Dear Academia, we would like to invite you to read our International Office newsletter 03, presenting activities and actions in the field of international cooperation. Newsletter is also posted on the student’s and employee portal.   Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need additional information.   Załączniki…

On March 14, we celebrate the number Pi. The date of the holiday was chosen for March 14 because of the association with the first digits of the decimal expansion of the number, as the date, March 14 is written as 3.14 in the USA. On this occasion, the staff of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science of the University of Gdańsk have prepared many popularisation events for primary school pupils. All…

Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski on assistance for Ukraine.

The bake fair is another initiative of the students of the University of Gdańsk who want to help Ukraine. On March 12 between 12:00 and 18:00 at the Faculty of Social Sciences, you can buy cakes and cookies. The income from their sale will be entirely devoted to helping Ukraine. On the second day since the Russian army attacked Ukraine, students of WNS UG have organised a collection of donations for those affected by…

Prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, Rector of UG and Lawrence Ugwu, Director of the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre. Photo: Alan Stocki/UG The letter of intent signed by the Rector of the University of Gdańsk and the Director of the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre (BSCC) is an official continuation of joint activities of these institutions to strengthen the scientific…

Photo: Milena Szabat, UG Publishing House Did Gdańsk inhabitants like to dress up? What were the characteristics of Spanish, Italian or English fashion in the old Gdańsk? What was the function of ruffs, aprons or pompoms? These and many other questions were answered by dr Aleksandra Kajdańska, author of the book entitled…

The summary of the SEA-EU DOC project work to date, the plan for the coming months, and the preparation of a workshop for PhD students on competence enhancement and dissemination activities were the main points of the second international meeting of the SEA-EU DOC project partners held at the University of Malta. The meeting took place from March 1-3, 2022. It was attended by representatives of the universities…

Let’s go on a journey to discover the very small that can have real impact on human health. As you may know, bacteria, viruses, and parasites can cause many human illnesses. This presentation is a brief introduction of the most infamous pathogens responsible for foodborne diseases. Every year millions of people suffer from diarrhea and hundred of thousands are dying from it.…

The Herder Centre of the University of Gdansk invites you to a free online workshop to improve your language skills at A2/ B1+ level entitled 'Deutsch am Arbeitsplatz' ('German language at work'). The Herder Centre of the University of Gdańsk - centre for the dissemination of German culture and language invites you to a workshop on March 18, 2022 (Friday), from 17.30 to 19.30 online. The programme of the workshop…

We have another success of AZS UG in the Polish Academic Championships, this time in Snowboarding. A great individual result was achieved by Jakub Błaszczyszyn, a student of the University of Gdańsk. Both AZS UG teams came back with medals in the team classification. Report by Piotr Walczak, President of AZS UG: Between March 3-6, the Polish Academic Snowboard Championships for Women and Men were held in Szczawnica. The…

Scientific, Ecological or Cultural Storm? Decide which one will rumble at the University of Gdańsk. This year people connected with the University of Gdańsk were nominated in as many as six categories of the Pomorskie Sztormy contest. You can vote for the candidates at pomorskiesztormy.pl or by post until March 21st this year. It is time for the seventeenth edition of 'Pomorskie Sztormy'. In 2005, the contest of Gazeta…

'The brain before a switch - neurobiology of moral dilemmas', 'Grażyna and Janusz, or about the brain of a woman and a man', 'How to have sex in space?' - these are just a few sample topics of lectures that will be presented on March 14-20, 2022, during the 12th Edition of Brain Days in Tri-City. This year, Brain Days, an annual event organised as part of World Brain Week by…

A book by prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Opacki from the Historical Faculty of the University of Gdańsk, entitled The Faculty of Humanities of the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius 1919-1939, was awarded the Aleksander Gieysztor Eastern Review Prize in the National Prize category. This is the 29th edition of the prize awarded by the 'Przegląd Wschodni' quarterly to the best…

The Department of Environmental Technology's open days is a unique opportunity to learn about the research being conducted, potential supervisors and other staff before submitting your department's declarations to the Dean's Office. The event is directed to graduate students of chemistry, environmental protection and chemical business. Registration lasts until March 14. The…

Ergonomic working conditions, social justice and support are, according to specialists, one of many features of a positive working environment. Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland is organizing a seminar, during which rectors and employees of Polish HEIs will talk about these and other aspects of work at university. Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland is an association of 107 rectors of…

March 8 - International Women's Day - is a good occasion to invite you to read a new page on the University of Gdańsk website - Women in Science, whose patron is Elisabeth Koopman - wife and collaborator of the famous Gdańsk astronomer Jan Hevelius. After the death of her husband, Elisabeth completed and published his works, with the support of the Polish king Jan III Sobieski. The page presents biographies of ladies…

'How did it happen? Russia's aggression against Ukraine from a historical perspective' - is the topic of the meeting with prof. Igor Halagida, coordinator for the organisation of support for Ukraine, which took place in the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk. On Friday, March 4, in the J. Sokołowski Hall of the Main Library of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Igor Halagida presented his own view of Ukrainian…

The photo shows dr Maurycy Żarczyński programming an automatic sedimentation trap. The geographical environment is constantly changing. What influence did our ancestors have on it? Is it possible to know millions of years of the Earth's history which is not described anywhere? Or can we predict in which direction catastrophic processes caused by climate…

On February 24, the Senate of the University of Gdańsk condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine, and in the following days, the University community took various actions to help the victims of this war. An example of such actions is the collections organised by students. Virtually every faculty of UG is collecting items needed in Ukraine. Currently, more than 500 shipments full of clothes, hygiene products, medicines, food…

We would like to invite all fans to the matches of the AZS University of Gdańsk league teams. This weekend you can see our teams in action in women's basketball and men's futsal. Admission to all matches is free:    STATSCORE FUTSAL EKSTRAKLASA AZS Uniwersytet Gdański - Legia Warszawa 05.03.2022 (Saturday) at 18:00 NOTE: The match will be held in the hall Gdańsk Orunia ul. Smoleńska 5/7 entrance from ul. Żuławska…

The second-level competitions of the sixth edition of the National Shipping and Logistics Competition are taking place today, March 4, 2022. 812 participants from all voivodeships have qualified for them. All of them are competing for a transcript of the Faculty of Economics of UG and other attractive prizes. The competition is organised by the Faculty of Economics of the…

Today's family model often includes one more household member, which is credit. How to prepare for a loan, how to develop creditworthiness, how to live with a loan, especially one that accompanies us for a longer period of time? On March 9th, dr Magdalena Markiewicz will give a lecture entitled 'Friendly credit - is it possible', during which she will answer all these…

Dr Monika Lipińska. Dr Monika Lipińska together with prof. Dariusz Szlachetko from the Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, UG, have discovered an astonishing new species of a rare orchid for science. This plant, known from a limited area in the Carchi province, is probably a critically endangered species, as its rare…

Once again a research vessel from the University of Gdańsk has set out to sea. This time the 'Oceanograf' was mapping the Baltic seabed with a sonar to see if it was a suitable place to store historic shipwrecks. On board were representatives of the Maritime Museum in Gdańsk, UG researchers, as well as students. As of 2019, the 'Oceanograf' serves as a research unit of the Institute of Oceanography UG. Various external…

What should the stops of the new PKM South line look like and what should be done to make the passenger railway as environment- and resident-friendly as possible? This will soon be decided by students of the universities which are part of the FarU, in cooperation with the local government company PKM SA. The competition entitled 'SOUTHBOUND RAILWAY. An architectural and urban study of shaping an environmentally and…

Dr hab. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG. Dr hab. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG from the Department of Political Thought and Recent History of the Institute of Political Science UG will take part in the expert roundtable 'War Against Ukraine. The Struggle for the Future of Europe and the World'. The experts also include a dozen political scientists,…

The Senate of the University of Gdańsk adopted a resolution to suspend cooperation with Russian and Belarusian universities and research centres until the end of military operations and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine. 'In connection with the declaration of solidarity with Ukraine expressed in resolution no. 7/22 of the Senate of the University of Gdańsk of February 24, 2022, the…

One year has passed since the passing of prof. Jerzy Limon, an Anglicist, literary scholar, theatre scholar and director of the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre. The University of Gdańsk is planning, together with the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre, to prepare events to honour Professor's memory.   - 'We still feel the pain that he is not with us. We want his memory to remain with the University forever. That is why in May we…

They will read fragments of texts from Ukrainian drama, poetry and prose, juxtaposed with media information and a selection of comments and posts from social media. This Thursday, March 3, as a gesture of solidarity with Ukrainian women and men, a performative reading will take place in the Theatre Hall of the UG Neophilology building, combined with a collection of essential…

More than 400 buses filled with donations left from under WNS UG until yesterday (01.03.2022). All thanks to the student action #StudencidlaUkrainy. Authorities of the University of Gdansk visited members of the academic community conducting a collection for Ukraine at the Faculty of Social Sciences UG. - 'The action "Students for Ukraine - We're helping" was spontaneously initiated by a group of students of political…