On 17 and 18 September, at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk, people will be able to take part free of charge in research conducted as part of the ‘Genomics for Poland’ programme. It aims to understand the genetic characteristics of the Polish population. Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn from the University of Gdańsk spoke on the ‘Radiowo-…

The University of Gdańsk has been ranked in the 51-75 bracket for Oceanography in this year’s edition of the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). This represents an improvement on its ranking of 76-100 in 2025 and 151-200 in 2024. The result confirms the gradual strengthening of the University of Gdańsk’s research position in this discipline.…

The Polish Patent Office has granted a patent to researchers from the Department of Plant Protection and Biotechnology and the Research and Implementation Laboratory of the Inter-University Faculty of Biotechnology at the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk for a preparation designed to protect plants against diseases such as…

As part of the ICEPACT project (NAWA Strategic Partnerships), students from the University of Gdańsk and partner universities within the SEA-EU alliance can take part in student internships at the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) in Punta Arenas (Chile) and in Antarctica, on Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands). The call for applications is open…

Researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Gdańsk have patented a new oxovanadium(IV) coordination compound. The invention may find application as a precatalyst in the synthesis of polymeric materials - ranging from plastics with precisely engineered properties to materials capable of absorbing gases, which in the future may support…

fot. Tomasz Nowicki / MWB UG i GUMed Prof. Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG has been awarded the EFIS Eastern Star Award 2026. This prestigious honour from the European Federation of Immunological Societies is awarded annually to just three scientists from Eastern Europe conducting…

The European Patent Office (EPO) has granted a European patent for an invention developed by researchers from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG. The patent relates to a new reagent used in the process of freeze-drying microorganisms. The invention was previously protected by a Polish patent granted by the Polish Patent Office -…

Dr Magdalena Miklaszewska is returning to Poland from Germany to continue her research into the metabolism and biotechnological production of waxes. She has received funding of over 2.3 million PLN to carry out her research project under the NAWA Polish Returns 2025 programme. She will conduct the research at the Intercollegiate Faculty of…

The Polish Research Fleet and the Centre for Pathogen Research and the Development of Innovative Therapies at the BSL-3+ Laboratory have been included on the Polish Research Infrastructure Map (PMIB). ‘This is an important endorsement of our university’s scientific potential and the quality of the research carried out by our scientists,’ says the…

Antarctic ecology, methods of monitoring the marine environment, tagging seabirds with geolocators and the sustainable management of marine living resources - these are just some of the topics that participants had the opportunity to explore during the course held at the University of Gdańsk in the second half of July as part of the ICEPACT project.…