On the 5th of December 2019, Professor Iwona Sagan gave a lecture at the School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London. Its title was: "From communism to neoliberalism and back to populism: changing models of (not only) urban policy". It's been a very important distinction and first Annual David M.Smith Lecture presented by the researcher from Central-East Europe.  Annual David M. Smith Lecture has been one of…

Dr Karol Szczodrowski, a member of the Institute of Experimental Physics, became the laureate of this year's edition of the "French Government Scholarship" (Bourse Gouvernement Francais) program for the research stay. In the framework of the scholarship, he spent a month as a visiting professor at the Chemical Institute of Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF) at the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. The scholarship program…

Professor Stanisław Rosiek from the Institute of Polish Language at the Faculty of Languages of the University of Gdańsk, a tireless researcher of Bruno Schulz's work and a tireless publisher, received an award for intellectual courage from the most important cultural studies journal in Ukraine, "Ji" (Ї). The award was presented in the former Potocki Palace in Lviv on Saturday 14 December 2019. Professor Marek…

In January 2020, team of scientists led by prof. dr hab. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Gdańsk will begin  development of the innovative thin-film photoreactor to be applied in disinfection, treatment of water and treatment of sewage processes.  The project received funding from the National Science Center TANGO 3 Program. The main objective of the project is to design,…

Professor Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska, the head of the Department of Personality Psychology and Forensic Psychology of the Institute of Psychology was appointed a member of the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) for a term of 2020-2023. The new PKA members were given their appointments by the Minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław Gowin on 5th December 2019. Congratulations!

The General Assembly of the Polish Academy of Sciences selected New Members at the 140th session held in Warsaw, on 5 December 2019. During the December session, the General Assembly of the Polish Academy of Sciences selected 38 full members and 51 correspondent members. The selected researchers represent nine Polish scientific institutions, among them researchers from the University of Gdańsk receiving this honor.…

Three University of Gdańsk Professors received the University of Gdańsk Medals at the University of Gdańsk Senate session on 28 November, 2019, namely: prof. dr hab. Stefan Chwin from the Faculty of Languages received the University of Gdańsk Gold Medal, Doctrinae Sapientiae Honestati, awarded for the extraordinary scientific achievements, wisdom and  nobility. prof. dr hab. Anna Szaniawska from the Faculty of…

By decision of the Chapter of the "SYMBOL" IFB UG&MUG has received the prestigious title of "Synergy of Science and Business 2019 Symbol"   Dean of the IFB UG & MUG prof.Igor Konieczny received the award at the Gala, which took place on 22nd of November 2019 in Katowice. Among distinguished in this year's edition were also: Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego and Uniwersytet Rzeszowski…

The intention of ELSEVIER Research Impact Leaders Awards is to identify and highlight universities whose latest (from 2016-2018) publications have the greatest impact on the visibility of Polish science in the world. The award promotes the high quality of scientific research and internationalization. The jury of the Award takes into account the increase in the number of publications in the most prestigious scientific…

Piotr Pawlak, student of mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics , Physics and Informatics of the University of Gdańsk was awarded the City of Gdańsk Culture Prize for Young Artists. He was recognized for his outstanding achievements in national and international piano competitions. Piotr Pawlak has also won numerous prizes in mathematics , physics, informatics and mathematical linguistics. He performs in Poland and…