Fe-Mn concretion on the seabed; photo by Wojciech Machaj The main objectives of the five-day research cruise that the University of Gdańsk's ship r/v Oceanograf undertook in the last week of March were to examine iron-manganese (Fe-Mn) concretions in the southern part of the Baltic Sea and in the area of the Polish Exclusive…

UG Rector, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski has appointed a new Ombudsman for Scientific Integrity. Dr hab. Tomasz Widłak, prof. UG, took up the appointment on 7 April 2025. He will replace dr hab. Sławomir Steinborn, prof. UG, who recently became President of the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk. Prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski created the position of Ombudsman…

Six partner universities, a theatre group and gender equality organisations are involved in the MEN4DEM project - Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy. The project started this year. One of the partners is the University of Gdańsk. The project brings together researchers, gender equality organisations and performing artists. Its aim is to examine the impact of ideas and practices of masculinity on the…

prof. Justyna Siemionow Justyną Siemionow, prof. UG from the Institute of Pedagogy of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk, is interviewed by mgr Magdalena Nieczuja-Goniszewska, press spokesperson for the University of Gdańsk. - We arranged this interview in connection with the finalisation of the Mobile…

The main tasks of the University Council for Education Evaluation are to monitor the compliance of the educational offer with the University of Gdańsk Strategy, to evaluate the activities undertaken by the university team responsible for the quality of education and the senate committee responsible for education, and to present recommendations for the…

photo by B. Jętczak What is human dignity and how does it relate to case law? Is it possible to reconcile sometimes conflicting interests and values in procedural practice? If and when can the public interest justify the restriction of individual rights? What are the differences between the perspectives of criminal law specialists…

This Friday, the 15th edition of Brain Days in Tricity will begin as part of the worldwide Brain Awareness Week, during which knowledge about the brain is popularised. At the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk (March 14 and 15) and in Hevelianum in Gdańsk (March 16), a total of more than a dozen popular science lectures and several dozen…

By decision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, dr Anna Panasiuk from the Plankton Biology Laboratory of the Department of Marine Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Gdańsk has been appointed as Poland's representative to the Scientific Committee of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR…

New teams to be established at the University of Gdańsk thanks to funding from the National Science Centre will investigate the mathematical aspects of quantum computing and the molecular mechanism and functions of the GNOM protein in plant development. The NSC Sonata BIS competition is aimed at researchers with experience in independent scientific work and is designed to support the creation of new research teams…

The Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar, has appointed dr hab. Sławomir Steinborn, prof. UG, Head of the Department of Criminal Procedure Law and Forensic Science at the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdańsk, to serve as President of the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk. The appointment document was signed by the Minister of Justice on…