International Human Rights Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948. At the University of Gdańsk, this day was an opportunity to meet with President Lech Wałęsa, co-founder of Solidarity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. The meeting was…

‘Students for Seniors’ is a campaign in which University of Gdańsk students will help older people use new technologies, such as phones and apps, during biweekly office hours. The initiative was prepared by the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities (CASiD). The first consultation session will take place on 10 December…

The University of Gdańsk was the eighth most popular choice in the country in terms of the total number of applicants and ranked sixth among public higher education institutions in terms of the number of students admitted to first-degree and uniform master's degree programmes, according to data from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education on…

On 10 December, which is the International Human Rights Day, President Lech Wałęsa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk, will visit the University and give a guest lecture. International Human Rights Day was established to commemorate the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948 in Paris. President Lech Wałęsa's…

The Orlen Foundation has awarded grants to student research clubs carrying out projects in the fields of chemistry, physics, and STEM-related sciences. In the pilot edition of the ‘From Molecule to Galaxy’ programme, 32 research clubs received financial support, three of which operate at the University of Gdańsk! The Scientific Circle of Chemists and the Scientific Circle of Environmental Protection will carry out…

In November, the University of Gdańsk is once again joining the nationwide Movember campaign, which aims to raise awareness about men's health, particularly testicular and prostate cancer prevention and mental health. The campaign aims to encourage prevention, break taboos and support the development of a culture of health care in the…

Photo: Grzegorz Mehring The City of Gdańsk Jan Uphagen Prizes for Young Scientists in both categories went to researchers from the University of Gdańsk! The winners were dr Sylwia Klińska-Bąchor from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG (in the category of exact and natural sciences) and mgr Jurand Sobiecki, MA,…

The results of the fourth edition of the Academic Citizens' Budget and the second edition of the Green University of Gdańsk are in! Five ACB UG projects (three employee and two student projects) and two projects submitted to the Green University competition will be implemented. To date, nearly 17,000 people have voted in all four editions of ACB UG, and a total of 12 projects have been implemented on the university…

The Media Monitoring Institute and Press magazine have published the Top Brand 2025 report, which presents the results of the most important study of brand strength and its presence in the Polish media. The University of Gdańsk ranked 149th among the 500 strongest brands in Poland and 9th in the industry ranking of universities. UG is the only higher education institution from Pomerania to be included in the ranking.…

We invite you to the 8th meeting of the Fahrenheit Universities' Women's Club Association, which will take place in the unique space of the St. John's Centre in Gdańsk on Monday, 24 November. The FarU Women's Club is an association established on 21 June 2023, bringing together researchers and employees from three leading universities in Gdańsk - the Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology and the…