Volume LXXIX (79) of ‘Gdańsk Yearbook’ of the Gdańsk Scientific Society is dedicated to the University of Gdańsk in honor of its 50th Anniversary. The volume was edited by Professor Jerzy Piotr Gwizdała, Professor Jerzy Błażejowski and Professor Maria Mendel. It was published by University of Gdańsk Publishing. The editors emphasize that the 79th volume, in honor of the University of Gdańsk 50th Anniversary,…

The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has announced the results of the second call for applications for scholarships under the Iwanowska Programme. One of the winners is Kamila Butowska – PhD student from Laboratory of Biophysics who will spend a year at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Scholarships have been granted to top 66 doctoral students, who will visit renowned research centres…

Prof. UG, dr hab. Anna Machnikowska from the Faculty of Law and Administration, has been appointed as a member of the Committee for Science Policy (KPN) under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Since June, she has been one of  twelve KPN members. Dr hab. Anna Machnikowska, Head of the Department of Civil Procedure at UG Faculty…

Overload with information, with decline in mood, yearning for direct contact – this is how schoolyear ends for students, parents and teachers, which has been proven by initial results of recently completed research: „Zdalne nauczanie a adaptacja do warunków społecznych w czasie epidemii koronawirusa” (Remote Teaching and Adapting to Social Implications of Coronavirus Epidemic). The aim of the research was to investigate…

55th edition of Art and Philosophy journal has been dedicated to Professor Bohdan Dziemidok to honor 60 years of his academic activity. Professor Bohdan Dziemidok is a philosopher, ethicist, axiologist and theoretician of art, for years associated with the University of Gdańsk, where he created philosophy field of study. The 55th Art and Philosophy journal, published by the University of Warsaw, was prepared by guest…

The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings list the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger. The University of Gdańsk is one of 414 universities worldwide included in the current edition of the list. The ranking is based on the same 13 performance indicators as the flagship THE World University Rankings, but the weightings have been adjusted to give less weight to reputation, being long-term…

Destroying bacteria with the help of plasma, and thus protecting ornamental and farming plants from disease, is the idea of the researches from the Department of Plant Protection and Biotechnology at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology (MWB) UG and MUG and the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Faculty of Chemical Metallurgy that has…

Professor Cezary Obracht-Prondzyński, Head of Social Anthropology Division of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk, has been selected as a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU). He is the fourth researcher from the University of Gdańsk to join the PAU elite. This year’s election took place on 19 June, in the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences main building. New PAU…

Faculties of law ranking published by ‘Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’ (Daily Law Gazette) ranked UG Faculty of Law and Administration 6th overall in Poland among public universities. 5th in the following categories: ‘legal apprenticeship exam passing rate among graduates and ‘staff’ and 6th in ‘quality and education strength’ category. ‘Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’, for fourteenth time already, announced the leaders of the…

Mister of Science and Higher Education selected 200 young researchers, out of 1793 applications, and granted them fellowships. University of Gdańsk researchers are among the winners: dr Ana Belén Sainz from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics; dr Paweł Atroszko  from the Faculty of Social Sciences; dr Paweł Mazierski from the Faculty of Chemistry. Fellowship may be granted to young researchers who at…