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The University of Wrocław plays for paediatric oncology and haematology! We are taking part in the 33rd finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity!

The Historical Institute of the University of Wrocław cordially invites you to the next “Szewski czwartek” – an interdisciplinary online lecture to be held on 30 January at 6 pm.

Welcome to a remarkable expedition to the origins of mankind! Blazing the Trail is a five-episode podcast that the University of Wrocław was involved in producing. It was created through the combined efforts of Breakthru Films, the Australian Museum, the University of Sydney, the University of Wrocław and the University of Liverpool. The podcast takes listeners on an epic journey from our earliest known ancestors in Africa to the global spread of modern humans. Focusing on what makes us human, Blazing the Trail discusses key stages in our history, which include the origins of tool use and evolution, the harnessing of fire, the emergence of language, or the ability to adapt to different natural conditions and the ability to migrate.

The Gold Medal of Chemistry 2024 was awarded to Jan Kachnowicz, a student at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław. His award-winning thesis is entitled: ‘Experimental and computational studies of Cu(II) and Zn(II)complexes with a peptide from MUC7 containing the HHH motif ’.

On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, the first integrative bus trip of the UWr Faculty of Letters students to Dresden took place. It took the form of a workshop addressed to students of Polish Studies (second year, pursuing a course in Romantic literature) and German Studies. The purpose of the trip was a monographic exhibition of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich, organised as part of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the prominent Dresden painter – a precursor of Romanticism in European painting – considered one of the most important cultural events of the past year.

ACTRIS is the biggest infrastructure in the world dedicated to atmospheric research in various locations. In Europe, it is formed by over 100 entities from 20 countries. What role does University of Wrocław play in it? It is one of the partners called as National Facility, and it has just become the leader of a scientific project with a budget of almost PLN 22 million!

The subject “Personality and linguistic and cultural mediation” (3 ECTS; ref. 2023-1-ES01-KA131-HED-000118257-1), organized as part of the Erasmus+ short-term mobility, the so-called Blended Intensive Program/BIP, was very successful. The coordinator of the project from Spain, the University of Murcia (Universidad de Murcia/UMU) – Faculty of Letters (Facultad de Letras) – invited the University of Wrocław to cooperate (the largest group, with 42 students), Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan (UAM; 7 students), Università degli Studi di Firenze (UNIFI; 5 students), and Università degli Studi di Milano (UNIMI; 4 students).

Who was really the man commonly believed to be St. Nicholas or Santa Claus? What is his true story? Has his image changed over the centuries? During the lecture, prof. dr hab. Leszek Berezowski will talk about the history of St. Nicholas and Santa Claus, his origins and activities, ancient customs, traditions and beliefs, and how the figures of St. Nicholas and Santa Claus has changed over the centuries.

The College for Interdisciplinary Individual Studies of the University of Wrocław is pleased to invite you to the IMMATRICULATION and INAUGURATION ceremony of the 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR.