Prof. Charles H. Bennett - a leading expert in quantum physics and information, doctor honoris causa of the University of Gdańsk, a researcher collaborating with the University of Gdańsk, and an employee of IBM in New York - has been awarded the Turing Award for encryption technology that is theoretically unbreakable. Prof. Charles H. Bennett was…

The Fahrenheit Synergy Programme is set to launch by 25 March at the latest, offering research groups from the MUG, GdańskTech and the University of Gdańsk the chance to secure funding of up to 750,000 PLN for a project. The programme is jointly organised by the Fahrenheit Universities and the investGDA Foundation. The maximum funding…

The University of Gdańsk will take part in promoting science during the upcoming editions of Pomeranian Researchers’ Night in 2026-2027. The event is part of the European Researchers’ Night initiative, which aims to bring the work of researchers closer to the public and to demonstrate how scientific research impacts everyday life and socio-economic development. The Research4Resilience project, under which the next two…

The University of Gdańsk has once again been recognised in the Genius Universitatis competition organised by the ‘Perspektywy’ Educational Foundation, which promotes a creative approach to university advertising. The book ‘Zuzia Visits the University of Gdańsk’, designed to introduce children to the world of science, build a positive image of the University of Gdańsk, and promote equality - including gender equality and…

From left: dr Estera Rintz and dr Beata Chmiel; photo by Grzegorz Mehring/gdansk.pl The City of Gdańsk Jan Uphagen Award for Young Scientists for 2025 has been presented. As was the case last year, the awards in both categories went to researchers from the University of Gdańsk! In the natural and exact sciences category, dr Estera…

The University of Gdańsk has achieved significant success in the competition organised by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education as part of the project ‘Support for teaching processes through the NAVOICA platform’. Three projects prepared by teams of researchers from various departments of the university received funding for the development of…

With over 50 themed stands, presentations and lectures, a tour of MORS Radio, and 11 faculties all in one place, visitors to the University of Gdańsk Open Day had no time to get bored. As every year, the event attracted a lot of interest, especially from school pupils considering studying at Pomerania's largest university. The Faculty of Social…

‘Combining DNA analysis, fingerprints and biomarkers can significantly increase the evidential value of traces,’ argues dr hab. Aneta Lewkowicz, prof. UG. The team she leads has developed a new forensic method that allows more information to be obtained from a single sample than with the methods used to date. This innovative solution, combining…

‘Gladiator’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘The Bodyguard’, ‘Dirty Dancing’ - on 4 March, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic was filled with the sounds of the most famous film music themes. During the concert, the audience had the opportunity to hear songs that have accompanied the greatest cinema and television productions for years…

Throughout the week from 16 to 22 March, children, teenagers and adults will be able to enjoy a host of attractions – join us for Brain Days in the Tricity! We will be promoting knowledge about the brain as part of Brain Awareness Week. Would you like to learn how the brain copes in the digital world? Are successful relationships possible? How can you awaken your creativity? Visit the Faculty of Biology at the…

Since January 2025, the Andrzej Wajda Film Centre at UG has been operating under the auspices of the UG Academic Culture Centre ‘Alternator’. What does it do? What are its plans for further development? Anna Balkiewicz and Tomasz Pupacz tell us more. The film zone of the UG Academic Cultural Centre ‘Alternator’ is expanding. In January 2025, the…

MORS Radio listeners received a pleasant surprise - the university radio station has a new, more transparent website. The address remains the same: mors.ug.edu.pl. Over the past few months, a team consisting of Eden Król, Karol Stachowicz and Jacek Rezner has been working diligently to launch the new website. ‘This would not have been possible without…

212 °F is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale - a symbolic moment when something reaches a critical point. In the case of open science, we are talking about the point at which change becomes inevitable: it is time to act, not just observe. What challenges await us now? We invite you to the debate ‘212 on the Fahrenheit scale - a debate…

As many as 80.5% of graduates of the Faculty of Law and Administration passed the entrance exams for legal applications. This is the third result in the country among all universities educating future lawyers. The data was announced by the Ministry of Justice. The examinations took place on 27 September 2025, and the annual analysis is prepared by the…

The 2nd Equality Day at the University of Gdańsk is behind us. This year, we celebrated it with a ceremony to present the awards granted in the 2nd edition of the Rector's Joanna Schopenhauer Award and in the 4th edition of the Rector's Special Award ‘I Include Gender in Research’ and a debate ‘Does science have a gender?’, which addressed the issue of…

The Fahrenheit Universities have entered the sixth year of activity. This is a perfect moment to reflect on what we have achieved so far and to share our plans for the future.  We warmly invite you to a meeting of the entire intercollegiate academic community. Be with us on 5 March at the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre. Ask a question to the Rectors and take part in a discussion about the future direction of FarU’s…

Employees of the University of Gdańsk will receive increases in their basic salaries with back pay from 1 January 2026. The distribution of funds allocated in connection with the increase in subsidies by the Minister of Science and Higher Education was worked out as part of an agreement between representatives of all UG trade unions and the Rector. The amount of the basic salary increase for UG employees is: PLN 230.00…

Dr Sebastian Susmarski from the Faculty of Management will be implementing the following project under the Horizon Europe programme: ‘Enabling and Connecting Interoperable FAIR Digital Objects’. ‘The University of Gdańsk, thanks to its scientific projects and presence in the SEA-EU alliance, is seen as a valued partner in marine research,’ explains dr…

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Gdynia, the University of Gdańsk Library is opening its archives, presenting a unique selection of prints on the theme of Gdynia and the sea. The exhibition ‘To the sea...’ is an artistic chronicle of a city that has been transformed from a bold vision into a symbol of modernity and freedom. The…

Three scientists from the University of Gdańsk were among the winners of this year's Minister of Science and Higher Education Awards. The awards ceremony took place on 20 February 2026 during the Polish Science Gala at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw - one of the most important annual events in the academic community, organised to celebrate Polish Science Day. Laureates from the University of Gdańsk…

A cooperation agreement between the shipyard and the University of Gdańsk was signed at the headquarters of PGZ Stocznia Wojenna (PGZ Naval Shipyard). The document sets out the framework for partnership in key areas such as process optimisation and administration digitisation, information security using quantum technologies, environmental research, stakeholder management and adapting the organisation to ESG reporting…

The Joanna Schopenhauer Award ceremony and honouring of the winners of the ‘I Include Gender in Research’ competition, a lecture by prof. Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka and a debate moderated by prof. Ewa Łojkowska ‘Does science have a gender?’ - all this is included in the programme of the 2nd Equality Day at the University of Gdańsk. We invite you to…

The year 2026 begins with the University of Gdańsk moving up in important global university rankings, confirming its strong position among Polish universities. The QS agency has published the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026, covering 958 universities from across Europe. The University of Gdańsk has once again been…

On the occasion of National Depression Awareness Day, on 23 February 2026, an interdisciplinary event aimed at the communities of the University of Gdańsk, the Medical University of Gdańsk and the Gdańsk University of Technology will be held in Auditorium D101 at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Gdańsk. The organisers are KN DeepDive UG…

Among the projects that received funding in the latest Horizon Europe programme competitions were four projects co-implemented by the University of Gdańsk. The prestigious grants will help finance research in the areas of counteracting authoritarianism through democratic action, judicial independence and the rule of law in the European Union,…

Prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska, director of the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS), was invited by the European Commission to join a group of 20 experts who debated in Brussels on 4 February the legitimacy of introducing vaccinations to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD). Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of…

Cooperation and International Relations Office invites all employees of Uniwersytet Gdański to participate in the two-day training course 'Inclusivity and Diversity Management', delivered as part of the NAWA project 'Baltic Welcome Hub - Your Gateway to Academia and Global Collaboration' run by Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej under the 'Welcome…

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. It is estimated that nearly 1.7 million patients are diagnosed with it each year, and over 500,000 die from it. In Poland, breast cancer has become one of the greatest threats causing premature mortality in women over the last century. Dr Justyna Topa from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG…

Prof. Anton Zeilinger's nomination to the PAS, an honorary doctorate for Prof. Tomasz Jasiński, and changes to the statutes of The Fahrenheit Union of Universities in Gdańsk were the most widely discussed items at the February meeting of the University of Gdańsk Senate. After the traditional approval of the proposed agenda, to which item 6a…

A record 15 entries from 8 faculties and a new category for social sciences and humanities - this is what the fifth edition of the Young Fahrenheit competition organised by the UG Univentum Labs special purpose vehicle in cooperation with the Technology Transfer Office looked like. The final took place on 9 February 2026 at the Rector's Office of the…