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We invite you to read the latest issue of Przegląd Uniwersytecki No. 1 (245) 2025.

On 13 September, the 28th edition of the Lower Silesian Science Festival, the largest popular science event in the country, will commence.

As part of the IDUB programme (short-term visits), the Faculty of Biological Sciences and the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences at the University of Wrocław will host two distinguished scholars, who will deliver open lectures on the determinants of human behaviour. The event will take place at the Institute of Psychology, ul. Dawida 1, in room 18/lecture hall.

W ramach programu IDUB (short-term visits), Wydział Nauk Biologicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego będzie gościł prof. Marka Thomasa z Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, który wygłosi wykład otwarty pt. Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. Wydarzenie odbędzie się 23 września 2025 roku w godzinach 15:00–16:00 w dużej sali przy ul. Sienkiewicza 21 (budynek Muzeum Przyrodniczego UWr).

The Rectors of Wrocław public universities are honoured to invite to the Inauguration of the Academic Year 2025/2026 of Wrocław Universities. The inaugural speech will be delivered by ks. prof. dr hab. Sławomir Stasiak, Chairman of the Collegium of Rectors of Wrocław and Opole Universities.

Must contemporary democracy be dominated by negative emotions? Are we doomed to ever-growing hostility between political opponents and to enthusiastically supporting “our side” at all costs? Or might it be possible to improve the emotional climate within European democracies while preserving citizens’ identities and, at the same time, respecting the worldview diversity essential for public debate? These and other equally compelling questions are being explored by political theorists dr Paweł Nowakowski and dr Mateusz Zieliński.

As part of the visiting professor programme implemented under the Excellence Initiative – Research University project, the Faculty of Biotechnology at the University of Wrocław will host prof. Marta Krasowska from the University of South Australia (Australia). During her visit, the professor will give an open lecture entitled ‘Isolating the interface of an emulsion using X-ray scattering and tensiometry to understand protein-modulated alkylglyceride crystallisation’.

We spoke with the DFN coordinator at the University of Wrocław, dr Aleksandra Ziober, about this year’s festival theme and the events awaiting participants.

On 11-13 September 2025, the Institute of German Studies will host the 10th jubilee edition of the international scientific conference series ‘Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław’. The theme of the conference is: Quo vadis, germanistische Linguistik? – Aktuelle Fragestellungen und Forschungsfelder. The conference is organised by the Department of Applied Linguistics, the Department of German Language and the Linguistic Research Group of Germanists. The partners of the conference are the Adapa Foundation and the Atut Publishing House.

The Institute of Archaeology at the UWr Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences, invites you on Friday, 5 September 2025, to two open lectures as part of the Visiting Professors programme, implemented under the Excellence Initiative – Research University project.

As part of the visiting professors programme implemented under the Initiative of Excellence – Research University project, the Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Wrocław will host Prof. Ben Boyd from Monash University (Australia).

Obesity is a global problem, but in Poland it is an especially important issue for consideration. Hence, Wroclaw Medical University introduces the health campaign raising awareness about obesity, which is supported by the University of Wrocław.