Rising Stars in Materials Science is an award given to 17 early career scientists who represent the breadth, diversity and interconnectedness of materials science conducted around the world. Dr Alicja Mikołajczyk from the Department of Didactics and Popularisation of Science in the Faculty of Chemistry was among the scientists recognised. The editors…

Another publication of research within the Towards Gender Harmony project has occurred in the prestigious journal Nature Scientific Data. The project, headed by dr hab. Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, prof. UG from the Faculty of Social Sciences, was carried out in 62 countries from all over the world. More than 160 male and female researchers…

Dr Aleksandra Brodecka-Goluch on the UG r/v Ocenaograf's deck Once a lake, now a sea. The waters of the Baltic hide many secrets. One of them was discovered by researchers from the University of Kiel and the University of Leipzig, who found a wall at the bottom of the Baltic Sea that testifies to human activity in the region. Dr…

Siphonophor Sulculeolaria chuni (suborder Calycophorae), photo by Maciej Mańko Their larvae are the size of an ant, but over time they surpass even whales in length - siphonophores are the subject of a scientific project by dr Maciej Mańko from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography. The young oceanographer's research proposal…

This year's winners of the Jan Uphagen Prize for Young Scientists of the City of Gdańsk are dr Julia Balcerowska from the UG Institute of Psychology (humanities and social sciences) and dr Karol Steckiewicz from the Medical University of Gdańsk (sciences and natural sciences). On April 12, the laureates received their statuettes from the Mayor of…

The room where no sound reaches, the history of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, but above all the preparations for the forthcoming evaluation were discussed by the Vice-Rector for Research prof. dr hab. Wiesław Laskowski, deans, vice-deans and heads of units at the University of Gdańsk. Evaluation is one of the most important…

The organisers of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women and Science programme have been recognising the achievements of Polish female researchers for more than 23 years. This unique scholarship competition aims to promote women in science and support their research. The project is addressed to female scientists conducting groundbreaking research in the life…

photo by Anna Strzyżak/Kancelaria Sejmu The Speaker of the Sejm appointed the Labour Protection Council for the 12th term of office. Among the appointed members is dr Marta Zbucka-Gargas from the Department of Labour Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the UG, whose candidacy was proposed by the Prime Minister. The…

The Polish Patent Office has issued a decision to grant a patent for the invention named ‘Nimesulide salts and method of obtaining nimesulide salt crystals’. The creators of the invention are dr hab. Artur Sikorski, prof. UG and mgr inż. Małgorzata Rybczyńska. The patent granted to the scientists from the Department of Chemistry concerns new solid…

Paweł Golonko, Szymon Jaskulski and Jędrzej Michalik are UG students who received scholarships from the Minister of Science and Higher Education this year. All laureates were recognised for their significant scientific or artistic achievements; each will receive PLN 17,000. Students from all over Poland competed for the scholarships - each could submit achievements in a particular scientific or artistic discipline, as…