fot. Tomasz Nowicki / MWB UG i GUMed Prof. Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG has been awarded the EFIS Eastern Star Award 2026. This prestigious honour from the European Federation of Immunological Societies is awarded annually to just three scientists from Eastern Europe conducting…

The European Patent Office (EPO) has granted a European patent for an invention developed by researchers from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG. The patent relates to a new reagent used in the process of freeze-drying microorganisms. The invention was previously protected by a Polish patent granted by the Polish Patent Office -…

Dr Magdalena Miklaszewska is returning to Poland from Germany to continue her research into the metabolism and biotechnological production of waxes. She has received funding of over 2.3 million PLN to carry out her research project under the NAWA Polish Returns 2025 programme. She will conduct the research at the Intercollegiate Faculty of…

The Polish Research Fleet and the Centre for Pathogen Research and the Development of Innovative Therapies at the BSL-3+ Laboratory have been included on the Polish Research Infrastructure Map (PMIB). ‘This is an important endorsement of our university’s scientific potential and the quality of the research carried out by our scientists,’ says the…

Antarctic ecology, methods of monitoring the marine environment, tagging seabirds with geolocators and the sustainable management of marine living resources - these are just some of the topics that participants had the opportunity to explore during the course held at the University of Gdańsk in the second half of July as part of the ICEPACT project.…

What do an unsolved Sudoku puzzle, a scratched CD, and a quantum computer have in common? Which quantum technologies are likely to begin transforming our everyday lives within the next decade? And does Poland have a chance to become one of the leaders of the second quantum revolution? We spoke with dr Felix Huber from the Institute of Computer Science…

Three young researchers from the University of Gdańsk were among the winners of the 10th edition of the National Science Centre’s SONATINA competition. In total, they will receive over 2 million zlotys to carry out their research projects. The grants support researchers embarking on independent academic careers, enabling them to conduct innovative…

An article on recognising texts generated by artificial intelligence has been published in ‘The Economist’. Dr Karolina Rudnicka from the Faculty of Languages at the University of Gdańsk provided expert commentary. In the article, which explores the challenges associated with recognising texts created by large language models (LLMs), dr Rudnicka points…

A team of researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Gdańsk has developed an innovative biosensor enabling the rapid detection of the bacterial endotoxin LPS. This solution has been granted patent protection by the Polish Patent Office. LPS is a substance found in the outer membrane of many infection-causing bacteria, including…

‘To truly understand the process of radicalisation, we need not only more sophisticated research methods, but also interdisciplinary collaboration.’ We spoke to dr hab. Tomasz Besta, prof. UG, about the challenges involved in researching extremism, particularly in the context of cross-cultural studies.   Karolina Żuk-Wieczorkiewicz: - As a researcher,…