Photo by M. Byczkowski An ageing population and lifestyle diseases such as osteoporosis and cancer are causing a steady increase in the number of patients suffering from bone fractures and diseases. There is therefore a growing need to find a remedy for such damage. Innovative biomaterials developed with the participation of a team…

The creation of an innovative, comprehensive platform supporting the mobility of scientists and their career development based on European standards through the establishment of a regional NAWA-EURAXESS network point, which will strengthen the international competitiveness of Gdańsk and Pomerania, attract world-class scientists and increase the…

The Foundation for the Advancement of Science in Poland has announced a list of the 100 outstanding Polish scientists under the age of 30. The list includes five young scientists from the University of Gdańsk. All young scientists from the University of Gdańsk represent the exact sciences. Among those distinguished were: Mateusz Baluk from the Faculty…

Research on storm deposits on coastlines allows for the reconstruction of the frequency and strength of past weather events. Earth-Science Reviews has just published a review article summarising over a decade of geological research on storms in the Baltic Sea over the last few thousand years. The publication was co-authored by dr Damian Moskalewicz from the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography at the University of…

Scientists from the University of Gdańsk have discovered a new species of mite. It is a skin parasite that caused serious symptoms in the head of the Senegal galago. The new species of mite has been named Demodex galagoensis (Izdebska, Rolbiecki et Skomorucha, 2025). It was discovered and described, along with the symptoms of parasitism, by scientists…

Kacper Tomasik Two third-year students of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG - Kacper Tomasik and Jan Styn - represented the University of Gdańsk at the international scientific conference Znanstveni skup o zaštiti okoliša i održivom razvoju - ZORH 2025, organised by the University of Split (Croatia). They…

The Polish-German Foundation for Science will co-finance research by scientists from the University of Gdańsk in the project ‘Young entrepreneurs in Poland and Germany. Two legal systems, three perspectives: economic law, labour law, financial law’, led by the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk. The principal investigator of the international project and coordinator of research in the field of…

Dr Katarzyna Świerk, UG Representative for Open Access to Publications and Research Results; photo by Alan Stocki The University of Gdańsk has adopted a Research Data Management Policy, which is an important step towards transparency, quality and accountability in scientific research. Along with the document, a guide for researchers…

Photo by Monika Nagórska Are the Middle Ages really ‘dark ages’? What new discoveries can old sources reveal to us? What can previous eras teach us, including about ourselves? Prof. Emilia Jamroziak, who took over the Named Chair of Honour of Professor Maria Janion in the 2024/2025 academic year, spoke to us about the Middle Ages,…

Photo: NAWA archives (nawa.gov.pl) Increasing academic mobility and strengthening the international position of Polish science, as well as building a strong position of Polish universities and research institutes in the world - these are the key issues to be addressed by the National Team for the Development of the…