For the second time, Times Higher Education has published a prestigious ranking of universities implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set out in Agenda 2030 and therefore committed to addressing the most significant global problems of today's world, such as poverty, social inequality, lack of sufficient access to knowledge, climate change or environmental devastation.  In THE Impact Rankings, published on…

Dr Łukasz Rąbalski, researcher from the University of Gdańsk is the first person in Poland to have obtained full genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus extracted from the Polish patient. He published it in GISAID global database. The discovery will enable researchers across the world to take Poland into account in their epidemiological inquiries on COVID-19. It is an important contribution to recognizing the…

This time the specialist equipement, two sets of Thermal Cycler Light Cycler 480 II, two BSL-2 Laminar flow cabinets, together with accessories, were provided to the VII Navy Hospital at Polanki street in Gdańsk. The hospital is a part of the national single-purpose infectious disease hospitals network. Later this week University of Gdańsk will additionally provide two semi-automated DNA isolation devices for…

Prof. dr hab. Anna Herman-Antosiewicz, Head of Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, UG Faculty of Biology, received Polish Smart Development Award 2020 in “Scientist of the future’ category. This outstanding award, highly-regarded  by academics and business, promotes and appreciates authors of social and technological innovations, together with investments directly and indirectly improving standard of life. The…

Pursuant to the Order of Minster of Science and Higher Education the advisory group was appointed to prevent, counteract and combat COVID-19, of which a member is prof. dr hab. Krystyna Bieńkowska-Szewczyk, Head of Laboratory of Virus Molecular Biology at the UG Institute of Biotechnology. The advisory group will be mainly responsible for: preparing and presenting information to the minister regarding the epidemic…

As a response to the dire needs of medical and sanitary services, due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus threat, the University of Gdańsk has provided its specialist apparatus to the Gdańsk Voivodship Unit of the State Sanitary Inspection to help address current treatment and testing crisis. The apparatus, Thermal Cycler Light Cycler 480 II for marking genetic material of the virus using RT-PCR technology, allows for…

BARI offers summer research internships with appropriate academic training across the Baltic Sea Region to students with interest in Life Sciences, Photon & Neutron Science and Welfare State. In the first stage of the project the submissions of internship proposals from PhD students via the BARI portal were collected. Since 29th February 2020  the portal has been opened for BA/MA students to apply for the research…

Three best authors were awarded for this year theses competition, organized for the fourth time by the Polish Chinese Business Council. The winners from the universities in Gdańsk and Warsaw, received valuable prizes: full year, paid internship at the Chinese university of choice and tablets. During the New Year Meeting of the Polish Chinese Business Council members and partners, on 27 February 2020, at the Warsaw Old…

Dr Wojciech Glac from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk won the Science Popularizers 2019 competition in ‘Scientist’ category, organized by PAP – Science in Poland portal and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The researcher is an esteemed academic and popularizer of knowledge concerning brain. He is also a driving force behind the Tricity Brain Days held at the University of Gdańsk. The 15th…

UG INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS NOMINATED FOR ‘POMORSKIE SZTORMY’ CONTEST The new building of the Institute of Informatics has been nominated for this year edition of ‘Pomorskie Sztormy’ (Pomeranian Storms) contest, among the Pomeranian Euro-inspirations in the ‘Infrastructure’ category. Readers and internet users may vote until the 13 March 2020. The competition is organized by Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto newspaper and the…