Dr hab. Tarzycjusz Buliński prof. UG from the Faculty of History of UG became a member of the Jury of the B. Malinowski Prize for the best book in the field of ethnology and anthropology published in the years 2019-2020 - 'I perceive the choice made by the members of the Committee of Ethnological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences as a kind of trust on their part,' - he said. Dr hab. Tarzycjusz Buliński prof. UG…

We are creating a generation of specialists who will not necessarily be cosmonauts but will know perfectly well how the use of space technologies can bring maximum benefits on Earth, in our cities, autonomous vehicles, navigation and hundreds of thousands of other applications - says dr hab. Maciej Nyka, prof. UG, from the Department of Public Economic Law and Environmental…

Light pollution is excessive or intrusive, poorly directed artificial light. The source of the problem lies primarily in improperly designed outdoor lighting, which instead of illuminating the target location causes the 'escape of light' towards the sky, contributing to LP emissions and energy wastage at the same time. Research on legal and administrative aspects of…

The University of Gdańsk was ranked 2nd in the 'Forbes' Poland's Best Employers 2021 ranking, in the 'education and research' category, and 31st on the general list of the top 300 Polish employers. Over 10 thousand employees took part in the survey. Substantive partner of the project was the Statista company - co-creator of the most famous rankings of 'Best Employers' in the…

out under the Initiative for Excellence in Research Universities (IDUB). The Small Grants Programme - UGrants enables you to receive funding for preliminary research and preparatory activities aimed at planning a research project and raising funds for its implementation. - 'The Small Grants Programme - UGrants has been designed to meet the needs of researchers at different…

Graphical presentation of the preparation of the composite obtained, i.e. the combination of titanium(IV) oxide surface-modified with carboxyl groups with an organometallic skeleton, and symbolic representation of the synergy of action in the photocatalytic process. A scientific article developed by members of the Department of Environmental Technology of…

On March 22, nine countries bordering the Baltic Sea (Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden) celebrate Baltic Protection Day. It was adopted 24 years ago by the Helsinki Commission as part of World Water Day. The Baltic Sea, to which we share access with eight countries, is one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world, prone…

Photo: Błażej Zabłotny As part of the competition announced by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk, 16 young, ambitious researchers will receive funding for the implementation of their projects. The winners were selected by the Faculty Committee for the Evaluation of Research Projects of Young Scientists. Thirty-seven…

EPO (European Patent Office) decided to grant a European patent to a team of scientists from the Interuniversity Faculty of Biotechnology UG and GUMed. The invention covered by the patent may find application in a friendly and safe for the environment and people, biological protection of cultivated and ornamental plants against bacterial pathogens. The decision to grant a…

The Professor Marian Gieysztor PTH Third Degree Prize (2019/20 edition) for her Master's thesis was awarded to mgr Joanna Piskorska, a graduate of the second-degree course in Oceanography at the Department of Oceanography and Geography, UG. Professor Marian Gieysztor Prizes are awarded by the Polish Hydrobiological Society for outstanding master's theses in hydrobiology. The…