Photo by Alan Stocki/UG. Cooperation between the University of Gdańsk and Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art has been established to support the mutual popularisation of science, knowledge, art and culture. CCA ŁAŹNIA is one of the most important institutions in Poland in the field of contemporary art, which the main goal is to present and disseminate…

'Prevention of addiction to learning: analysis of brainwave patterns (QEEG) and EEG Biofeedback' is the title of the project of the scientific club 'Experior', which received funding from a Ministry of Education and Science research grant under the second edition of the programme 'Students' scientific clubs create innovations'. - 'We assume that thanks to relaxation training…

Are you a fan of Chinese music and culture, do you like singing and would like to present your skills? Sign up for the Chinese music contest, which is organised by the UG Confucius Institute. The competition will be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Confucius Institute. - 'All those interested are welcome to participate, the competition can be performed…

AZS UG. The University of Gdańsk achieved another great success in the Polish Academic Championships, this time in cross-country running. In the men's and women's team classification the University of Gdańsk athletes were victorious and returned to Gdańsk with gold. Congratulations! On Saturday, March 26, 2022, ended the Polish Academic Championships in…

In the photo from left: Vice President of the UG Alumni Association Bolesław Kwiatkowski, President of the Association Eligiusz Michałek and Rector of UG, prof. Piotr Stepnowski. The main objectives of the Alumni Association of the University of Gdańsk, which has been active at the university for 30 years, are to integrate the alumni community with the UG…

Dear Academia, In accordance with the Decree of the Council of Ministers of March 25, 2022, on the establishment of certain restrictions, orders and prohibitions in connection with the outbreak of an epidemic, the obligation to wear masks at the University of Gdańsk and the regulations concerning proceedings in the event of a decision to send you to isolation or quarantine are abolished. In such cases, you should follow…

Shalom Polin - Gdańsk Jewish Culture Festival is back after a two-year break. This is the seventh edition of the event. Participants will have a chance to look at Israel from various perspectives, be it through culinary workshops or film screenings. We would like to invite you to the Philology Department from the first to the third of April…

She was supposed to become a behavioural therapist for children with developmental difficulties. However, she devoted herself to experimental psychology. Dr Aleksandra Mańkowska from the Department of Neuropsychology at the WNS Institute of Psychology studies processes related to the orientation of visual attention in horizontal and vertical space, and her training in prismatic adaptation is a chance for a long-term…

How to achieve your professional and personal goals? How to motivate yourself to start planning your time better? How to regain balance between professional and private life? One of the answers is the ability to properly manage one's time, which will be discussed during the next edition of the training in the 'Hey student (doctoral student), be active!' series by mgr…

'Sprawny staż', a paid internship programme dedicated to students and graduates with disabilities, has been launched. Large and respected companies, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and ERGO Hestia, have become involved in the project. The organiser of the initiative is the ERGO Hestia Integralia Group Foundation, which for 18 years…

Photo by Alan Stocki/UG. We know the winners of the Professor Małgorzata Czerska competition for the best MA thesis on management, leadership and quality. In this year's edition, no winner was selected, but the award for second place went to Mateusz Buliński for his thesis entitled 'The application of ICT tools in the process of managing a small company on…

The Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science at the University of Gdańsk once again takes part in the action of the Perspektywy Educational Foundation Girls go Science. This action, along with its sister action Girls go polytechnics, aims to encourage high school and technical school students to study engineering and science. This year we are opening our doors not only to girls. We invite all female high…

We invite you to open meetings in the form of Science Cafés, bringing the scientific activities of University employees closer to a wider audience. The lecture 'A city of developers and a city of residents - about the problems of urban space and whether art tells us how to solve them' will be presented by dr hab. Katarzyna Szalewska, prof. UG from the Department of Theory of Literature and Art Criticism, Faculty of…

We invite students to take part in the recruitment of RWE - one of the largest investors in the offshore wind industry in the world. There is a possibility of paid employment in three positions: Working Student - Project Development - more information Working Student - Stakeholder Management - more information Working Student - Consent Management - more information An internship at RWE, a company with a significant…

Photo by Alan Stocki - 'We should take every opportunity to raise public awareness of maritime issues. In Poland, despite wide access to the sea, knowledge of maritime issues is very limited and superficial,' said dr Mariusz Sapota, prof. UG from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, UG, on the World Protection Day…

Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz talks about climate change, possibilities of limiting environmental damage, scientific solidarity and decision-makers' tardiness with prof. dr hab. Mirosław Miętus from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography of the University of Gdańsk, currently employed at the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management of the State Research Institute, where he is the Deputy Director and at the same…

Are you a student, a doctoral student or an academic or administrative employee of a university belonging to the Fahrenheit University? Do you have a flair for business and a business idea? Apply to the Molybdenum Startup School Programme, which aims to initiate and support the development of startup entrepreneurship. We are currently recruiting for the 1st edition entitled '…

Please join us for an online meeting on Tuesday 22.03.2022 at 11.00 a.m. regarding the STEM Impact Award programme. Fulbright STEM Impact Award is a program for people who lead research projects in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) areas, employed in Polish academic and scientific institutions. The scholarship allows for implementation of short-term research and/or teaching project and broadening the…

As many as fourteen awards were presented during the March meeting of the Chemistry Faculty Council. The laureates received, among other things, distinctions for the best master's theses and outstanding achievements for young scientists. Students and graduates who received the Rector of UG award also received laurels.  Many…

9 days of seminars and workshops, 19 students, 15 lecturers - this is the summary of the Winter School on Balticness 2022, which took place at the European Solidarity Centre within the YoPeNet (YOUNG PEOPLE NETWORK FOR BALTICNESS) project.  The participants of the School came from Estonia, Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Denmark, India, Turkmenistan and Brazil and were selected from 32 applications. This choice was…

On the initiative of the Dean of the Faculty of Languages, dr. hab. Urszula Patocka-Sigłowa, prof. UG and with the consent and support of the Rector of UG, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, in cooperation with the Academic Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners, courses are organised at the Faculty of Languages for refugees who seek help in such large numbers at the University of Gdańsk. The number of those…

For the 52nd time, the academic community of the University of Gdańsk celebrated the University's anniversary. During the ceremony the first titles of honorary professors were conferred on Senior Rectors, the K. C. Mrongowiusz awards were presented, as well as Prof. K. Taylor awards for the year 2021 and the awards for winners of the first edition of the Young Fahrenheit…

dr hab. Anna Mazurkiewicz, prof. UG and Aleksander Piskorz We invite you to watch the next video in the series "University conversations about sustainable development" prepared by the Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Gdańsk. Within the framework of the programme, the Centre popularises research…

Fulfilling the mission of cooperation for the development of scientific potential and strengthening the position of Gdańsk as a strong, international academic centre in the field of scientific research and modern education, the founding members of the Fahrenheit University in Gdańsk signed an agreement on the establishment of the 'Fahrenheit University' community and cooperation in the creation of the 'Fahrenheit…

The finals of the SEA-EU Makeathon competition were held in the Croatian Science and Technology Park in Split. The event was attended by finalists of local makeathons organised earlier at SEA-EU partner universities, from Brest, Malta, Cadiz, Split and Gdańsk. Our team has won! The competition in Split was organised on March 10-11 this year. Gdańsk was represented by a team of students from the Faculty of Mathematics…

The action 'Students for Ukraine - We help' started almost three weeks ago. During this time, students with the support of doctoral students and employees have undertaken the organisation of several activities for people affected by the warfare in Ukraine. First of all, donations are accepted, both from individuals who want to help in any way they can and from institutions that send aid shipments. In the logistics…

The development of the University of Gdańsk campus over the past 20 years has not only involved new faculties. Construction investments at our University have gone hand in hand with environmental projects. New trees, ponds, lawns and even beehives. We talk about what exactly has changed and what the future of green areas will look like with…

The Academic Choir of the University of Gdańsk has won gold in the 'Academic choral singing' category at the International Online Choir Competition 'Accordo Festivo'.   Congratulations!

- 'If you can do something to change our world, do it,' said Nobel laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee at a meeting at WNS. The Liberian activist came to Gdańsk to visit her students, who were studying in Kyiv and fled from there due to the war. The students were offered help by the University of Gdańsk. The 1990s were one of the most difficult times for Liberia, a small country in West Africa. A year after the seven-year…

The first meeting of this year's Fahrenheit University Assembly was held on March 3, 2022, at the Medical University of Gdańsk. The meeting was attended by representatives of all FarU member universities. GUMed, the Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Gdańsk headed by the rectors: prof. Marcin Gruchała, prof. Krzysztof Wilde and prof. Piotr Stepnowski, as well as prof. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska, the…