Dr Katarzyna Zolkoś, head of the prof. Fryderyk Pautsch Biological Station at the University of Gdańsk passed away unexpectedly. It is a great loss for the community of our university. She worked with great passion and was involved in educational activities for nature conservation. On June 15, 2021, I interviewed her about invasive plants and the summary of the project:…

Dr. Alicja Chmielewska. Photo by Arek Smykowski / UG Interview with dr Alicja Chmielewska from the Department of Molecular Biology of the Interuniversity Faculty of Biotechnology UG and GUMed   Research on COVID-19 has pushed all else into the background. Is this an unprecedented situation or have we already encountered research conducted on such an…

Prof. Jerzy Zajadło. Photo by Sylwester Ciszek Interview with prof. dr hab. Jerzy Zajadło from the Department of Theory and Philosophy of State and Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdansk.   When we agreed to talk about the rule of law, I wanted to avoid references to current politics, but is this at all possible? It is impossible to…

Prof. Sławomir Steinborn. Photo by Arek Smykowski / UG Interview with dr. hab. Slawomir Steinborn, prof. UG, spokesman for scientific integrity   Let's start with the basic issue - what are scientific dishonesty and plagiarism? Plagiarism is one of the manifestations of scientific dishonesty, in short, it is appropriating another person's work or a…

Prof. Maria Mendel. Photo by Sylwester Ciszek Interview with prof. dr hab. Maria Mendel, Department of Social Pedagogy, Institute of Pedagogy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk.   A prominent figure in Polish pedagogy, social pedagogue, researcher and author of the concept of the pedagogy of place, researcher of space and place,…