In recent years, there has been a growing demand for effective and safe methods of eliminating microorganisms that cause skin infections in humans and animals. Researchers from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, in collaboration with scientists from the Wrocław University of Technology, have developed an innovative solution for…

3rd place in Poland and 167th in Europe - the University of Gdańsk achieved the highest score in the region in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026! The university also took the top spot on the national podium and second place among Eastern European universities in the Environmental Impact category. The leading global ranking agency,…

‘Acoustic echogram of a water column in the North Atlantic Ocean, obtained during the APERO oceanographic campaign © Anne Lebourges-Dhaussy and Gildas Roudaut (LEMAR / IRD)’ A trip to a science festival held in Brest in the spring awaits the winner of the ‘Very Big Data!’ competition organised by the University of Western Brittany…

VAXICAN, a biotechnology spin-off company of the University of Gdańsk originating from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, developing a modern anti-cancer vaccine platform, has raised PLN 10.5 million from DeepTech Capital Consortium in a seed round. The funds will be used to develop preclinical programmes and bring the first two…

Dr Anna Karłowicz, assistant at the Department of Structural Biology of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, has received the prestigious EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant! The funding will enable her to undertake a research internship at the Radboud Centre for Mitochondrial Medicine in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The scientist will be…

The first meeting of the Chairpersons of the Faculty Councils of Experts for Research Development took place on 14 November at the UG Library. The Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, presented the appointments to the chairpersons of the councils and officially inaugurated their four-year term of office, emphasising that…

The 1st Congress of Rectors and Vice-Rectors brought together nearly 100 female leaders from universities across the country. On 13 November 2025, at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, women holding the highest management positions in Polish universities discussed equality, leadership and the future of higher education. The meeting was opened…

The fifth edition of the ‘Climate Person of the Year’ competition, co-organised by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, has been concluded. In the ‘Young Scientist’ category, the main award went to Mateusz Baluk, a PhD student and employee of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Gdańsk. The award ceremony took place on 13 November in…

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,…

Dr Grzegorz Grabe, assistant professor at the Department of Structural Biology of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG, has received the prestigious FIRST TEAM FENG grant awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) as part of the European Union-funded programme European Funds for a Modern Economy (FENG) 2021-2027. The project…

The Integralia Foundation, established by the ERGO Hestia Group, has been supporting people with disabilities in entering the job market and developing professionally for over 20 years. Its mission is to connect candidates’ potential with employers’ needs - with empathy, professionalism, and real support. They collaborate with over 400 companies and organizations committed to diversity and inclusion…

The Portuguese sun, Atlantic breeze, and unique opportunities for scientific development are just some of the experiences that SEA-EU research internships can offer. As part of the Early Career Researcher programme, researchers who have obtained their PhD within the last seven years have the opportunity to spend several weeks as an intern in one of the…

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.…

What are young, debuting filmmakers interested in? And what new perspectives do they bring to Polish cinema? The Cinerama Fest 2025 Student Film Festival has once again shown that a generation of future filmmakers with a lot to say is on the rise. The film about growing up entitled ‘Heelflip’, directed by Andrzej Habas, received the highest recognition…

For the 10th time, Gdańsk will become the centre of Nordic culture! On 14-16 November, the University of Gdańsk campus, the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre and the Ethnography Department of the National Museum will host the anniversary edition of the Nordic Focus Festival - an event that has been promoting the art, literature, languages and music of the…

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…

The time when we visit cemeteries is a time of encounters - both with our deceased loved ones and with the living who visit them. These encounters have been present in human cultures for thousands of years, as have customs related to burial and commemorating the dead. We talked about the earliest known rituals, their probable significance - both for the deceased and for the living community - and their traces in the…

Silver in the university category and fourth place in the overall classification - ASA UG athletes achieved excellent results during the 2025 Polish Academic Championships! The occasion for celebration was the Academic Sports Gala, which took place in Warsaw on 30 October this year as the culmination of the Academic Sports Congress…

Lion and dragon dances, ocarina playing and a Polish-Chinese fashion show - on 26 October, the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute at the University of Gdańsk was celebrated in the Prof. Jerzy Limon Theatre Hall in the Modern Languages building. ‘For ten years, we have been breaking down cultural barriers and building bridges to the Chinese…

As part of the 10th International Media–Business–Culture. Pomerania 2025 Conference at the University of Gdańsk, a panel was held to summarize the SUMED – Sustainable Multidimensional Media Contents project. The meeting provided an opportunity to present papers focused on the integration of sustainable development goals in the media environment and to…

The National Science Centre has announced the sixth ranking list of projects that have received funding under the NSC MINIATURA 9 competition. Among the winners is a researcher from the University of Gdańsk - dr Magdalena Muszel from the Institute of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk. The pilot project led by dr…

Another success for the invention ‘Nimesulide salts and method for obtaining nimesulide salt crystals’, developed by prof. Artur Sikorski and mgr inż. Małgorzata Rybczyńska - the European Patent Office has issued a decision to grant a patent. Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties. The invention concerns new crystalline forms of the drug…

Prof. Roman Cieśliński, Head of the Hydrology and Water Management Laboratory at the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, has been appointed Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Słowiński National Park for a second five-year term (2025-2030). The Scientific Council of the SNP is an advisory and consultative body supporting…

The 10th Jubilee International Conference MEDIA-BUSINESS-CULTURE. Pomerania 2025 brought together over 70 guests from academic centers in Poland and abroad. The event featured a wide range of activities, including plenary lectures, the celebration of 35 years of creative work by Professor Zbigniew Treppa, a debate on public media, discussions within media subpanels, a screening of the film The Grave, the Media@stery…

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Magdalena Nieczuja-Goniszewska talks to prof. dr hab. Aneta Lewińska, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Gdańsk, on the occasion of its anniversary. - Efforts to establish the Institute began in 2009, but it was not opened until six years later. In October, we will celebrate its tenth anniversary. From your perspective, how has…

Over 200 people took part in the 9th edition of Erasmus Days, which took place on 13-18 October at the Welcome Centre of the University of Gdańsk. During the six days, European values such as inclusiveness and interculturalism were promoted. ‘Erasmus Days were a celebration of diversity. It is beautiful that although we all differ, we are in fact…

A team of three scientists from the University of Gdańsk has developed an innovative system for generating symmetric cryptographic keys and random numbers, which has been patented by the Polish Patent Office. The invention is a response to growing cyber security requirements, as it allows for the highest level of encryption security (e.g. in…