The deep-sea is one of the least understood areas of our planet. This great abyss is often seen as a frontier area for life, due to the lack of light, high pressure, limited nutrient availability and extreme temperatures ranging from 2-4°C in most habitats to over 100°C in areas with hydrothermal fields. Photo: Pixabay - 'Even though water covers more than…

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…

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 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…

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…