If you love the sea and its wildlife and want to gain practical experience in caring for seal pups and helping stranded Baltic seals return to the wild - you are more than welcome to support our team at the Prof. Krzysztof Skóra Marine Station of the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography of the University of Gdańsk in Hel and the Foundation for the…

Prof. dr hab. Adam Lesner. Photo by Alan Stocki/UG.   The University of Gdańsk Technology Transfer Centre has just sold the rights to an invention by prof. dr hab. Adam Lesner and dr Natalia Gruba from the Faculty of Chemistry UG. Scientists have developed a diagnostic test for detecting epithelial cancer of the urinary tract,…

The Minister of Science and Higher Education, Dariusz Wieczorek, presented, during a plenary meeting of the 7th-term Polish Accreditation Committee, nomination acts for members of the Polish Accreditation Committee appointed for the term 2024-2027. The University of Gdańsk will be represented in the PAC by prof. dr hab. Jolanta Kumirska from the Faculty of Chemistry (Science and Life Sciences Team) and prof. dr hab…

The Committee of the 'Visiting Professors UG' Programme has selected 14 scientists from 12 countries - South Africa, Germany, Canada, Iran, the United States, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Rwanda and Austria - to visit the University of Gdańsk in 2024. This year's edition of the programme attracted record interest. ‘The…

We are now partners in the Interreg South Baltic project on plastics ending up in the oceans.   Plastic waste in the oceans poses a threat to marine life and biodiversity in the Southern Baltic, with 80% of this waste coming from land-based sources and the result of human activities. The presence of this waste highlights the need to raise awareness and motivation to reduce the amount of rubbish entering the sea. The…

Thanks to the activities of the team appointed by the Rector, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, it is now possible to conduct commercial activities in university buildings. In the long term, this means, among other things, running full-time and part-time studies for a fee, organising refresher courses and specialised training, as well as the possibility of renting space on the UG campus, including the opening of catering outlets…

Photo: Julia Agnieszka Szymala The internationalisation strategy of Polish science, the challenges of European University alliances, and the conclusions after the EAIE conference in Rotterdam were the topics discussed during the stationary meeting of the University Internationalisation Commission. The UIC was established by the…

Prof. Maciej Duszczyk, who has served as Chairman of the University of Gdansk Council since 2020, was appointed Secretary of State at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration on December 22, 2023. He has thus completed his work at the Council. ‘I warmly congratulate the Professor on his appointment as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Interior and Administration. Professor is an internationally respected…

Rector UG prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski Entrepreneurs, local government officials, and external stakeholders gathered at the University of Gdansk Library to strengthen existing relationships and create new ones with the largest university in Pomerania. The meeting with strategic partners was attended by university authorities and…

The first open meeting of the FarU Women's Club Association brought together almost a hundred people interested in joining the Club in the Auditorium of the Gdańsk University of Technology. It was devoted to inequalities between men and women in the workplace, which is the academic environment. Let's remember that female researchers and employees associated with the University of Gdańsk, the Medical University of Gdańsk…