projects prepared by teams of researchers from various departments of the university received funding for the development of…

With over 50 themed stands, presentations and lectures, a tour of MORS Radio, and 11 faculties all in one place, visitors to the University of Gdańsk Open Day had no time to get bored. As every year, the event attracted a lot of interest, especially from school pupils considering studying at Pomerania's largest university. The Faculty of Social…

‘Combining DNA analysis, fingerprints and biomarkers can significantly increase the evidential value of traces,’ argues dr hab. Aneta Lewkowicz, prof. UG. The team she leads has developed a new forensic method that allows more information to be obtained from a single sample than with the methods used to date. This innovative solution, combining…

‘Gladiator’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘The Bodyguard’, ‘Dirty Dancing’ - on 4 March, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic was filled with the sounds of the most famous film music themes. During the concert, the audience had the opportunity to hear songs that have accompanied the greatest cinema and television productions for years…

Throughout the week from 16 to 22 March, children, teenagers and adults will be able to enjoy a host of attractions – join us for Brain Days in the Tricity! We will be promoting knowledge about the brain as part of Brain Awareness Week. Would you like to learn how the brain copes in the digital world? Are successful relationships possible? How can you awaken your creativity? Visit the Faculty of Biology at the…

Since January 2025, the Andrzej Wajda Film Centre at UG has been operating under the auspices of the UG Academic Culture Centre ‘Alternator’. What does it do? What are its plans for further development? Anna Balkiewicz and Tomasz Pupacz tell us more. The film zone of the UG Academic Cultural Centre ‘Alternator’ is expanding. In January 2025, the…

MORS Radio listeners received a pleasant surprise - the university radio station has a new, more transparent website. The address remains the same: mors.ug.edu.pl. Over the past few months, a team consisting of Eden Król, Karol Stachowicz and Jacek Rezner has been working diligently to launch the new website. ‘This would not have been possible without…

212 °F is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale - a symbolic moment when something reaches a critical point. In the case of open science, we are talking about the point at which change becomes inevitable: it is time to act, not just observe. What challenges await us now? We invite you to the debate ‘212 on the Fahrenheit scale - a debate…