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On 12 May 2025, the 22nd edition of the not only Slavic Song Contest will take place in the Oratorium Marianum, organised by the Institute of Slavic Studies – students and doctoral students, SKNR WroSlawianie, the Culture and Art Centre in Wrocław, International Office of the University of Wrocław, and the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities of the University of Wrocław.

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Belonochilus numenius, recorded in Wrocław and Legnica, is a species of bug native to North America that has been spreading rapidly in Europe for several years. It was spotted by our student!

The University of Wrocław became a part of the Artificial Intelligence Cluster. On 20 February, an agreement was signed on the establishment of the Wrocław cluster, whose mission is to enable and accelerate the implementation of artificial intelligence in economic, educational and social activities and to promote research and innovation in AI.

The University of Wrocław joined the Rodbuk Interdisciplinary Research Data Repository. It will soon be possible to make the Repository available to UWr employees.

Two important events related to the topic of children’s literature are ahead of us.

In their research on the biological role of the seed mucus coat, dr hab. Agnieszka Kreitschitz from the Department of Plant Development Biology at the University of Wrocław and prof. Stanislav Gorb from the
University of Kiel (Germany), saw for the first time the exact structure of the mucus at the nanoscale and tested the hypothesis, which had been repeated for years, of the supporting role of mucus in the spread of seeds eaten by animals. Seed mucus as a natural hydrogel is used, among other things, in the food and pharmaceutical industries as well as in bioengineering and medicine.

Recent research has focused on Gaia22dkvLb, a newly discovered exoplanet found through microlensing by an international team of scientists, of which mgr Przemysław Mikołajczyk from the Atronomical Institute at the University of Wrocław, is a member. The exoplanet Gaia22dkvLb can also be observed using the radial velocity measurement technique – something rarely achievable for these microlensing worlds.

The results of evaluation based on the current principles will not reflect the actual state of science in Poland – assessed the members of the Conference of Rectors of Universities in Poland (KRUP) in their position paper adopted two days ago. This is another voice of the academic community on the current evaluation of scientific activity.

Prof. Dorota Nowak and her team have been recognized by the Minister of Science and Higher Education. The award for significant achievements in scientific activity was presented on February 19 during the Polish Science Gala 2025 in Toruń. Congratulations!

You are cordially invited to a screening of the film ‘Co po nas zostanie? Geologia’ directed by the Foundation Nauka. To lubię, which was made during an expedition of young geologists from the University of Wrocław to the Baltic Sea.

All young science enthusiasts from grades 5 to 8 of primary school who are familiar with scientific experiments are invited to take part in the Universiada! The Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Wrocław and the Polish Association of Chemical Engineers – Wrocław Branch are organising a unique competition for science enthusiasts for the third time.