We know this year's winner of the Professor Wacław Szybalski Award of the Biotechnology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the best scientific publication of 2024. The winner is dr hab. Karolina Pierzynowska, prof. UG from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk. The Committee recognised her research on correcting the symptoms of Huntington's disease. Congratulations…

Nearly 90 ornithologists will meet this weekend in Jastarnia to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Operation Baltic Migratory Bird Research and Monitoring Programme and discuss the future of the project. Operation Baltic is the longest-running citizen science project in Poland and one of the oldest of its kind in the world. The first observation…

We present the profile of another winner of the National Science Centre's OPUS 29 competition: prof. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska from the Faculty of Chemistry, whose project ‘New surface-supported metal-organic framework thin films (SURMOFs) for molecules capturing and photoconversion’ received funding in the amount of PLN 3,299,920. Professor Adriana Zaleska-Medynska…

International Human Rights Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948. At the University of Gdańsk, this day was an opportunity to meet with President Lech Wałęsa, co-founder of Solidarity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The meeting was…

The University of Gdańsk has completed an intensive four-day course preparing students for the role of peer tutors, carried out as part of the NAWA Strategic Partnership project ‘Competence transformations at the university: peer tutoring as a key element of student development support’ (Peer-EDU). The course was attended by students from three SEA-EU…

The University of Gdańsk Museum invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition ‘Whispers of My Home’, which will be led by its author, Zuzanna Kocińska, this Saturday. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the contexts, inspirations and stories behind the photographs and graphics on display. The event starts at 2 p.m…

‘Students for Seniors’ is a campaign in which University of Gdańsk students will help older people use new technologies, such as phones and apps, during biweekly office hours. The initiative was prepared by the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities (CASiD). The first consultation session will take place on 10 December…

The University of Gdańsk was the eighth most popular choice in the country in terms of the total number of applicants and ranked sixth among public higher education institutions in terms of the number of students admitted to first-degree and uniform master's degree programmes, according to data from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education on…

Eight scientists from the University of Gdańsk (six women among them) have won the National Science Centre's OPUS 29 grants. Today, we present the profile of dr hab. Mariusz Grinholc, prof. UG from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, whose project ‘Photodynamic inactivation as a broad-spectrum antibiotic adjuvant reversing multidrug-resistant Gram-negative critical priority pathogens’ received…

On 10 December, which is the International Human Rights Day, President Lech Wałęsa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk, will visit the University and give a guest lecture. International Human Rights Day was established to commemorate the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948 in Paris. President Lech Wałęsa's…

Individual divisions of the Polish Academy of Sciences have awarded prizes for outstanding achievements and creative research work. Among the winners are researchers from the University of Gdańsk! Division III: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences recognised the achievements of dr hab. Thomas Zlosnik from the Institute of Theoretical…

Do Europeans have an interesting perspective to offer in American studies? How many hours does it take to drive from one end of Texas to the other? We talk about the humanistic values of higher education, the university as a space for dialogue that is the foundation of democracy, and how high tuition fees affect the way students study with prof.…

Dr Izabela Dłużyk receives the award. Photo: Tomasz Gzell/PAP Sound documentarian and nature sound recordist, employee of the UG Foreign Languages Centre, graduate of English and Russian philology at the University of Gdańsk, blind since birth - dr Izabela Dłużyk has been honoured with the title of ‘Person Without Barriers’ 2025!…

Univentum Labs, a special-purpose vehicle of the University of Gdańsk, in cooperation with the University of Gdańsk Technology Transfer Office, announces the fifth edition of the Univentum Labs Ideas - Young Fahrenheit competition. It is addressed to young employees, doctoral students and students of the University whose research has…

Solidarity in diversity - interview with prof. Stijn Oosterlynck Can we build solidarity in diverse communities? How to find or create crucial factors that make people feel they have something in common? Can solidarity be influenced by spatial design? What inspirations came from the city of Gdańsk? These and other aspects of solidarity in diversity…

