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A PhD as an entrepreneurial project? As part of the MEiN undertaking, gaining a doctoral degree does not have to involve working only at a university. Two proposals from the University of Gdańsk entered the fifth edition of the 'Implementation PhD' programme. 'Implementation PhD' is a scientific work, which, in addition to its substantive value, is intended to directly…
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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…
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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…
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On December 18, 2019, in the Senate room of the University of Gdańsk, the 50th defense of a  doctoral dissertation carried out under supervision of prof. dr. hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn took place. The anniversary dissertation authored by Karolina Pierzynowska was entitled "Induction of autophagy as a mechanism of genistein action in the experimental therapy of neurodegenerative diseases". Dr Dorota Myślińska from the…