Fot. Krajowa Rada Spółdzielcza Konrad Trapkowski, a graduate of full-time undergraduate studies in Economics, specialising in Business Theory, received the First Degree Award in the Competition of the National Co-operative Council for his bachelor's thesis entitled 'Rola bankowości spółdzielczej w polskim systemie bankowym' ('The…

  The Museum of Amber Inclusions at the University of Gdańsk continues to expand. This time, a unique arachnid of the Solifugae (solifuges) order has joined the university’s collection. It is the third specimen found worldwide and only the second species described from Eocene resin – Baltic amber.  The Museum already possesses almost 17,000 inclusions…

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The AquaLoop project, with a total budget of EUR 1,673,347.79 (including EUR 395,950.00 for the University of Gdańsk), will enable the University of Gdańsk to further its cooperation with leading bodies working on the green and blue economy in the South Baltic region. The development of the University of Gdańsk's cooperation with foreign partners: research institutions, businesses, and local authorities is also expected…

Students from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG are working on cleaning the sea of toxic phthalates, chemicals used to soften plastic. The team is taking part in the international iGEM competition, where young researchers from around the world work to solve problems using synthetic biology. Similar to hormones, but harmful…