The Orlen Foundation has awarded grants to student research clubs carrying out projects in the fields of chemistry, physics, and STEM-related sciences. In the pilot edition of the ‘From Molecule to Galaxy’ programme, 32 research clubs received financial support, three of which operate at the University of Gdańsk! The Scientific Circle of Chemists and the Scientific Circle of Environmental Protection will carry out…

Sea-BluE wins an award in the ‘Co-Create to Educate’ competition! The joint programme of the SEA-EU alliance was recognised at the international conference ‘Joint and Double Programmes in Europe’ at the Łódź University of Technology. This is the first such distinction for international first-cycle studies, which were accredited less than a year ago.…

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has announced the first results of the Vectors of Science programme, which aims to subsidise conferences and scientific monographs. The University of Gdańsk received three grants (two in the Conferences module and one in the Monographs module) for a total amount of over PLN 185,000. The main objective of the…

Do we change our minds or change our mind? How does artificial intelligence influence our use of language? Does the development of AI-supported automatic translators impact our learning of foreign languages? We talk to prof. Jakob Leimgruber from the University of Regensburg (Germany), who visited UG as part of ‘UG Visiting Professors’ programme, and…

The second edition of the Rector's Joanna Schopenhauer Award is now open. The award is given to female researchers from the University of Gdańsk who take into account the gender perspective of their research for the highest-rated achievement that forms the basis for the award of the title of professor. Applications for the competition can be submitted until 15 December this year…

The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence is now accepting applications for four-year doctoral studies. This unique international research institution, bringing together 23 European Union member states, offers four programmes leading to a doctoral degree in the following fields: Economics, Law, History and Civilisation, Political and Social…

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Luxembourg has appointed a Deputy European Prosecutor at the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk. The appointee is dr Anna Wolska-Bagińska from the Department of Criminal Procedure and Forensic Science, who will take up her new position on 1 December 2025. Dr Anna Wolska-Bagińska was appointed to the…

What are the changes in the approach to purifying wastewater and drinking water? How can we make toxic molecules more biodegradable? And what can we do at home, while choosing our cleaning products, to protect our waters? We talk to Professor Rui Martin from the University of Coimbra (Portugal), who visited University of Gdańsk as part of the 5th …

A passion for chemistry can captivate crowds! The Scientific Circle of Chemists at the University of Gdańsk won first place in the plebiscite for the best scientific circle during this year's edition of ScienceCom. ScienceCom, organised by the Experyment Science Centre in Gdynia, is an event created for young researchers and science enthusiasts. For…

Photo by Przemysław Swiderski/Dziennik Bałtycki Dziennik Bałtycki, one of the most important newspapers in Pomerania, is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. During the jubilee gala of the Nasze Dobre z Pomorza (Our Good from Pomerania) poll, which took place on 27 November this year, the 80th anniversary awards of Dziennik…

During the SEA-EU European Sea University Summit in Naples (24-28 November), the directions for the development of the partnership were presented in the context of preparations for the European Commission's call for proposals for the financing of the next two-year phase of the European Universities Initiative programme. The discussion focused on the…

‘We all need digital skills, regardless of our age, place of residence or occupation. Why? Because almost all of us are Internet users,’ said Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs, during the conference ‘Digital Skill Summit. Tomorrow's skills in the digital economy’. The Deputy Prime Minister in Donald Tusk's government emphasised that the…

The call for candidates for the 4th edition of the Rector's Special Award ‘I Include Gender in Research' for the highest-rated master's and doctoral theses and scientific achievements of persons holding a postdoctoral degree, taking into account the gender perspective in the field of research, will remain open until 15 December 2025. The competition is…

The Consortium for the Standardisation of Management Solutions for Universities, comprising the University of Łódź, the University of Opole and, since 2024, the University of Gdańsk, organised the Academic ICT Meetup 2025 conference. The event took place on 24-25 November this year in Gdańsk and brought together university managers in the field of ICT…

Eleven European higher education institutions awarded the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions have signed the Joint Declaration on Gender Equality in Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The declaration emphasises the signatories' commitment to creating and implementing inclusive Gender Equality Plans in higher education institutions, taking…