The Department of Environmental Technology at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk has received a unique device – a sampling robot designed and built by a group of students from the Mechatronics Department of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology at the Gdańsk University of Technology in cooperation with employees of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk. The robot will automate…

Prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn has been appointed to the Advisory Team for Unfair Publication Practices at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The task of this body will be to develop proposals for legislative and systemic solutions aimed at counteracting such activities. The Minister of Science and Higher Education decided to appoint the Team in connection with the revealed cases of researchers' participation…

Responsible evaluation of research work, opportunities for scientific career development and directions of changes in existing evaluation systems were the topics of meetings organised as part of the implementation of the RAR-UG project financed within the framework of the CoARA coalition. Representatives of 5 scientific disciplines, representing all…

For the second time, Gdańsk became the Polish capital of nuclear energy - local government, scientists, entrepreneurs and the media met during a conference devoted to nuclear energy. The programme focused on utilising regional capital in the development of nuclear energy, emphasising the role of local content in nuclear projects, i.e. maximising…

70 students took part in the charity run ‘La Solidaire de Brest’, which took place on March 19, 2025, on the Campus of the University of Gdańsk in Oliwa. The aim of the event was to help people with disabilities by raising funds. The idea was born in Brest, France, where representatives of universities cooperating within the SEA-EU alliance met more…

photo by Hung Chien Hsu In her research, she deals with issues at the intersection of art, pedagogy and visual communication. She is particularly interested in the role of art in the process of identity construction and building intercultural dialogue. We talked to dr Małgorzata Karczmarzyk about the method of painting dialogues as…

Ecology, economy and functionality: these are the effects that the implementation of an energy management system in the buildings of the University of Gdańsk is expected to bring. The first stage of the project involved two UG buildings located in Sopot: the Faculty of Management and the Faculty of Economics. A special system has been installed in the…

Joint research projects, student and academic staff mobility, and cooperation with the socio-economic environment: these were some of the issues discussed during the meeting with a delegation from Germany, which took place on 27 February 2025 at the University of Gdańsk. The aim of the talks was to discuss the prospects for cooperation between the…

Under the banner ‘Happy 5th Birthday SEA-EU. Everybody is Welcome!’, the University of Gdańsk celebrated the 5th anniversary of the SEA-EU alliance at the newly opened UG Welcome Centre, a dedicated space for international guests. The event brought together university and faculty leaders, local government representatives, external stakeholders, FarU university delegates, and, via online connection, academic communities…

Vice-Rector for Cooperation and International Relations dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler, prof. UG signed on behalf of the University of Gdańsk an agreement between the university, the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution and the Minister of Justice. The agreement paves the way for the establishment of a new facility in Gdańsk, increasing…