During the first meeting of the Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk in the new year, the FarU Award was presented for a grassroots initiative that has had an impact on the communities of three universities and is sustainable in nature. The award went to an inter-university team whose innovative method, based on basic research in…

Dr Alicja Mikołajczyk from the Faculty of Chemistry has been named (as the only Polish candidate) among 60 young researchers from around the world in the LUSH PRIZE 2026 competition in the Young Scientists category. The Lush Prize is the world's largest prize fund working to end the use of animals in research, testing and education. Her research is…

We present the profile of another winner of the National Science Centre's OPUS 29 competition: dr inż. Emilia Gontarek-Castro from the Faculty of Chemistry, whose project ‘Nature-Inspired, Biodegradable and Fluorine-Free Membranes: Toward Sustainable Water Treatment Without Compromising Performance’ received funding in the amount of PLN 1,715,686.00.   Dr inż. Emilia Gontarek-Castro…

We present the profile of another winner of the National Science Centre's OPUS 29 competition: dr Estera Rintz from the Faculty of Biology, whose project ‘Molecular pathogenesis and precise therapy with antisense oligonucleotides in type 6 myofibrillar myopathy associated with mutations in the BAG3 gene using mouse and cell models’ received funding in the amount of PLN 3,099,900.00.   Dr Estera Rintz…

Archaeological Sensations 2025. Vote for the achievements of UG scientists An article about priestesses and the cult of the goddess Ceres in the region of ancient Musti (el-Krib, northern Tunisia), an area called ‘The Great Fields’ by the Romans (Campi Magni), co-authored by scientists from the University of Gdańsk (dr Karol Kłodziński - lead author…

Kinga Hoszek-Mandera, a student at the University of Gdańsk, and Esther Wilhelm, a student at the University of Algarve, have begun a two-month research internship in Antarctica as part of the ICEPACT project (funded by the NAWA Strategic Partnerships programme)! The interns have safely arrived on Nelson Island, where, under the supervision of…

We present another winner of the National Science Centre's OPUS 29 competition: prof. dr hab. Hanna Mazur-Marzec from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, whose project An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the diversity, physiology and toxicity of Prymnesium parvum received funding in the amount of PLN 5,418,751.00 (including PLN 2,272,300.00 for the University of Gdańsk). Prof. Hanna Mazur-Marzec…

We present the profile of another winner of the National Science Centre's OPUS 29 competition: dr Julia Możdżeń from the Faculty of History, whose project ‘The history and fate of the Berlin collection. The development of old prints from preserved collections from the University Library in Toruń’ received funding in the amount of PLN 1,056,473.00 (including PLN 430,029.00 for the University of Gdańsk).   dr Julia…

The University of Gdańsk is consistently developing its HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R) strategy as a key tool supporting the development of academic careers in the dynamically changing European Research Area. The update of the HRS4R strategy at the University of Gdańsk clearly links human resource management activities with the principles of the…

We present the profile of another winner of the National Science Centre's OPUS 29 competition: dr hab. inż. Aneta Lewkowicz, prof. UG from the Faculty of Law and Administration, whose project ‘Molecular investigation of touch traces: an innovative method for the analysis of DNA and dactyloscopic traces (Jigsaw ID) in the context of mass disaster identification and forensic thanatology’ received funding of PLN 2,252,400…