The DAINA 2 competition, organised by NCN in cooperation with the Lithuanian Scientific Council, was addressed to Polish research teams, which jointly with the Lithuanian team applied for the financing of a research project. The project entitled 'Regulation of the p53 pathway by the AAA+ family protein (Reptin)' under the leadership of prof. Theodore Robert Hupp from the…

The call for entries for the seventh edition of the prof. Tadeusz Kotarbiński First Rector of the University of Łódź Competition for an outstanding academic paper in the humanities is now open. Works may be submitted until the end of May 2021, and the winners will be announced in autumn during a gala ceremony. The winner of the previous edition was prof. dr hab. Jerzy Zajadło from the Faculty of Law and Administration…

A successful promotional campaign Girls go Science! It was held online for the second time. UG, and especially the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science participated in the action together with twenty leading universities from Poland. The Girls go Science! and Girls as Engineers! are nationwide events organized by the Perspektywy Educational Foundation. They aim to convince female secondary school and…

University of Gdansk Academic Cultural Centre 'Alternator' invites you to the second edition of UG Talks. Science Slam! The event is aimed at students and PhD students of the University of Gdansk and allows them to present their research to a wider audience. During the broadcast, you will be able to watch the speeches of our speakers and vote for the best ones. On the 11th of…

Nepenthes hamata (Gunung Lumut, Sulawesi, Indonesia). Photo: dr hab. Krzysztof Banaś Dr hab. Krzysztof Banaś, Professor UG from the Department of Plant Ecology of the Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, the originator of the International Carnivorous Plants Day, is also the creator of the paludarium, which is located on the first floor of the Faculty…

On May 4th secondary school graduates take their final exams. We keep our fingers crossed for you! Listen to the wishes addressed to you by the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski.

In over 50 years of the University of Gdańsk's history, many outstanding graduates have left its walls. Some of them we know from the pages of textbooks, others from the media. They are all connected not only by the walls of the university but most of all by their memories - of classes, lecturers, political events that were intertwined with the history of our Alma Mater, of friends they met during their studies, family…

The National Agency for Academic Exchange invites applications for joint research projects between Poland and France PHC Polonium. Grants support the mobility of scientists carrying out research projects in Polish-French teams. Funding is intended to cover the costs of travel and stays of Polish scientists in the partner's country. Applications for a joint project must be…

Students from the Faculty of Management took second place in the international Showcase Competition, organised as part of the AIS 2021 Student Chapter Leadership Conference by one of the world's largest organisations of AIS information systems communities. They created an app aimed at people with networking problems, extreme shyness and social phobia. AIS Student Chapter…

Although the statistics provided in the Children's Rights Ombudsman's report show that social consent for corporal punishment in Poland is decreasing year by year, the approval for hitting children is still disturbingly high in our country. The research shows that 58% of respondents agree that there are situations when a child should be spanked, and 32% believe that 'the so-…