For the third time, young researchers from all over Poland and Europe met at the University of Gdańsk to present the results of their scientific endeavours. From July 6 to July 8 this year, the Congress of Young Science, one of the largest multidisciplinary scientific conferences in Poland, was held. Approximately 200 papers and posters from various…

The Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Gdańsk was a partner of the international conference 'Rolling back authoritarianism', organised in cooperation with the European Solidarity Centre. Referring to the 21 demands of the Interfactory Strike Committee, conference participants signed the 'Gdańsk Declaration of Solidarity with Democracy'. Among the signatories was dr Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG. The…

The University of Gdańsk has won the European Universities - Alliances of the Future competition in the Support for Ukraine category. At the European Universities Conference in Warsaw, the award was received by the Rector, prof. Piotr Stepnowski.  Sharing experiences and taking joint initiatives leading to the development of long-term, structural,…

How is social energy influenced by the contact between institutions of different spheres of social life: universities, businesses, local government, NGOs, and educational institutions? Does it dynamise the exchange of energy, or does it make the energy annihilate and drain away? What should be done so that the first type of process dominates? There is…

Art historians, lawyers and medievalists will discuss the inspiration and context of the work of one of the pioneers of the Renaissance between April 20 and 22. During the conference, 'Artists, Bankers, and Sailors. Contexts of the times of Hans Memling' we will learn, among other things, what role pirates played in the transportation of the 'Last…

At the invitation of the leading Israeli think tank 'Israel Democracy Institute', prof. Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz, Head of the Department of European Law and Legal Comparative Studies at the WPIA UG, participated in an international debate and panel on the Israeli government's proposed changes to how judges are elected.   In addition to Prof. Koncewicz…

Rectors, directors, scientists, ministers, soldiers, representatives of foreign research centres and students talked about helping Ukraine from all perspectives. The second edition of the Focus on Ukraine conference is behind us, two days full of discussions on how the Polish scientific community can help the struggling and, in the future, victorious Ukraine…

From the very beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Polish academic and scientific community clearly defined its position and willingness to help and support the Ukrainian nation. Solidarity with Ukraine 2022, fot. Marcel Jakubowski The last year’s conference Solidarity with Ukraine. Students…

Epidemiological data from recent years indicates that one of the most significant challenges in the mental health field is the diagnosis and medical, psychological and social interactions with people who experience increased self-destructivity (self-harm, suicide attempts, addictions, etc.). These issues will be explored at a conference on the occasion…

Do people have free will? Is life suffering? Do you think you know the answers to these questions, or do you have other thoughts related to the work of one of Gdańsk's most famous citizens? The UG Academic Club of Philosophers invites you to speak at the Schopenhauerlia 2023 student conference, with a theme in the person of Arthur Schopenhauer. The…