After years of working in special services, dr Piotr Robakowski decided to use his experience in science. Currently, at the Institute of Political Sciences at the University of Gdańsk, he deals with security issues broadly, including security in medical institutions. We talk to our specialist about the causes of the recent attack on the premises of Charles University in Prague and the prevention of such incidents…

Director of the Office of Science Dr Katarzyna Świerk has been appointed Ambassador of the Research Evaluation and Assessment Expert thematic group in the international RM project ROADMAP - Creating Framework Conditions for Research Management to Strengthen the European Research Area. The project brings together a pan-European community involved in…

Photo by Alan Stocki/UG Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn was elected Vice-Chairman of the CSE during the first plenary meeting of the Council for Scientific Excellence (CSE) for the term 2024-2027. Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn served as the Chair of the CSE for the first term (2019-2023) after his appointment in 2019 by the Minister of Science and…

Minister of Science and Higher Education Dariusz Wieczorek has announced a new list of scientific journals and peer-reviewed proceedings from international conferences. The list was drawn up based on a draft prepared by the Commission for the Evaluation of Science (KEN). The main objective of publishing the new list at the beginning of 2024 is to…

Dr John Selby What actually makes quantum computers faster than classical computers? Dr John Selby from the International Centre For Theory Of Quantum Technologies UG and an international team are looking for a complete answer to this question. The British scientist will coordinate the project, which is funded at €809,996 from…

Prof. Łukasz Rudnicki  Seven universities and nine companies will develop innovative sensors to analyse the atmosphere's composition. One of the project partners is the University of Gdańsk. A team of UG scientists led by dr hab. Łukasz Rudnicki, prof. UG from the International Centre for Theory Of Quantum Technologies will develop…

The Polish Academy of Sciences has announced the commencement of the election procedure for new members of the PYA. Candidates - young researchers holding at least a doctoral degree and distinguished by outstanding scientific achievements - can be submitted until the end of February 2024. The final selection will be made by the PAS General Assembly.…

Prof. Krzysztof Liberek in his office. Photo: Alan Stocki/UG Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Liberek will receive today, December 6, the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science, called the Polish Nobel Prize, due to its prestigious nature. The ceremony will take place in Warsaw and will be broadcast on the FNP channel on…

Elections to the Scientific Committees of the Polish Academy of Sciences, beginning their term in 2024, have concluded. Twenty-three UG scientists were included in the 71 teams that will form numerous opinions, positions, expert opinions, and forecasts over the next four years. In an age of populism and misinformation, the Polish Academy of Sciences…

A prestigious grant within the NSC PRELUDIUM 22 competition has been awarded to Jurand Sobiecki, a Doctoral School of Humanities and Social Sciences participant at the University of Gdańsk. For the next three years, he will carry out, under the scientific supervision of dr hab. Natascha Kosakowska-Berezecka, prof. UG, a project entitled 'The role of…