- From the data of the World Tourism Organisation, which you presented in your speech at the InfoGlob 2022 conference on 'Mass tourism or virtual tourism? Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic', we see that before the pandemic, around 1.5 billion people moved annually. On the one hand, this seems like a lot, with some cities like Venice, Dubrovnik and Barcelona limiting, under the influence of residents, the access of…

Dr Aleksandra Maria Kocot from the Faculty of Biology of UG, dr Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska and dr Marcin Połom from the Faculty of Social Sciences, as well as dr Illia Serdiuk from the Institute of Experimental Physics of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of UG, have been awarded the Minister's scholarship for outstanding young scientists for significant achievements in scientific activity in 2022. The…

We would like to invite you to the panel 'Faces of young science'. The panel, which will take place on July 7, 2022 in Room S208 in the Faculty of Social Sciences, will explore the career paths of young, outstanding scientists who have significant achievements despite their age. Guest speakers will talk about what they faced when starting their careers, what scientific challenges and institutional obstacles they…

Autorzy słownika. Thanks to the work and commitment of six students of Genetics and Experimental Biology from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk, under the supervision of mgr Barbara Kubica-Daniel from the Centre for Foreign Languages at the University of Gdańsk, an online Polish-English dictionary was published in the field of broadly…

- 'The amount of water that circulates in nature is constant. On the other hand, the quality of water and the disposable resources are significantly decreasing. We need to be aware of this, and we don't understand it,' - says prof. dr hab. inż. Julita Dunalska, head of the Limnological Station UG in a conversation with dr Elżbieta Czapka. The 'University Conversations on Sustainable Development' series is carried out by…

Photo by Krzysztof Witecki Prof. dr hab. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska, head of the Department of Environmental Technology and the Photocatalysis Team at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, director of the Fahrenheit Universities, received the 'Primum Cooperatio' statuette during this year's gala of the 'Pomeranian Employer of the Year' competition…

Dr Marta Pobłocka. Dr Marta Anna Pobłocka from the International Centre for Research on Cancer Vaccines and dr Thomas George Zlosnik from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science have won research grants within the POLONEZ BIS 1 competition organised by the National Science Centre. They obtained a total of over PLN 2 million. Dr Marta…

The National Science Centre has announced OPUS 22 and SONATA 17 competitions for research grants. Numerous scientists from the University of Gdańsk are on the shortlist. In total, UG departments will receive over PLN 15 million. Finally, 589 out of 3005 submitted applications will receive funding in the total amount of nearly PLN 740 million. OPUS 22 is a competition that does not take into account the advancement of…

In connection with the progressing commercialisation of the market of scientific journals, the Rector-Dean Office accepted the recommendation concerning the publication of the staff and doctoral students of the University of Gdańsk in scientific journals. The University authorities recommend that the choice of a journal should be based primarily on its prestige in the given scientific environment. They also recommend…

Above all, the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated on May 22, is a reminder of environmental protection. How to rebuild the relationship between man and nature, what can we do every day to care for the environment? Among other things, we talk with dr hab. Piotr Rutkowski from the Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation of the Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk…