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On 10th April 2025 at 10:00 AM, the first Wrocław Luminescence Seminar (WSL) will take place in the Auditorium of the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (INTiBS PAN), at 2 Okólna Street. This new initiative aims to bring together the Wrocław spectroscopy community and strengthen cooperation between the University of Wrocław, INTiBS PAN, and Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

At first glance, the answer to this question seems to be “yes.” However, considering the increase in disinfectant consumption and the high frequency of mycobacterial infections, it is crucial to research the potential interactions between disinfectants, medications, and infectious agents.

With the arrival of spring, we invite students at our university to take part in a unique initiative: registration as potential stem cell donors as part of the #HelpersGeneration campaign, organised in cooperation with the DKMS Foundation. Registration opens on 7 April 2025.

On Friday, April 11, at 4:30 pm, we invite you to the Library of the Institute of Geography and Regional Development (Plac Uniwersytecki 1, 3rd floor) for an open debate entitled: “Bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe w mieście” (eng. „Food security in the city”.

Staff from the Faculty of Social Communication and Media Studies invite students to take part in a lecture and workshop by mgr inż. Tomasz Turba titled “OSINT historia prawdziwa. OSINTowanie na żywo”.

On April 2-3, the meeting of the COST Action scientific network “Regaining Linkage? Digital Technologies Improving Civic Engagement, Political Organizations and Democracy” (RELINK²) is held. The meeting is hosted by the Institute of Political Science at the University of Wroclaw. The event brings together more than 60 researchers and invited guests from 29 countries to debate artificial intelligence and its potential for civic and political engagement, digital competence in democracy, and the digitization of political organizations.

Prof. dr hab. Eugenia Fojcik-Mastalska, born on July 8, 1943, passed away on April 3, 2025.

The employees of the Department of Microbial Ecology and Acarontomology at the University of Wrocław would like to invite you to an open lecture as part of the visiting professor programme (IDUB), which will be given by prof. Marco Pombi from the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases – Parasitology Section at the University of Rome ‘Sapienza’.

April 2025 marks the double and round jubilee of two important events in the history of Poland: The 1000th anniversary of the coronation of its first king and the 500th anniversary of the Prussian Homage. On this occasion, the University Library in Wrocław is presenting the most valuable objects from its collections. Mainly artefacts related to the history of Poland during this period or those times, including manuscripts, antique prints, maps and iconography.

The prestigious journal Nature Communications has published an article entitled Evidence of isospin-symmetry violation in high-energy collisions of atomic nuclei (pl. Dowód naruszenia symetrii izospinowej w wysokoenergetycznych zderzeniach jąder atomowych). The authors of the publication are scientists from the NA61/SHINE group, which includes researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Wrocław: Z. Fodor, M. Kuchowicz, M. Lewicki, M. Naskręt, R. Szukiewicz, L. Turko, O. Vitiuk and E. Zherebtsova.

Graduates of the University of Wrocław! The Academic Career Office has prepared several interesting initiatives for you!