Eighteen people graduated from the first edition of the postgraduate course Education for Sustainable Development: offshore wind energy. On July 20 this year, the graduates met with the study leaders to summarise two semesters of knowledge acquisition. 'We are very happy to celebrate the completion of the I edition together. I hope these…

A total of 780 points were added to the point value of periodicals run by researchers at the University of Gdansk. This year on July 17, the Ministry of Education and Science published a new list of scientific journals and peer-reviewed materials from international conferences. The highest score from MEiN, i.e. 200 points, was awarded to Current Issues…

Why submit a dissertation as a publication series? Is it possible to present a dissertation in English? - these are sample questions posed to the Council for Scientific Excellence Chair, prof. dr. hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn by doctoral students Magdalena Herzberg - Kurasz and Artur Sawicki. Take a look at the latest information video produced as part of the MINDtheGEPs project! 'I would like to invite you to watch a…

Hamlet to the rhythm of flamenco, with the accompaniment of the Academic Choir of the University of Gdańsk in the background. At the invitation of a Spanish theatre troupe, the UG choral ensemble will grace the performance entitled 'Hamlet. The dance of the melancholic'  - one of the many spectacles that will take place during the Shakespeare Festival…

Odessa's Ilya Mechnikov National University students visited the University of Gdansk to participate in the III Congress of Young Science. As part of the Congress, they delivered six papers on a wide variety of topics, ranging from economic issues, political science and international relations to science and experimental science. Visitors…

A remarkable research project carried out in cooperation with the Bird Migration Research Station of the Faculty of Biology UG has been collecting data on bird migrations continuously for over 60 years! The Baltic Action (Akcja Bałtycka) is a research programme currently under the scientific supervision of dr inż. Jarosław Nowakowski from the Bird Migration Research Station of the Faculty of Biology, UG, headed by dr…

Good OSH practices during remote working, working conditions and health, and fire safety are the topics of the conference 'Safety and Health at Work'. On September 27, as many as 12 expert panels will take place during the event organised by the Office of Occupational Safety and Health UG. The 'Safety and Health at Work' conference creates a space…

For the third time, young researchers from all over Poland and Europe met at the University of Gdańsk to present the results of their scientific endeavours. From July 6 to July 8 this year, the Congress of Young Science, one of the largest multidisciplinary scientific conferences in Poland, was held. Approximately 200 papers and posters from various…

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,…

Students from Iceland, France, Germany, Ukraine and Kazakhstan came to Gdańsk for the TOWNSHIP summer school organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development together with the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management at the University of Gdańsk. For a whole week, they took part in intensive workshops and field classes…

With deliberations and speeches by representatives of ten European universities, a concert by the Gdansk Academic Orchestra and the UG Vocal Studio, and a cruise on the UG RV Oceanograf ship, the SEA-EU Governing Week at the University of Gdańsk made for intensive five days of building cooperation between European higher education centres. See what went on during the summit of the consortium's main bodies…

The scientific article, whose authors include dr inż. Karolina Jagiełło, dr Alicja Mikołajczyk, and prof. dr hab. Tomasz Puzyn from the Laboratory of Environmental Chemoinformatics at the Faculty of Chemistry, UG, was published in the journal 'Materials Today'. The publication entitled 'A computational view on nanomaterial intrinsic and extrinsic…

20 people per place - the most popular among candidates for first-degree and integrated master's studies at the University of Gdańsk is our new course this year: Japanese Studies. We already know the preliminary results of the recruitment process for most majors. Recruitment for studies at the University of Gdansk is underway. Enrolment for most majors has been closed yesterday ( July 12, 2023). The process will take…

prof. Romuald Grzybowski The Silver Medal of the University of Gdańsk Doctrinae Sapientiae Honestati was awarded to prof. dr hab. Romuald Grzybowski for his continuous support and long-standing activities for the development of the university. On July 12, the Council Hall of the Faculty of Social Sciences was the venue for the 70th…

The University of Gdansk, in cooperation with institutions from other countries, has received funding for the PRO-CLIMATE project under the HORIZON EUROPE programme. The PRO-CLIMATE project aims to support communities to proactively adapt to climate change through social and behavioural transformation. The project is a continuation and development of the SCORE Horizon 2020 project (ending June 2025), a core element of…

