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The Institute of Polish Studies and the Society of Friends of Polish Studies in Wrocław invite you to the final lecture in the 29th edition of “Spotkania w Nehringu” (eng. Meetings at Nehring Hall), a cycle of popular lecture series.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of the late prof. dr hab Jerzy Jastrzębski, who died on 27 May 2025, born in 1945 in Częstochowa. He was a co-founder and long-standing member of the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication.

This year’s edition of the library field game “Obiegówka” has finally come to a close. It enjoyed great popularity among the academic community.

We are pleased to inform, that dr Aneta Wojnar from the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Wrocław, has been awarded the prestigious European grant under the COST Action programme (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).

The University of Wrocław Museum invites you to an author’s meeting between Magda Podsiadły and the sculptor Bomavé Konaté, which will take place on Friday, 30 May 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Oratorium Marianum.

What caused the death of Maurycy Mochnacki, a Polish émigré of the post-November Uprising era, who died before the age of thirty? What was his burial like, and what happened to his handwritten legacy? What surprises lie hidden in the autographs of the Mochnacki brothers’ letters? These are just some of the questions to be addressed during a meeting with the authors of a new edition of the family correspondence of Maurycy and Kamil – Professor Mirosław Strzyżewski and dr Agnieszka Markuszewska (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń). The event is organised by the Editing Department of the Institute of Polish Studies at the University of Wrocław in cooperation with the Pan Tadeusz Museum, a branch of the Ossoliński National Institute, and will take place on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

On 17 May, student volunteers involved in organising the scientific conference series Horizon Mars took part in a trip to Białków (Wińsko municipality), home to the Centre for Astronomical Education of the University of Wrocław. A total of 21 participants joined the excursion, which served both as a token of appreciation for their dedication to the conference and an opportunity to explore the wonders of the cosmos together.

Contrary to the common understanding of a “barbarian” as a primitive and brutal individual, in archaeology the term carries no negative connotations. It was borrowed from Roman historians, who used it to describe peoples living outside the Roman Empire and not speaking Latin.

What is it really like to work in the non-governmental sector? What does the behavioural recruitment model involve? How can you secure a paid internship at the European Parliament? Where should you look for a job if you’re aiming for a career in crisis management or emergency services? What is and isn’t allowed in the workplace? Together, we’ll explore the answers to these and many other questions during the University Career Festival. We warmly invite you to take part!

On 20-21 May, students from the University of Wrocław carried out field research as part of an international project funded by the ARQUS Innovation Fund. The project, titled Proximity matters: transdisciplinary joint teaching activities to foster collaborative networks between local food producers and tourism/leisure entrepreneurs, under sustainable development and climate change prismas, is being jointly implemented by five universities belonging to the ARQUS European University Alliance. The project focuses on the readiness and adaptability of food-producing entities in the face of climate change.