We present a profile of dr Łukasz Grabowski, a lecturer in the Department of Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, and recipient of the prestigious START grant from the Foundation for Polish Science in the field of microbiology. The START programme is the FPS’s longest-running fellowship scheme, supporting outstanding young…

How can scientific development be combined with addressing real social needs? A good example is the project led by dr hab. Karolina Pierzynowska, prof. UG, entitled ‘Development of a comprehensive care system for NBIA (neurodegenerative disease with iron deposition in the brain) patients in Poland’. The project has received funding under the Ministry…

The University of Gdańsk is a partner of the European Quantum Academy ‘Quantum technologies are recognised as one of the key technologies of the future,’ says dr Adrian Kołodziejski, who leads the European Quantum Academy (EQA) project on behalf of the University of Gdańsk. This is a prestigious, ambitious undertaking involving over 70 institutions…

dr Tomasz Linkowski (at the left) and dr Łukasz Grabowski For the 34th time, the Foundation for Polish Science has announced its list of the 100 most talented Polish researchers under the age of 30. The list includes two young researchers from the University of Gdańsk. The Foundation for Polish Science’s START programme…

Dr Alicja Mikołajczyk from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Gdańsk is among the twelve winners of this year’s Lush Prize - the most prestigious award for research and initiatives aimed at reducing animal testing. The researcher from the University of Gdańsk was recognised in the Young Scientists category for “work contributing to the…

The University of Gdańsk has secured significant funding of PLN 11,697,052 for the implementation of a groundbreaking research and development project entitled ‘Enzymatic composition for combating infections and bacterial biofilm present in a patient’s catheter and bladder’. The project was selected as part of the TRANSMED I competition (ABM/2024/8)…

Four researchers from the University of Gdańsk have been nominated for the ‘TOP 100 Women in Biotech in Poland’ list. This prestigious group includes: prof. dr hab. Ewa Łojkowska, dr hab. Ewelina Król, prof. UG, prof. dr hab. Sylwia Rodziewicz-Motowidło, and prof. dr hab. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska. Every year, the ‘Perspektywy’ Educational Foundation…

Dr Halyna Alekseievska is one of two people (alongside dr Vadym Chepizhenko) to have been awarded KRASP and Elsevier scholarships to carry out research projects at the University of Gdańsk in 2026. She is currently working on a research project in the field of sustainable water transport transformation. The fellowship programme organised by the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (KRASP) in collaboration…

The University of Gdańsk is hosting two participants in the KRASP and Elsevier scholarship programme. Dr Halyna Alekseievska and dr Vadym Chepizhenko - researchers from Ilya Mechnikov Odessa National University - told us about the aims and challenges of conducting research, as well as their impressions of their stay at the University of Gdańsk. One of the projects concerns the participation of the English nobility in…

Dr Rafał Lasota from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography at the University of Gdańsk is carrying out the project ‘Restoring Oceans and Waters in European Regions’ as part of the ‘Horizon Europe’ programme. The project, with the acronym ROWER (Restoring Oceans and Waters in European Regions), is being carried out as part of an international…