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Recruitment for studies at the University of Wrocław is still open, and today, 7 July, we are checking the Internet Registration System to provide you with the latest statistics on the popularity of fields of study. We currently have 18,835 applications from 10,836 candidates!

What are the effects of being in space and are they very noticeable? Have the studies conducted on the ISS contributed to the development of new materials and technologies used in everyday objects? What are the biggest hygiene challenges in zero gravity? After many days of waiting, young space enthusiasts were finally able to connect with Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and ask him questions about the IGNIS space mission, research conducted in space and the life of an astronaut. It was worth the wait!

During his stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Polish astronaut dr Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski will connect live with Polish children and youth on four occasions, including during an event hosted at our university as part of the IGNIS mission’s accompanying educational programme.

We are pleased to announce the release of the first episode of the English-language podcast “Tatars in Poland: Adopted Homeland”, co-created by dr Ewa Górska from the University of Wrocław and prof. Maurits Berger from Leiden University. This unique project explores one of the oldest Muslim communities in Europe – the Polish Tatars.

In our series #MondayswithWUWr, we keep you up to date with the most important events, book news, and issues important to the Publishing House! We also encourage you to follow the wuwr.eu website and the Publishing House’s social media – Fb, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. Follow us to be up to date!

On 26 June, new full and corresponding members of the Polish Academy of Sciences were elected. Among them are two researchers from the University of Wrocław, who join a prestigious group of over 300 scholars recognised for their outstanding scientific achievements and authority within the academic community.

On Thursday, 26 June, the Academic Career Office, in collaboration with the University Library team, had the pleasure of organising a special event for graduates of our University. The meeting combined both a touch of sentiment and a spirit of discovery – for some of the attendees, it was their first visit to the current BUWr building and a unique opportunity to see the Library’s most valuable items up close.

In early June 2025, a group of second-year Czech Studies students from the University of Wrocław took part in a week-long study trip to Zlín in the Czech Republic. The trip was organised in partnership with Tomas Bata University – a modern institution with a strong international profile and deep roots in the region’s industrial heritage.

How did one manage to remember music before sheet music in its current form was invented? What was the Guidonian hand, and why is it still worth using in musical education? Is it possible to discern logic, emotions, or even elements of violence in medieval musical treatises? We are pleased to invite you to read Maria Kozan’s interview with dr Ryszard Lubieniecki – a musicologist, artist, and practitioner who not only examines music of earlier times, but also creates and shares it. This conversation takes as its starting point his latest book “Musica i memoria w środkowoeuropejskich traktatach muzycznych pierwszej połowy XV wieku”, published in 2025 by Wrocław University Press.

In the nationwide ranking of student university legal clinics (law clinics), published today by Rzeczpospolita, the University Legal Clinic operating at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wrocław has taken first place!