Performances from Spain, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, and Poland will be shown during the 27th International Shakespeare Festival. A special offer of the best seats has been prepared for the staff of the University of Gdańsk, in honour of the cooperation with the Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre. The 27th International Shakespeare Festival 'The…

The new face of the SEA-EU alliance! The coordinators from the nine SEA-EU universities agreed on a refreshed visual identity for the consortium and the first elements of a communication strategy for the next four years. The results of the meeting at the University of Malta were presented at the Governing Board meeting on June 29, 2023…

In the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings, the University of Gdańsk ranked eleventh in the category of universities and sixth in the category of classical universities in Poland. A total of 2,963 institutions from around the world applied for the ranking, with 1,500 universities from 104 countries included in the list published on June 28, 2023. In this year's jubilee ranking (the QS WUR ranking is…

Ricard Ravell Rodríguez Ricard Ravell Rodríguez is the first person at UG to be awarded a doctorate in doctoral school mode. For his dissertation 'Different levels of approximation in quantum open systems and their applications', on July 6, the Physical Sciences Discipline Council UG awarded the young researcher the degree of Doctor…

The Paweł Adamowicz University Secondary School in Gdańsk, which cooperates with Fahrenheit's universities, i.e. the University of Gdańsk, the Medical University of Gdańsk and the Gdańsk University of Technology, can boast excellent matriculation results. All its students passed their Matura exams with excellence. According to the latest recruitment…

In recognition of her work for the development of Sobieszewska Island, dr Katarzyna Żółkoś was posthumously awarded the 'Island's Amber Treasure' ('Bursztynowy Skarb Wyspy') statuette.  The award was handed to dr Dorota Myślińska, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs and Development of the Faculty of Biology, by Piotr Kryszewski, Deputy Mayor for Community…

During the National Celebration of World Hydrography Day (WHD 2023), the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography of the UG, together with the Faculty of Navigation and Naval Armament of the AMW, was honoured with the newly established 'Hydrographer's Laurel' ('Laur Hydrografa') award. On June 30 this year, representatives of the Navy, local governments,…

Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn Professor Grzegorz Węgrzyn, Chairman of the Council for Scientific Excellence, Head of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Biology of the UG, talks to dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz about alternative therapies, drugs for rare genetic diseases, pharmaceutical companies, and the Nobel Prize for…

From left: dr Justyna Michałek Kwiecień, dr hab. Maria Kaźmierczak, prof. UG, prof. dr hab. Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska, and prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski The appointment of six new professors at the university, changes to postgraduate study programmes, or awards to faculty and researchers for scientific achievements are just some…

Nearly two hundred athletes will represent Poland at the 31st Summer FISU World University Games (formerly known as Universiade) in Chengdu. The primary student sports event will take place in late July and early August, and the red and white will compete in twelve sports disciplines. The University of Gdańsk students in the national team are Edyta Bielska (athletics section) and Mateusz Kozak (fencing section). Mateusz…

The Minister of Education and Science has awarded scholarships to eminent young scientists. Six people from the University of Gdańsk were among this year's 230 laureates. The researchers will receive the Minister's scholarships of PLN 5,390 per month for up to three years. The Minister's scholarships were granted to young scientists conducting…

Summer season. Theatres, walks in Saska Kępa, rides, horse and car races, and regattas. Hustle and bustle, impatient anticipation of departure, attractions in and out of the city. Sometimes silence, the sound of the sea, unhurried hikes in the mountains and a well-deserved rest at the waters. Summer. A little lazy, a little sleepy, yet always hot and always too short… Based on information taken from maps and magazines…

Creative debates, exchange of views, and approaching innovative solutions to social problems will be fostered by meetings of researchers during the 3rd Congress of Young Science at the University of Gdańsk. During the three-day event, young scientists will have the opportunity to present their research in dozens of panel discussions. The…

prof. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski  From meetings with well-known politicians and diplomats to a conference on the role of an honorary consul to engaging practitioners to teach students, the Institute of Political Sciences UG conducts a variety of research and teaching activities. We asked its director, dr hab. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski,…

Sidharth Chauhan From Kotkhai, a small Himalayan village in India to Harvard Law School and then to Jindal Global Law School as an Assistant Professor. Sidharth Chauhan overcame a lot of challenges as a first-generation lawyer, while also helping others. During the pandemic, the Indian lawyer managed to spread awareness about COVID-…