The University of Gdańsk's highest honorary dignity was awarded to the Nobel Prize winner in literature Olga Tokarczuk. The awarding of the title of doctor honoris causa to the writer took place on March 18 in Artus Court and it was attended by members of the UG academic community and representatives of the most important institutions in Pomerania. The…

On Friday, March 15, 2024, an agreement was signed between the Rector, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, and representatives of the three trade unions operating at the University of Gdańsk on salary increases. The proposed amounts for academic teachers are not only higher than the minimums resulting from the law but also introduce a transparent policy for shaping salaries at our university.  The understanding regulating the…

The ceremony of appointing new members of the Legal Committee, selected from among theoreticians and practitioners of international law representing Polish academic and scientific centres, took place during the Committee's inaugural meeting on March 11, this year. The appointment letters to the 15 new members of the Advisory Legal Committee to the…

What is Russian disinformation? How do you dement fake news during a face-to-face conversation? Where should we be most wary of fake news? This is what we talk about with mgr Adam Majchrzak, an assistant at the Institute of Media, Journalism and Social Communication, who is also associated with the Demagog Association. If you are interested in the topic of disinformation, enter the fact-checking competition 'Detector…

The University of Gdańsk is launching the first special edition of the Academic Citizens' Budget called Green University of Gdańsk - Zielony Uniwersytet Gdański (Green UG - Zielony UG). Projects that will contribute to the green transformation of our university can be submitted to the competition. Students, doctoral students, academics and…

Is it safe for humans to treat antibiotic-resistant infections with bacteriophages - viruses that destroy bacterial cells? This is what biologists from the University of Gdańsk decided to test in collaboration with a scientist from the University of Agriculture in Krakow. Their findings suggest that phage therapy can be considered a safe method. The…

Dr Weronika Babinska-Wensierska is the first person to graduate from the Intercollegiate Doctoral School of Biotechnology at UG and MUG, and she defended her PhD with honours. We invite you to read a conversation on the state of natural water bodies and the impact of bacteria on agricultural land.   Julia Bereszczyńska: - In your doctoral thesis, you…

On Monday, 18 March 2024, the University of Gdańsk will host two events with the Nobel Laureate in Literature: a ceremonial session of the UG Senate on the occasion of Olga Tokarczuk being awarded a doctor honoris causa title by our University and her meeting with the UG academic community. The Senate of the University of Gdańsk, at the proposal of the…

Open Days are one of the largest and most popular events organised at the University of Gdańsk. It is attended by students and teachers from secondary schools as well as students and staff from UG, and everyone views the two days differently. Below are some of these perspectives. From left: Zofia Kacprzak, Aneta Mazurowska…

photo by Alan Stocki Which studies should I choose? Where would I like to work in the future? What field of study matches my passions? Thanks to the UG Open Days, answering these questions becomes easier! On March 12 and 13, secondary school students can check what it means to be a student at the University of Gdańsk. UG Open Days…

The Center for Student and Doctoral Student Activity UG and the Student Parliament would like to invite you to a special charity concert, which will take place on March 14 (Thursday) at Klubokawiarnia Index, 66 Polanki St. Start at 6:00 p.m. ‘We would like to invite you to a unique charity concert which we are organising to support the family of our…

The SEA-INNOVATE HUB platform has been launched, offering numerous courses, opportunities for international cooperation and the chance to carry out scientific projects, R&D projects, or commercialise research. This is the result of a joint effort by six SEA-EU universities as part of the ReSEArch-EU project. The SEA-INNOVATE HUB consists of three pillars: an exchange of good practices, a Marketplace tool, and a…

‘War is always on my mind, I can't stop thinking about it. Even this morning I read the news that my hometown was attacked by drones. Every day we hear about rocket attacks or air raid alerts(...) This is what every resident of Ukraine is struggling with,’ Oscar winner Vasilisa Stepanenko told Neptun TV in an interview. Vasilisa Stepanenko, producer of the film '20 Days in Mariupol', which was awarded by the American…

An RPG session set in post-apocalyptic Poland, a LARP  (live-action role-playing game), and cult board and card games - these await the participants of the Board Game Night organised by the ‘UGranie’ Scientific Circle and the Chemical Business Scientific Circle.  We invite both fans of short, quick games and long, complicated sessions. The event…

photo by Marcel Jakubowski More than 100 members of the UG academic community took part in the preparation of the University of Gdańsk's exhibition at the Edu Offshore Wind Fair. Together, they created the largest exhibition among all universities. Students and staff members talked about UG's potential in the offshore and green…

