Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin appointed Doctor Sławomir Antkiewicz from the Department of International Business at the University of Gdańsk to the Council of the National Center for Research and Development. The Council consists of thirty representatives of the scientific, socio-economic and financial community and the representatives of individual ministries (usually deputy ministers). The duties of the Council…

The year 2020 is a special date for the whole University of Gdańsk because we celebrate our 50th anniversary. It is also a special year for the UG Faculty of Biology Biological Station. It celebrates both the round anniversary of our university and the anniversary of Sobieszewo Island creation, the place its located at. This year marks the 180th anniversary of one of the Vistula river branches , Wisła Śmiała (Bold…

Finalists have been announced in Poland's oldest and most prestigious competition for scientists, institutions and social activists whose passion is sharing knowledge with people outside the academic community. Science Promoter 2019 nominee in the ‘Scientist’ category, dr Wojciech Glac is a physiologist and neuroscientist at the Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk. 22…

University of Gdańsk researchers elected Members of the Scientific Committees of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the term 2020-2023. 3. Committee on Demographic Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences dr hab. Beata Jackowska, prof. UG Faculty of Management 5. Committee on Ethnological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences dr hab. Tarzycjusz Buliński, prof. UG Faculty of History 6.…

Professor Iwona Sagan was invited by the Director of the Strategy Department at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy to join a body of experts responsible for the preparation of the programme of the 11th World Urban Forum, that will be held in Katowice in 2022. Congratulations! The panel of experts consists of 25 representatives of the central government, the City of Katowice, the Silesian Voivodeship, NGOs,…

Dr Agnieszka Gajewicz-Skrętna from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Gdańsk was named the finalist of Lirene, Kobieta,Innowcja.Natura (Woman. Innovation, Nature) Contest, in the area of Science. The University of Gdańsk researcher develops new computer tools that support chemical risk analysis, reducing number of lab animals necessary for trials, saving time, research costs and amount of waste in genuine…

Dr hab. Michał R. Szymański won the internal competition among the FIRST Team grant awardees to receive over  PLN 480,000 funding. That money will allow for the purchase of the specialized Amersham Typhoon RGB Biomolecular Imager, equipped with fluorescence, radioactivity, densitometry and chemiluminescence detection modes. Dr hab. Michał R. Szymański, University of Gdańsk Associate Professor,  is the Head of the…

Three University of Gdańsk scientists received the NAWA Bekker Program scholarships. Dr hab. Tomasz Besta, from the Faculty of Social Sciences, project titled:„Normatywne i nienormatywne działania zbiorowe: tożsamość, emocje i wymiary kulturowe” [Normative and innormative collective actions: identity, emotions, cultural dimensions], Flinders University, Australia Dr Anna Klimaszewska, Faculty of Law and Administration…

On Monday 13 January the Mayor of Sopot Scholarship for PhD Students was awarded to three laureates including two doctoral students from the University of Gdańsk: Monika Lipińska (Faculty of Biology) and Dorota Sakowicz (Faculty of History) for their scientific achievements in the 2018/2019 academic year. It is Monika Lipińska's second Mayor of Sopot Scholarship in a row. The scholarship is awarded annually to support…

A voyage to Antarctica, photo. prof. T. Palmowski… Professor Tadeusz Palmowski from the Institute of Geography of the University of Gdańsk spent the end of November and the first half of December 2019 participating in an expedition to Antarctica. The journey began and ended in the Chilean port of Punta Arenas. The expedition took place onboard MS Roald Amundsen, a modern hybrid expedition cruise…