Innovative methods for plant protection, ideas for improvements in the medical industry, and the use of organic chemical compounds in image display technologies - the final of the Young Fahrenheit competition saw five participants representing different scientific disciplines and various proposals for putting ideas into practice. The presentation of…

What can come of combining biotechnology with art? After years of fruitful, unofficial cooperation between Elvin Flamingo (a bioart artist) and the University of Gdańsk, cooperation between art and science has gained a formal dimension. On January 20, 2025, an agreement was signed between the Department of Intermedia of the Faculty of Sculpture and…

Photo by S. Jętczak Science, business and the common goal of developing the region in response to contemporary market needs: On 22 January 2025, a ceremonial signing of an agreement between the University of Gdańsk and Agencja Rozwoju Pomorza S.A. took place. The main principles of cooperation include activities promoting the…

Photo by Konrad Kędzior Local government officials from Tricity and the surrounding area gathered around the idea of creating a metropolitan district in our region and took part in the 11th Metropolitan New Year's Meeting. This time it was held in the University of Gdańsk Library, which symbolically emphasised the links between our…

The Board of the Foundation for Polish Science appointed prof. dr hab. Ewa Łojkowska from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG as a member of the Commission for Ethics and Good Practices of the FNP. ‘I welcome with satisfaction the decision of the Board of the Foundation for Polish Science to appoint me as a member of the Ethics and…

We know the results of the first stage of the Young Fahrenheit 2024/2025 competition, organised by Univentum Labs - a special purpose vehicle of the University of Gdańsk - and the Technology Transfer Office of the University of Gdańsk. The competition is intended for young scientists, doctoral students and students at the University of Gdańsk whose…

The Minister of Science has appointed a new composition of the Disciplinary Commission operating under him for the term of 2025-2028. The experts include the Vice-Dean for Education of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the UG, dr hab. Małgorzata Balwicka-Szczyrba, prof. UG, and dr Beata J. Kowalczyk, awarded the trust for the third consecutive term…

Paula Sabio Martínez, an intern from Barcelona, participated in the Erasmus+ program at the Department of Molecular Genetics of Bacteria at the University of Gdańsk. She collaborated with her supervisor, prof. dr. hab. Katarzyna Potrykus, on purifying proteins. We asked her about her internship and the research she did during her Erasmus experience. -…

How do American and European approaches to technological innovation differ in terms of privacy and data security? What are the dangers of using a smartphone? How does ubiquitous digitalisation and the development of artificial intelligence affect legislation, as well as the practice and teaching of law? This is what we discuss with prof. Said Gulyamov…

Dr Maciej Markowski, Head of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory at the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, has been appointed by the Director of the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (IGiK) dr hab. inż. Michał Szot to the National Committee for the International Cartographic Association (ICA) for the term 2024-2029. The…