obraz z pixabay The project entitled A Good Man, an Honest Worker, a Wise Citizen - Challenges for Contemporary Moral Education received a team grant as part of the Programme for the Support of the Gdańsk Humanities addressed to academic teachers at the University of Gdańsk. The grant awarded team, headed by dr hab. Natasza Szutta, prof. UG from the…

The Faculty of History UG is participating in the Open Days of Science - Ocean of Changes, organised by the Institute of Oceanology PAS. Open Days of Science - Ocean of Change is a continuation of the former Baltic Science Festival. This year, around 40 different institutions are involved in the event. - 'Among them, the organisers lacked humanists and specialists in the history of the region who could promote maritime…

As part of its activities aimed at the commercialisation of research results, the UG Technology Transfer Centre announces a competition for co-financing of pre-implementation work on innovations developed by UG research teams. As part of the competition, projects will be selected to receive funding for activities related to the implementation of the commercialisation process…

Over 15.5 million for UG researchers in OPUS 20, SONATA 16 and PRELUDIUM BIS 2 competitions The National Centre of Science has settled the 39th edition of OPUS, SONATA and PRELUDIUM BIS competitions. In total, 638 projects worth almost PLN 668 million were placed on ranking lists. Out of 84 applications submitted by the scientists of the University of Gdańsk to the following programmes: OPUS 20, SONATA 16, PRELUDIUM BIS…

The call for applications for the 'Baltic Sea Science Award 2021' for outstanding contributions to cross-border research cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) area in the field of sustainable development is open. Recruitment criteria for the award: Candidates: doctoral, masters or undergraduate students from universities or research institutions based in any country in…

Cambridge University Press published an English monograph entitled 'Day Fines in Europe: Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems' edited by Prof. Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) and Prof. Michael Faure (Universiteit Maastricht), which is the culmination of research conducted under an international project. The authors of the…

The Women in Tech Days 2021 festival organised by the Perspektywy Educational Foundation on May 26th and 27th means training, workshops, enrolment for internships, apprenticeships, mentoring programmes and scholarships. - 'The event is not only to inspire young women and strengthen their motivation when taking their first steps in the tech world but also to provide them with…

Gdansk citizens and their passions - St Mary's Church in Gdansk - is a lecture series organised by the Gdansk University Institute of Art History in cooperation with the Institute for Urban Culture. The next online meeting, devoted to conservation works and research on the most valuable works of art of the Gdansk church, is scheduled for May 11, 2021. dr hab. Andrzej Wozinski prof. UG from the Faculty of History UG will…

The programme of the 12th Between Literature and Theatre Festival. Pomiędzy will feature a Beckett Seminar and the Youth Island Student-Doctoral Conference. These are scheduled online on May 11, 12 and 13, 2021. - 'This is the 12th Festival of Literature and Theatre Between. Pomiędzy. It is an excellent opportunity to promote humanistic research conducted at the University of…

Weekend reading: prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn in Prestiż Trójmiasto on research and treatment of Alzheimer's disease A wallet in the fridge, an empty pot left on the gas, and eventually problems recognising the faces of loved ones. Alzheimer's disease is an insidious thief of the human personality. The statistics are inexorable. It is predicted that in 2050 already more than a million Poles will suffer from the disease…