Prof. dr hab. Anna Herman-Antosiewicz, Head of Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, UG Faculty of Biology, received Polish Smart Development Award 2020 in “Scientist of the future’ category. This outstanding award, highly-regarded  by academics and business, promotes and appreciates authors of social and technological innovations, together with investments directly and indirectly improving standard of life. The…

Pursuant to the Order of Minster of Science and Higher Education the advisory group was appointed to prevent, counteract and combat COVID-19, of which a member is prof. dr hab. Krystyna Bieńkowska-Szewczyk, Head of Laboratory of Virus Molecular Biology at the UG Institute of Biotechnology. The advisory group will be mainly responsible for: preparing and presenting information to the minister regarding the epidemic…

As a response to the dire needs of medical and sanitary services, due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus threat, the University of Gdańsk has provided its specialist apparatus to the Gdańsk Voivodship Unit of the State Sanitary Inspection to help address current treatment and testing crisis. The apparatus, Thermal Cycler Light Cycler 480 II for marking genetic material of the virus using RT-PCR technology, allows for…

BARI offers summer research internships with appropriate academic training across the Baltic Sea Region to students with interest in Life Sciences, Photon & Neutron Science and Welfare State. In the first stage of the project the submissions of internship proposals from PhD students via the BARI portal were collected. Since 29th February 2020  the portal has been opened for BA/MA students to apply for the research…

Three best authors were awarded for this year theses competition, organized for the fourth time by the Polish Chinese Business Council. The winners from the universities in Gdańsk and Warsaw, received valuable prizes: full year, paid internship at the Chinese university of choice and tablets. During the New Year Meeting of the Polish Chinese Business Council members and partners, on 27 February 2020, at the Warsaw Old…

Dr Wojciech Glac from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk won the Science Popularizers 2019 competition in ‘Scientist’ category, organized by PAP – Science in Poland portal and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The researcher is an esteemed academic and popularizer of knowledge concerning brain. He is also a driving force behind the Tricity Brain Days held at the University of Gdańsk. The 15th…

UG INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS NOMINATED FOR ‘POMORSKIE SZTORMY’ CONTEST The new building of the Institute of Informatics has been nominated for this year edition of ‘Pomorskie Sztormy’ (Pomeranian Storms) contest, among the Pomeranian Euro-inspirations in the ‘Infrastructure’ category. Readers and internet users may vote until the 13 March 2020. The competition is organized by Gazeta Wyborcza Trójmiasto newspaper and the…

Scientists from IFB: MSc Aleksandra Urban (first author), MSc Anna Felberg, PhD Grzegorz Stasiłojć, PhD Marcin Okrój (corresponding author) from Department of Cell Biology and Immunology and MSc Marcel Thiel and PhD Stanisław Ołdziej from Laboratory of Biopolymers Structure published their results in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI)! JACI is ranked #1 in “allergy” and #6 in “immunology” category…

The 21st edition of Professor Aleksander Gieysztor Award Ceremony took place on 25 February 2020 in Warsaw. The Professor Aleksander Gieysztor Award is granted to institutions or persons for outstanding achievements in the field of protection of the Polish cultural heritage in the following areas: museology, art conservation, archiving and libraries; international promotion and protection of the Polish cultural heritage…

The Minister of Science and Higher Education Awards were presented during the Polish Science Gala on 19 February 2020 in Toruń. The event was a substantial part of Polish Science Day celebrations – a new, official Polish holiday. Three outstanding University of Gdańsk scientists were among the award recipients: Prof. Anna Machnikowska, Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn and Prof. Jacek Zaucha. “ I wish the Polish Science Day shapes…