30+ Jubilee Concert, UG Theatre Hall. Photo Monika Buller. They started in a modest, friendly group. The pretext for setting up the group was the graduation concert of the choir's founder and current conductor, Beata Borowicz. At the time, the line-up was limited to a group of a dozen or so friends, and the name Non Serio, as they say, seemed adequate for…

For the third time, the Day of Sustainable Development took place at the University of Gdańsk. Special lectures and workshops were organised on this occasion at the Faculty of Chemistry. The theme this year was water and its importance for life on the planet. Katarzyna Bosacka, a journalist, author of programmes on health and cooking, and…

Psychological Research Club 'Experior' of the University of Gdańsk, the Independent Students' Association and the National Representation of PhD Students invite you to a nationwide conference on mental health 'Health in your head'. - 'With the participation of the most eminent experts we will talk about the deteriorating condition of the mental health of Poles, with…

Maurice Durufle's Requiem will be performed by the Choir of the University of Gdańsk conducted by Paweł Przytocki together with soloists and the Orchestra of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic. October 21, the 33rd edition of the International Festival of Religious Music named after Fr. Stanisław Ormiński will begin in the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rumia. The festival in this sanctuary of Rumia has already had…

How do you create a product that finds its way into the industry? This is what you will learn in the webinar: "From idea to product. How to create an innovative project expected by the industry?". The webinar will include a lecture by dr Daniel Kraszewski and a conversation with prof. Robert Tylingo. The webinar will take place on Monday, October 25, between 11.00 a.m. and 1.…

- 'You will get to know Wajda from a different perspective. Not many people know this work,' announced prof. Krystyna Zachwatowicz-Wajda, the director's wife, during the opening of the exhibition of his drawings, sketches and watercolours. 160 works by the Master from notebooks and scrapbooks, documenting his life, passions and fascinations, can be…

Looking for your first serious job and don't know where to start? Wondering what to do to be attractive in the labour market? The University of Gdańsk Career Office, together with the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone and three other career offices at Pomeranian universities, invite you to participate in the Inter-University Academy of Competencies (MAK) project, during which…

Fot. Piotr Wajda Pupils from secondary schools and older classes of primary schools, students, university employees as well as entrepreneurs and the local community participated in the Sustainable Development Day - an event popularising science, whose main theme was water and its importance for life on the Planet.…

In the ranking of Polish city mayors published by Newsweek, among the best local government officials there are three graduates of the University of Gdańsk. As the organisers state: 'The N15 ranking organised by "Newsweek" is a plebiscite in which votes are cast by the mayors themselves. The voting process is supervised by a committee. It is composed of leading academics connected with local government: prof. Grzegorz…

In the article The structural power of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in multilateral development finance: A case study of the New Development Bank, an international team of researchers co-initiated by dr hab. Marek Rewizorski, prof. UG from the Faculty of Social Sciences, attempted to answer the question of how the New Development Bank was…

Imagine the world anew - this is the fifth meeting as part of the cycle The Philosopher's Helplessness. Conversations about modernity with Shakespeare in the background. The topic of the discussion in the Shakespeare Theatre will be the causes of the crisis of modern imagination, as well as its psychosocial, political, and cultural consequences. The host and guests will draw inspiration from myths, dreams, and creative…

The title of doctor honoris causa of the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz was conferred on prof. dr hab. Bogdan Wojciszke, an outstanding social psychologist, associated for nearly 20 years with the University of Gdańsk. Prof. dr hab. Bogdan Wojciszke, a psychologist, professor of humanities, academic lecturer, full member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, received the highest academic dignity during the…

In the Social Sciences domain rankings published on 13 October 2021, the University of Gdańsk takes fourth position among Polish universities. In the field of Social Sciences, our university is listed among 11 Polish universities and ranks just behind the strict podium occupied by SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences (ranked 401-500 in the world in this ranking), Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (ranked…

Interview with Dr. David Saliba from the University of Malta about research at the International Center for Cancer Vaccine Science.   - What is your research conducted at ICCVS about? In the last twenty years the resurgence of immunotherapies has revolutionised our approach to cancer treatment. Immunotherapy is centred around harnessing the patient’s own anti-tumour immune response to eliminate cancerous cells. Some…

The training for members of the evaluation committee, which lasted three days and ended on 13.10.2021, is part of the timetable implemented at the University of Gdańsk for the periodic evaluation of academic staff. Such evaluation must be carried out by December 31, this year. According to the guidelines of the Ministry of Science and Education. At the University of Gdansk, according to the statutes amended in March…

