32 PhD students from the University of Gdańsk received funding for their research projects in the 5th edition of the UGrants-start competition. The programme is part of the Excellence Initiative - Research University (IDUB) at the University of Gdańsk. It is designed to support young scientists by funding preliminary research and preparatory activities…

Protection and renaturation of dune habitats on the southern Baltic coast in Poland, Germany and Lithuania, removal of invasive species, extensive educational activities aimed at local communities and society as a whole - these and other activities will be undertaken as part of the LIFE for Dunes PL project led by dr Magdalena Lazarus from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk. The conference opening the…

The 22nd European Conference on Foundations of Physics will take place in Gdańsk! This year's edition will focus on quantum issues to celebrate the 100th anniversary of quantum theory. The International Centre for Theory Of Quantum Technologies at the University of Gdańsk is co-hosting the event. Registration is open! The FOUNDATIONS 2025 conference…

Photo by Marcel Jakubowski A team of researchers from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science (dr Michał Mońka, dr hab. Illia Serdiuk, prof. Piotr Bojarski and mgr Radosław Rogowski) and the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Gdańsk (dr Daria Grzywacz and dr hab. Artur Sikorski) in cooperation with Durham…

Building an open, international university that ensures the highest quality of research and shaping internationalised education - these are some of the most important goals of the ‘Visiting Professors Programme UG’, thanks to which our university annually hosts committed, active scientists from all over the world. This year, there will be as many as…

photo by  Alan Stocki/UG The invention ‘Biological nanostructural platforms for exposure of foreign antigens’, developed by a team of scientists from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG under the direction of dr Beata Gromadzka, has been granted patent protection by the Polish Patent Office. The groundbreaking…

Photo by Jacek Sowa/Pomorskie.eu Comprehensive measures for the protection of Baltic dune habitats, removal of invasive species and a wide-ranging educational campaign - these are the basic assumptions of the Life for Dunes PL project led by dr Magdalena Lazarus, in which the University of Gdańsk acts as the leader. On 24 January…

A meeting of scientists and PhD students from the world of quantum technology and an opportunity to discuss its latest developments and the challenges it faces - the next edition of the QuantumSpeedUp workshop will take place at the University of Gdańsk on 29-31 January 2025. The aim of the workshop is to develop the field, collaborate and exchange…

Dr Grzegorz Grabe The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) has announced the results of this year's installation grant competition. Among the 10 winners from six European countries was dr Grzegorz Grabe, assistant professor in the Department of Structural Biology at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG.…

Prof. Małgorzata Lipowska Although in recent years more and more women have been obtaining academic titles, there are still significantly fewer female professors than male ones at the University of Gdańsk. To support female researchers, the Rector's Joanna Schopenhauer Award was established in connection with implementing the gender…