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The history of printing is a fascinating story about the evolution of human communication, which impacted the development of our civilization. The print was invented in China by Bi Sheng around 1040 A.D. Bi Sheng used clay types that were movable and could be used multiple times. The method gradually evolved. Later, wood and metal was used to produce durable and easier to modify types. The technique spread in Korea, where the first metal typeface was invented in 1234. In Korea, in the 15th century, “Jikji” was printed. It is perceived as the oldest book printed with the use of movable metal types, that proceeded the Gutenberg Bible.

Twenty seven researchers from the UWr will be granted with PLN 40 million to realize their own projects as a result of the OPUS 26 and SONATA 19 Projects of the National Science Centre. Scholars from the Faculty of Biotechnology and the Faculty of Biological Sciences are among those, who have received grants.

Twenty-five projects were submitted for this year’s edition of the Academic Open Budget. The project with the highest number of votes was project No. 10 – Academic Recreation Base, submitted jointly by the library of the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics (WPAiE) and the Digital Justice Center.

The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange announced the results of the fourth edition of Prof. Franciszek Walczak programme. One of the 40 laureates is prof. dr hab. in medical and health sciences Anna Brytek-Matera from the Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław.

Dr hab. Kamil Glinka, from the Department of Political and Administrative Systems at the Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wrocław, was elected to be a member of Steering Committee of Standing Group on Central and East European Politics, that is a part of European Consortium for Political Research – ECPR.

27 researchers from the UWr will receive a total of more than PLN 40 million to conduct their projects as part of the OPUS 26 and SONATA 19 competitions from the National Science Centre. They include four scientists from the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences.

The Wrocław Workshop of Geology is an educational project conducted at the Institute of Geological Sciences since 2020, which includes the organization of optional field practice and classes supplementing the educational content of geological studies. The main assumption of these classes is to organize them not only outside the University, but also outside Lower Silesia and the Sudetes, where field practices are usually held. This means that each edition of the workshop takes place in a different location, allowing teaching activities to also take place in regions that are less obvious in terms of geology. Two editions of the workshop are held each academic year, and the latest, the seventh edition, was held in Saxony and organized by dr Piotr Wojtulek. The workshop provided an opportunity for our scientists and students to meet with staff from friendly institutions in the field of geology in Saxony, especially from the oldest university of mining sciences in the world – Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg. The event happened to occur at this year’s 25th anniversary of cross-border cooperation between Lower Silesia and Saxony and was supported by co-financing of teaching initiatives by the Vice-Rector for teaching of the University of Wrocław.

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