The prestigious scientific periodical Frontiers in Psychology describes an initiative to provide free psychological support to students of the University of Gdańsk, initiated by psychologists at the WNS. - UG was one of the first universities in Poland to offer such assistance during the global COVID-19 pandemic blockade in March 2020, we read. This article is a summary of…

Fot. SOPOGRAFIA. Jerzy Bratkowski The aim of dr Katarzyna Kręglewska's project, a laureate of the Gdańsk Humanities Support Programme, is to investigate how theatre has functioned in the Tricity area over the past thirty-two years and to present the results in the form of a scientific monograph. The Support Programme for the Humanities in Gdańsk is…

- 'We notice that the need for consultation with a psychologist is growing, so thinking of everyone who needs help in taking care of their mental health, we are launching more free events as part of the Mental Health Week at the University of Gdańsk,' - says dr Agata Rudnik, director of the Psychological Support Centre at the UG. Relaxation, evening 'Let's talk' duty…

Julia Antolak, a chess player from Solny and a third-year student of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Gdańsk, obtained during the Women's Chess Bundesliga the third and last required norm for obtaining the highest female chess title - Grandmaster (WGM). After the approval of these norms by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the next congress our chess player will be the 21st grandmaster in the history…

In line with the theme of this year's Sustainability Day at UG: 'Drop of H₂O = Life on the Planet', scientists will present lectures on the topic, and students and scientific circles will hold workshops for young people and students. The special guest of the event will be Katarzyna Bosacka, a Polish press and TV journalist and author of programmes on health and culinary issues. On October 15, 2021, for the third time…

Students of the University of Gdańsk can take advantage of a training course entitled 'Career Management'. The workshop will cover topics such as personal branding and networking, strengths and weaknesses of the personality, assertive behaviour and interpersonal communication techniques. During the workshop, issues such as personal branding and networking, strengths and…

A series of meetings, conferences and debates under the banner of Our rights and freedoms will last for five days as part of the Gdańsk Democracy Week. On the 13th and 14th of October, debates will also take place at the Faculty of History of the University of Gdańsk. The series of meetings in Gdańsk began on October 11 in ECS, a conference of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights entitled Human Rights. City…

The UG Academic Cultural Centre is starting a new project - we are looking for volunteers who, under the watchful eye of a vocalist, singing instructor and music producer - Krzysztof Majda, will develop their vocal skills and shape their stage personality. If you are an artistic soul, have a valid UG student or PhD student card and want to develop your vocal skills, take part…

Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz talks about the importance of communication in society and the situation of media with Prof. Iwona Hofman, Chairman of the Committee on Social Communication and Media Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Social Communication and Media Sciences at Maria Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin. - This year's conference is Media - Business - Culture. Pomerania…

Wolters Kluwer Polska publishing house has just published a book entitled 'Intellectual property law'. The author of the book is dr Krzysztof Czub, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk. The author is an advocate and Polish and European patent attorney, Vice President of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys. The publication, which is a…

The computer game entitled 'Tropem nadbałtyckich tajemnic, czyli nauka języka polskiego, historia i kultura Gdańska' as a project of the scientists from the University of Gdańsk has been granted nearly PLN 100 000 under the NAWA programme for the Promotion of Polish Language. The game will be addressed mainly to students of Istanbul University, who are interested in learning the Polish language, history and culture, and…

Dr hab. inż. Konrad Ocalewicz, prof. UG, from the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology of the Institute of Oceanography at the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography UG, was awarded the Scientist of the Future 2021 prize in the category: Science for a Better Future Life for his research project entitled Telomerase and Telomeric DNA Dynamics in Rainbow Trout with Growth Disorders and Disrupted Gonadal Development. The…

In the third edition of the Polish Language Promotion Programme of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), two grants were awarded to the University of Gdańsk. The Academic Centre for Polish Language and Culture in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Development will carry out a project between Gdańsk and Dublin. Grants from NAWA for the promotion of the Polish language and culture abroad will be…

Dr Karolina Pierzynowska from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk has become the winner of the prestigious international Future Science Future Star Award, which for the first time goes to a Polish scientist. Congratulations! The Future Science Future Star Award Committee has taken note of the research conducted by dr Karolina Pierzynowska on developing therapies for Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease…

The University of Gdańsk is the most important scientific centre researching bird migration in Poland. - 'Many years of research make it possible to trace changes in migratory birds under the influence of various factors, of which climate warming has aroused the greatest interest in recent years. We managed to show, among others, that birds in response to shorter and milder winters not only change the distance and time…