From the left: Member of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Board Agnieszka Kapała-Sokalska, prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Lipowska How to support mental health care at the local government level? On March 4, the Pomeranian Mental Health Team initiated its new term! Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Lipowska from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the UG…

On the initiative of the UG Center for Student and Doctoral Student Activity (CASiD) and thanks to the commitment of female students, doctoral students and employees of our university, March will be celebrated as Women's Rights Month. March is the month when women celebrate their holiday. On this occasion, once again, CASiD UG has prepared a series of…

A team of qualified gardeners - employees of the university instead of an external company - will take care of the plantings on the university campus. The employees will mainly take care of the day-to-day maintenance of the Campus' green areas and their functionality. The main field of activity will be the University Campus in Gdańsk-Oliwa, but the…

The doctoral thesis entitled 'Forecasting the risk of bankruptcy for companies in the construction industry using statistical classification methods' defended at the Faculty of Management of the University of Gdańsk by dr Tomasz Nowicki won the main prize in the doctoral thesis category in a competition organised by StatSoft Polska. In the twenty-fifth…

A new expert team is overseeing the research, strategic, and technological development of the UG ship r/v Oceanograf. The unit will ensure that the ship's potential is properly exploited, especially in the context of research voyages. ‘The team will be in charge of coordinating activities related to the r/v Oceanograf vessel, which is used for scientific research on the one hand and for commercial activities on the…

Dr Magdalena Nowacka from the Faculty of Social Sciences’ Institute of Psychology was the first person in the Doctoral School of Humanities and Social Sciences to defend her PhD. Read a conversation on clinical perfectionism and gender dysphoria among transgender people - these issues were the subject of her doctoral dissertation.   Julia Bereszczynska…

The University of Gdańsk was the only university in Poland to receive funding for two International Research Agendas in the latest round of funding from among all four units that were awarded these funds. The establishment of one of them was supported by Nobel Prize winner prof. Anton Zeilinger. ‘International Centre for Quantum Technology Theory 2.0: B and R Industrial and Experimental Phase’ (ICTQT) and ‘Science for…

The Patent Office of the Republic of Poland issued a decision to grant a patent for the invention called Recombinant Virus-Like Particle of Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Its Medical Application. The inventors are: dr hab. Ewelina Król, prof. UG, Marta Zimna, mgr, Gabriela Brzuska, prof. dr hab. Bogusław Szewczyk and Sara Boch-Kminikowska, mgr. The…

  ‘Science is infinite. Each of us scientists carries within us questions that are the leaven for research. We get involved in discussions and polemics that build cooperation or direct us on specific scientific paths,’ with these words, Rector prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski opened the first part of the celebrations of the 54th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Gdańsk. At the University of Gdańsk…

How have Polish-Ukrainian relations changed over the past two years? The six-day celebration commemorating the 10th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the 2nd anniversary of the full-scale war concluded with the panel 'Polish-Ukrainian relations after 24.02.2022'. On 26 February, diplomats, politicians, academics and activists met at the…

Spatial structure of an example protein containing an iron-sulfur centre Dr hab. Rafał Dutkiewicz, prof. UG from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, has received funding of PLN 688,080 in the PRELUDIUM BIS 5 competition announced by the National Science Centre.                              The funding was…

A group of University of Gdańsk staff participated in the Staff Week - Sustainable Finance organised by Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope. During these few inspiring days, the research and teaching staff and administrative staff of the partner universities of the SEA-EU project had a unique opportunity to learn, integrate, inspire and exchange experiences. The University of Gdańsk was represented in the…

photo by Alan Stocki/UG University of Gdańsk Trefl Sopot - this will be the name of the team Trefl II Sopot. The authorities of the UG, Trefl Sopot S.A., and Trefl Foundation signed a letter of intent on Monday 26.02.2024. The project supports the promotion of basketball in the region of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and all of Poland…

The functions of basigin, an important protein for the human body, will be investigated by the team of dr hab. inż Agnieszka Piwkowska from the Faculty of Chemistry. The scientist is the head of the project, which was co-financed under the National Science Centre's Prelude BIS 5 programme for PLN 687 000. The team's findings may help to better understand ailments associated with diabetes, such as kidney damage and…

There is a ban on bringing dogs on faculty premises, but what would happen if it was lifted? This was investigated by researchers dr Magdalena Gajewska, dr Natalia Treder-Rochna and dr Magdalena Żadkowska. A pilot study 'Dog at WNS' took place at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Twenty-one students and faculty took part, bringing their charges to work…