The Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar, has appointed dr hab. Sławomir Steinborn, prof. UG, Head of the Department of Criminal Procedure Law and Forensic Science at the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdańsk, to serve as President of the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk. The appointment document was signed by the Minister of Justice on…

The University of Gdańsk is the only Polish institution honoured with the ‘EU Award for Gender Equality Champions’ for leaders in gender equality, awarded by the European Commission. The university was recognised in the Newcomer Gender Equality Champions category. The European Commission has announced the winners of the third edition of the award for…

Collecting water and sediment samples from streams and proglacial lakes, collecting hydrological and bathymetric data from the reservoirs in the foreground of the White Eagle Glacier and measuring the physicochemical properties of the water - these were some of the tasks that the scientists from the University of Gdańsk and the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz were performing during their research expedition to…

‘These inventions open up new possibilities for the development of a cure for cancer, including pancreatic cancer, which is extremely difficult to treat.’ A team of scientists from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk, led by prof. Anna Herman-Antosiewicz, has been granted two patents for innovative inventions - two organic compounds,…

Using specialised software to simulate quantum systems, performing large calculations and attempting to examine in detail three key issues of quantum Darwinism – this is the project that dr Aleksander A. Lasek from the University of Maryland will work on during his postdoctoral internship at the International Centre for Theory Of Quantum Technologies…

On Polish Science Day - February 19, 2025 - the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń hosted the Polish Science Gala, during which the Minister of Science and Higher Education Awards were presented. Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Lipowska received the award for significant achievements in the field of scientific activity. ‘I congratulate prof. Małgorzata…

Prof. Wiesław Laskowski Professor of physics, winner of numerous national and international grants, supervisor, author of several dozen scientific publications on quantum theory, including the unmasking of the polygamous nature of quantum non-locality, as well as Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Gdańsk - prof. Wiesław…

The prestigious scientific journal Social Psychological and Personality Science has just published the results of a study conducted in 62 countries by a team led by dr hab. Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, prof. UG from the Institute of Psychology at the University of Gdańsk. Over 160 researchers from 62 countries participated in the study, which was…

The Minister of National Defence presented the Marian Rejewski Awards to young scientists conducting research in the field of cybersecurity and cryptology. The second prize in the category of best doctoral dissertation was awarded to dr Marek Winczewski, currently an assistant professor at the Department of Quantum Informatics at the Institute of…

32 PhD students from the University of Gdańsk received funding for their research projects in the 5th edition of the UGrants-start competition. The programme is part of the Excellence Initiative - Research University (IDUB) at the University of Gdańsk. It is designed to support young scientists by funding preliminary research and preparatory activities…