The Minister of Education and Science has awarded scholarships to eminent young scientists. Six people from the University of Gdańsk were among this year's 230 laureates. The researchers will receive the Minister's scholarships of PLN 5,390 per month for up to three years. The Minister's scholarships were granted to young scientists conducting…

We want to inform you that thanks to the cooperation of three research groups led by dr Łukasz Rąbalski (University of Gdańsk and the Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Warsaw), dr Maciej Grzybek (Medical University of Gdańsk), and prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Pyrcia (Jagiellonian University), the first sequence of the H5N1 influenza virus that infects cats in Poland, has been obtained. The sequence has been…

Journals of Psychology edited by the scientists from the Institute of Psychology of the University of Gdańsk turned out to be among the best magazines in Poland. Health Psychology Report (HPR) was given two IF points, proving that our journals are well-recognised in the international science community.  ‘The place of our journals in the Web of Science…

Prof. Marcin Pawłowski's invention – a unique device on the global scale – a self-testing quantum random numbers generator won the 3rd prize in the 10th edition of 'Eureka! DGP – discovering Polish inventions' contest in the category of discoveries. Dr hab. Artur Sikorski, prof. UG, and mgr MałgorzataRybczyńska, scientists from the Department of…

In the photo: mgr inż. Małgorzata Rybczyńska and dr hab. Artur Sikorski, prof. UG. The invention - new forms of Nimesulide, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug- was worked on by scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk - mgr inż. Małgorzata Rybczyńska, under the supervision…

Four researchers from the University of Gdańsk have been awarded the PAS Branch Award for Young Scientists for the best creative work published in 2022. The distinction in the humanities and social sciences for the publication Performance of Absence in Theatre, Performance and Visual Art. Routledge was awarded to dr Sylwia Dobkowska from the Institute of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Philology. (Theatre…

Mgr Adriana Łada-Maśko from WNS received yesterday from the hands of Monika Chabior, Vice-President of Gdańsk, the prestigious Jan Uphagen Award for Young Scientists of the City of Gdańsk in the humanities and social sciences category for outstanding scientific research achievements in the field of clinical psychology of the child in the family system. In turn, dr Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska (also from the WNS UG) was…

For the 31st time, the Foundation for Polish Science has awarded scholarships in the START programme to the most talented young scientists from all over Poland. They will be awarded to 100 outstanding young scientists, including four scientists from the University of Gdańsk. The START programme of the Foundation for Polish Science is the oldest…

The 8th European Congress of Virology (ECV) is the largest virology congress in Europe, attended by European scientists working in various fields of virology. The congress is held every 3 years; the previous one in 2019 was held in Rotterdam and 2016 in Hamburg. This year, the congress was held in Poland for the first time. This is, of course, a great honour for Gdańsk.  The European Society of Virology had entrusted…

We are approaching a spring weekend rich in historical anniversaries. Because of the pandemic, it is devoid of joint patriotic demonstrations. It is more a time for reflection on history. The patriotic and festive weekend begins with International Workers' Solidarity Day, known as Labour Day, celebrated in Poland and around the world on May 1 for 130 years, as a symbolic commemoration of the workers' protests in Chicago…