The University of Gdańsk’s marine potential was presented to the participants of the SEA-EU Governing Week by the Rector of the University of Gdańsk Prof. Piotr Stepnowski and Dr. hab. Waldemar Surosz, prof. UG, the Dean of the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography of the University of Gdańsk. On the last day of the event, the guests from ten…

We want to inform you that thanks to the cooperation of three research groups led by dr Łukasz Rąbalski (University of Gdańsk and the Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Warsaw), dr Maciej Grzybek (Medical University of Gdańsk), and prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Pyrcia (Jagiellonian University), the first sequence of the H5N1 influenza virus that infects cats in Poland, has been obtained. The sequence has been…

Journals of Psychology edited by the scientists from the Institute of Psychology of the University of Gdańsk turned out to be among the best magazines in Poland. Health Psychology Report (HPR) was given two IF points, proving that our journals are well-recognised in the international science community.  ‘The place of our journals in the Web of Science…

Governing Week at the University of Gdańsk comes to an end. On the Thursday evening of the 29th of June, the guests from the member universities of SEA-EU visited the National Museum in Gdańsk, where they had an opportunity to admire ‘The Last Judgement’ by Hans Memling. Director of the museum Dr. hab. Jacek Friedrich, prof. UG,  presented the painting and its artistic values with the musical accompaniment provided by…

The most important deliberations of the SEA-EU Governing Week at the University of Gdańsk came to an end. The authorities of the European Universities of the Seas and the representatives of the alliance’s units met on the 29th of June in the Library of the University of Gdańsk to discuss previous actions and plan the future of SEA-EU 2.0. During the meeting, the new visual identity of the alliance, the report of Ports…

The 28th of June was the second day of the SEA-EU Governing Week at the University of Gdańsk. Thursday afternoon the meeting of the international team of Task 4.4  SEA-EU Goes Greener and the open lectures centered on sustainable development took place.   One of the objectives of Task 4.4 is developing Sustainability Network. It is going to be a platform aiming at exchanging experiences focused on organising modern…

The University of Gdańsk has moved up two places in the university classification in the latest Perspektywy ranking. We also maintained our high 16th position in the all-university classification. We were promoted in 6 groups of individual criteria (there are 8 in total). The faculty of Biotechnology (IFB) advanced and is the second-best faculty in the country (jointly with the University of Warsaw), giving way only to…

After the second day of the SEA-EU Governing Week deliberations, over 120 foreign guests headed to Professor Jerzy Limon’s Theatre Hall to listen to the concert of the University of Gdańsk Academic Orchestra and the University of Gdańsk Vocal Studio. It was the first ever joind performance of the two groups, which presented, among others, songs ‘Havana’ and ‘Moonlight Serenade’. The event was led by Dr. Roksana Zgierska…

The representatives of universities, ports, and city councils from the cities where SEA-EU partner universities are placed met to talk about the development of both international and regional cooperation within their institutions. The SEA-EU Cities and Ports Council deliberations were part of Governing Week, the SEA-EU Alliance summit taking place…

Prof. Marcin Pawłowski's invention – a unique device on the global scale – a self-testing quantum random numbers generator won the 3rd prize in the 10th edition of 'Eureka! DGP – discovering Polish inventions' contest in the category of discoveries. Dr hab. Artur Sikorski, prof. UG, and mgr MałgorzataRybczyńska, scientists from the Department of…

Today is the second day of Governing Week at the University of Gdańsk. Members of the Executive Committee from nine European Universities of the Seas discussed the future of the alliance. An end of SEA-EU 1.0 report and the results of previous actions were presented, as well as action plans for the upcoming years, including establishing closer and better-functioning relations between business and higher education…

Od lewej; prof. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski i Jan Strawiński On Tuesday, June 27, the Director of the Institute of Political Sciences, dr Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG, signed a cooperation agreement with the Association of Honorary Consuls in Poland, represented by its President and Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Gdańsk, Jan…

Mobility, communication, and inner work organisation of the SEA-EU alliance for the next four years were discussed by the representatives of nine partner universities. The first day of the SEA-EU Governing Week in Gdańsk concluded with the SEA-EU Technical Working Group and the reSEArch-EU Technical Working Group meetings. The congress of over 120 representatives of European universities takes place from the 27th to the…

We are after the first meetings of Governing Week, an event organised every six months by a different partner of ‘The European University of the Seas’ alliance. Before noon, a meeting of the Quality and Ethics Committee and an Ukrainian Day panel took place in  the Library of the University of  Gdańsk. The meeting of the Quality and Ethics Committee started at 9:00 a.m. with approving the minutes from the last sitting……

Sebastian Barczak and Mateusz Baluk are respectively the new president and vice-president of the UG Doctoral Council. On June 14, 2023, the unit's first meeting for the term 2023-2025 was held. After being unanimously voted in favour of his candidacy, mgr Sebastian Barczak thanked the members for their trust and invited them to continue working for the…

The Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Gdańsk was a partner of the international conference 'Rolling back authoritarianism', organised in cooperation with the European Solidarity Centre. Referring to the 21 demands of the Interfactory Strike Committee, conference participants signed the 'Gdańsk Declaration of Solidarity with Democracy'. Among the signatories was dr Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG. The…

The Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdańsk, according to the results of the latest ranking of law faculties in Poland by the Rzeczpospolita daily, was ranked 4th among public universities in Poland. The overall assessment consisted of three main components: academic potential, quality of education and foreign cooperation. Regarding the quality of education among public universities, the WPiA UG…

From the left: prof. Rachel Allison and Deputy Dean for Research and International Cooperation, Faculty of Social Science dr Radosław Kossakowski  Why in the USA, soccer is one of the most popular sports among girls, but not among boys? Is this due to different perceptions among Europeans and Americans, and, is Quidditch really a…

A Student Services Employee Association and Deans' Offices delegation from the University of Gdańsk participated in the Forum for University Administration Employees deliberations held on June 15-16 this year at the Leon Kozminski Academy in Warsaw. The main topic of the meeting was the challenges of digitisation of universities. The University of Gdańsk was represented at the event by members of the Student Services…

Aleksandra Górska-Jankowska. Fot. Alan Stocki/UG. It is not easy to predict the commercial success of a work. Therefore, it happens that the disproportion between the remuneration of the creator and the benefits of the copyright purchaser is crushing. What is the 'bestseller clause', and why is it so rarely used? In the next episode…

Viva Dydaktyka - once again, the Centre for Didactic Improvement and Tutoring UG summed up a year of its activities with a festive meeting for those wishing to learn about new teaching methods and those interested in developing higher education.  This year's VIVA DYDAKTYKA began with a lecture by prof. dr hab. Marlena Lembicz from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań entitled 'Didactics in the process of exploration…

On June 14 and 15, Expo XXI Warsaw was transformed into the venue for Europe's largest gathering of technology-related women - the Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit. Visitors to the event were able to listen to nearly 200 inspiring speeches and discussions delivered on four stages by more than 500 female and male speakers, take part in more than 50 tech, career and soft skills workshops, benefit from 400 individual…

Applications for more than PLN 97 million were submitted by scientists from the University of Gdańsk to the just-concluded 49th competition of the National Science Centre. This was 13 more than last year - 115 projects were submitted to the NCN. 64 applications were submitted to the OPUS 25 programme and 51 to the PRELUDIUM 22 programme.   The National…

There will be a change in traffic organisation due to the reconstruction of ul. Bażyńskiego will begin on June 19 this year. The road adjacent to the Oliwa Campus will be closed. The section will introduce one-way traffic (al. Grunwaldzka-> ul. Wita Stwosza). All three entrances to the UG site from ul. Bażyńskiego will be maintained, but access will only be possible from al. Grunwaldzka. The works are scheduled to be…

The University of Gdańsk is strengthening its leadership position in the area related to the implementation of the 17th UN Sustainable Development Goals in Poland. This is indicated by the results of the fifth edition of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 'THE Impact Ranking), published on June 1, 2023. This ranking is among the most prestigious, comprehensive and developing classifications of higher education…

– What you see in front of you is a painterly tale of colourful nebulae arising from the accumulation of dust, gases and particles, - said Marta Szaszkiewicz, Director of the Gdańsk University Museum, at the opening of the Secrets of the Stars exhibition. The colourful and dynamic paintings of dr Karolina Wojnowska-Paterek can now be admired at the UG…

In the photo: mgr inż. Małgorzata Rybczyńska and dr hab. Artur Sikorski, prof. UG. The invention - new forms of Nimesulide, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug- was worked on by scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk - mgr inż. Małgorzata Rybczyńska, under the supervision…

From the left: dr Grzegorz Welizarowicz and prof. Jesse Lerner How did Argentina's reluctant declaration of war on the Third Reich influence the golden age of Mexican cinema? Why did a Taco Bell restaurant in Mexico City fail after less than two years? We asked prof. Jesse Lerner of the Claremont Colleges, who…

The University of Gdańsk's new Conflict of Interest Policy will support several units that work with, among others, the external community. The document sets out the standards of action that the University and its staff apply to prevent, identify and manage conflicts of interest.   The development and implementation of the Conflict of Interest Policy at the University of Gdańsk has been recognised by the Council of the…

By decision of the International Council of Archives, International Archives Week is celebrated from June 3 to 9. On this occasion, the Archives of the University of Gdańsk organised a panel discussion, Enriching Knowledge Societies - Supporting Knowledge Societies, which took place on Friday, June 2, from 9.45 to 11.15 am in the auditorium of the Faculty of History at the University of Gdańsk. The meeting was chaired…