Three University of Gdańsk scientists received the NAWA Bekker Program scholarships. Dr hab. Tomasz Besta, from the Faculty of Social Sciences, project titled:„Normatywne i nienormatywne działania zbiorowe: tożsamość, emocje i wymiary kulturowe” [Normative and innormative collective actions: identity, emotions, cultural dimensions], Flinders University, Australia Dr Anna Klimaszewska, Faculty of Law and Administration…

On Monday 13 January the Mayor of Sopot Scholarship for PhD Students was awarded to three laureates including two doctoral students from the University of Gdańsk: Monika Lipińska (Faculty of Biology) and Dorota Sakowicz (Faculty of History) for their scientific achievements in the 2018/2019 academic year. It is Monika Lipińska's second Mayor of Sopot Scholarship in a row. The scholarship is awarded annually to support…

A voyage to Antarctica, photo. prof. T. Palmowski… Professor Tadeusz Palmowski from the Institute of Geography of the University of Gdańsk spent the end of November and the first half of December 2019 participating in an expedition to Antarctica. The journey began and ended in the Chilean port of Punta Arenas. The expedition took place onboard MS Roald Amundsen, a modern hybrid expedition cruise…

BARI stands for Baltic Science Network Mobility Programme for Research Internships. 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. During their internship, students will assist in research and lab work for a proposed project. They will be hosted by research groups…

Dr hab. Zbigniew Kaczyński, prof. UG, the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry serves as the Project Manager for four Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development projects, which aim at obtaining industry commissions’ foreign certificates and accreditations for the University of Gdańsk, hence improving international competitiveness of the university. The planned accreditations are: Eurobachelor Certification…

Dr Ewelina Król from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk and Iwona Pawliczek from the Professor Krzysztof Skóra Marine Station of the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdańsk are ranked among '50 bold women of 2019' in Gazeta Wyborcza's Wysokie Obcasy magazine. Dr Ewelina Król has been recognized for  "her work on innovative vaccines…

Professor Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz, 2019 EUI Fernand Braudel Fellow has been nominated the member of the Editorial Board the Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law On October, 26, 2019 College of Europe in Bruges hosted first meeting of the Editorial Board of the Oxford Encyclopaedia of EU Law. Oxford Encyclopaedia of EU Law is the flagship project of the Oxford University Press whose ambition is to present state of the art in…

On December 18, 2019, in the Senate room of the University of Gdańsk, the 50th defense of a  doctoral dissertation carried out under supervision of prof. dr. hab. Grzegorz Węgrzyn took place. The anniversary dissertation authored by Karolina Pierzynowska was entitled "Induction of autophagy as a mechanism of genistein action in the experimental therapy of neurodegenerative diseases". Dr Dorota Myślińska from the…

“The search for targets of immune system targeted therapy and the search for resistance mechanisms of current immunotherapy methods” was the topic of the XVIII Polpharma Foundation scientific competition to fund research projects. The competition saw 16 applications, all of which were reviewed. On 10 October 2019, the Scientific Council of the Foundation, based on the evaluations and own assessment, ranked the…

Professor Jerzy Piotr Gwizdała, Rector of the University of Gdańsk, received the European Medal awarded by the European Economic and Social Committee, the institution operating at the European Commission and the Business Centre Club. The Rector of the University of Gdańsk was awarded for promoting European ideas in Poland. The European Medal is a non-commercial, nationwide initiative of the European Economic and…