For Christians, Easter is a time of rebirth of faith, hope, and love. May these universal values bring peace and joy to us all and encourage a moment of reflection. For Easter, I would like to wish the academic community of our University of Gdańsk health, happiness, and every success. May the coming days be an opportunity to take a break…

Photo: NAWA archives (nawa.gov.pl) Increasing academic mobility and strengthening the international position of Polish science, as well as building a strong position of Polish universities and research institutes in the world - these are the key issues to be addressed by the National Team for the Development of the…

photo by B. Jętczak The Academic Centre for Psychological Support was created out of necessity: to help UG students looking for support in crisis situations (one such situation was the COVID-19 pandemic). For five years, it has been developing forms of support to best meet the mental health needs of the academic community at the…

Photo by Grzegorz Jędrzejewski The JohnnyBros ASA University of Gdańsk volleyball team has had a great season! The team, which is made up of young female athletes who combine sport with studying, came second in the main round of the second league, won the Pomeranian Academic League championship and advanced to the final of the…

Conference participants, photo by B. Jętczak An international group of specialists dealing with J-domain proteins (JDP) met in Gdańsk at the invitation of prof. Jarosław Marszałek from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG. The conference, organised under the auspices of the Cell Stress Society International, was…

A celebration of equality, inclusivity and neurodiversity at the University of Gdańsk - On 9 April, during a gala at the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk, the winners of the ‘I Include Gender in Research’ competition were awarded and, for the first time in the university's history, the Joanna Schopenhauer Rector's Award was presented. - I don't…

‘It is the duty of the academic community to engage in building the European Democracy Shield, protecting elections from foreign interference. This is the protection of fundamental European values, such as democracy and the rule of law.’ Dr hab. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG, director of the Institute of Political Science, has been invited to the Advisory Council for Resilience to International Disinformation at the…

Submit an abstract for the 2nd international ‘Being SEA-EU’ conference and get funding for your trip to Spain! In October, researchers from all SEA-EU alliance partner universities will meet in Cádiz to present their research results. The deadline for submitting abstracts is April 25, 2025. The international conference ‘Being SEA-EU’ is the largest…

Fe-Mn concretion on the seabed; photo by Wojciech Machaj The main objectives of the five-day research cruise that the University of Gdańsk's ship r/v Oceanograf undertook in the last week of March were to examine iron-manganese (Fe-Mn) concretions in the southern part of the Baltic Sea and in the area of the Polish Exclusive…

UG Rector, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski has appointed a new Ombudsman for Scientific Integrity. Dr hab. Tomasz Widłak, prof. UG, took up the appointment on 7 April 2025. He will replace dr hab. Sławomir Steinborn, prof. UG, who recently became President of the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk. Prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski created the position of Ombudsman…

Six partner universities, a theatre group and gender equality organisations are involved in the MEN4DEM project - Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy. The project started this year. One of the partners is the University of Gdańsk. The project brings together researchers, gender equality organisations and performing artists. Its aim is to examine the impact of ideas and practices of masculinity on the…

The University of Gdańsk is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year and is organising a special event to mark the occasion: the World Alumni Reunion, which will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Oliwa Campus. The reunion will not only be an opportunity to meet up after many years, but also to revisit the university, take part…

Become part of the sustainable transformation and manage institutions in uncertain times with STORM - the joint master's programme of the SEA-EU alliance. The programme combines the teaching potential of six European maritime universities, and its graduates receive a unique joint degree from a European University. Sign up today! See other courses from…

The Department of Environmental Technology at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk has received a unique device – a sampling robot designed and built by a group of students from the Mechatronics Department of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology at the Gdańsk University of Technology in cooperation with employees of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk. The robot will automate…

Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn has been appointed to the Advisory Team for Unfair Publication Practices at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The task of this body will be to develop proposals for legislative and systemic solutions aimed at counteracting such activities. The Minister of Science and Higher Education decided to appoint the Team in connection with the revealed cases of researchers' participation…

Do you have an idea for an interesting investment that will increase the functionality and attractiveness of the campus or contribute to improving the quality of life and work of the members of our university's academic community? Or are you interested in transforming the University in the spirit of care for the environment and sustainable development? Submit your project to the fourth edition of the Academic Citizens…

prof. Justyna Siemionow Justyną Siemionow, prof. UG from the Institute of Pedagogy of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk, is interviewed by mgr Magdalena Nieczuja-Goniszewska, press spokesperson for the University of Gdańsk. - We arranged this interview in connection with the finalisation of the Mobile…

As part of the StartupHack edition 1 initiative organised by the Gdańsk Science and Technology Park, students, doctoral students and people interested in startups and the commercialisation of innovation had the opportunity to present their skills in real business conditions. Seventeen teams took part in the 24-hour hackathon, which took place on March…

Biotechnology, psychology, or maybe oceanography - gender equality issues can appear in any scientific field and research work. On April 9, we will find out which master's theses and doctoral dissertations are the best in including gender in research! The 3rd edition of the competition will be officially opened at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Hall of the…

The University of Gdańsk invites researchers to participate in the Competition „Research Potential Database” SEA-EU which aim is to encourage the establishment or strengthening of research and teaching cooperation between SEA-EU partner universities using the information available in the Research Potential Database available at Research Potential…

As part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the University of Gdańsk, a tram with the university's anniversary logo has taken to the streets of Gdańsk. The presence of the vehicle in the city emphasises the strong relationship between the university and the local community, and is in line with the city's tradition of commemorating important events in this way…

Responsible evaluation of research work, opportunities for scientific career development and directions of changes in existing evaluation systems were the topics of meetings organised as part of the implementation of the RAR-UG project financed within the framework of the CoARA coalition. Representatives of 5 scientific disciplines, representing all…

The unique ‘UGreen Fashion’ show, which had the character of a competition and promoted the ideas of recycling and a conscious, sustainable approach to fashion, took place on 19 March 2025 in the building of the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk. The initiative was organised by the University of Gdańsk's Centre for Student and Doctoral…

The University of Gdańsk, together with European universities from the coastal regions of the SEA-EU alliance, has created a range of joint degree programmes in English. The innovative, interdisciplinary and mobility-based curricula are tailored to the needs of the labour market in maritime industries - from port management to the blue economy and…

For the second time, Gdańsk became the Polish capital of nuclear energy - local government, scientists, entrepreneurs and the media met during a conference devoted to nuclear energy. The programme focused on utilising regional capital in the development of nuclear energy, emphasising the role of local content in nuclear projects, i.e. maximising…

The main tasks of the University Council for Education Evaluation are to monitor the compliance of the educational offer with the University of Gdańsk Strategy, to evaluate the activities undertaken by the university team responsible for the quality of education and the senate committee responsible for education, and to present recommendations for the…

photo by B. Jętczak What is human dignity and how does it relate to case law? Is it possible to reconcile sometimes conflicting interests and values in procedural practice? If and when can the public interest justify the restriction of individual rights? What are the differences between the perspectives of criminal law specialists…

70 students took part in the charity run ‘La Solidaire de Brest’, which took place on March 19, 2025, on the Campus of the University of Gdańsk in Oliwa. The aim of the event was to help people with disabilities by raising funds. The idea was born in Brest, France, where representatives of universities cooperating within the SEA-EU alliance met more…

Fot. Bartlomiej Jętczak From library printouts to an online catalogue: ‘Written on the Records. 55 Years of the University of Gdańsk’ is the second instalment of an exhibition that aims to appreciate the beauty of library record sheets, which are a unique testimony of history. The exhibition opening at the Main Library of the…

Photo by Mateusz Byczkowski ‘The strength of our university is cooperation.’ On the day of the University of Gdańsk's anniversary, 20 March 2025, a solemn meeting of the UG Senate was held. This year, it was part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the University. A special event during the ceremony was the awarding of an…