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As part of the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB) programme, the Faculty of Neophilology will host Professor Catriona Seth from the University of Oxford, a distinguished scholar of eighteenth-century literature and culture. During her visit, Professor Seth will deliver two open lectures in English, both held at the Institute of Romance Studies (pl. Nankiera 4).

Martyna Janaszek, a student at the University of Wrocław, has won a gold medal and the title of European Champion under-23 in bench press. The championships were held in late September in Malta.

The Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Pedagogy of the Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences invites to an open lecture by Professor Emma Pearson from Maynooth University (Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education) entitled Preparing Children and Teachers for Sustainable Futures through Ethics of Care.

Staff of the Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the University of Wrocław, invite students, teachers, and all those interested in youth rights to the panel “Together in Rights” – an intergenerational dialogue on freedom and participation, featuring both young people and adults.

The Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites to an open lecture by Belgian scholar Professor Pieter Vermeulen (KU Leuven), entitled The Anthropocene: A Literary Career. The lecture will take place on 20 October 2025 at 12:00 at the T. Taube Chair of Jewish Studies, ul. św. Jadwigi 3/4, Wrocław, in the J. Woronczak Hall.

The Heisig Prize for a physicist from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

The Military Recruitment Centre in Wrocław encourages students and graduates to explore the Academic Legion programme.

At the busy start of the academic year, the IDUB office at the University of Wrocław has prepared further activities to support scientific activity and reward researchers’ achievements.

On Tuesday, 7 October, at 1 p.m., in the Senate Hall of the University of Wrocław (Main Building), pl. Uniwersytecki 1, representatives of the Lower Silesian Region authorities and the Rector of the University of Wrocław, prof. Robert Olkiewicz, will sign a framework agreement on cooperation.

In 2025, two equal awards in the category of theoretical aspects of computer science were given to dr Piotr Ostropolski-Nalewaja from the University of Wrocław and Marek Sokołowski from the University of Warsaw, and in the category of applied computer science to Marcin Sendera from the Jagiellonian University.

On 1 October, the Parents and Children’s Zone was opened at the Library of the University of Wrocław.

Another year at the University of Wrocław, as part of the ARQUS European University Alliance, has begun. Thanks to these projects, initiatives constantly come to life, crossing not only national borders, but also redefining academic life. In the interview with dr Katarzyna Kajdanek, sociologist and ARQUS project participant, we can take a closer look at an international collaboration in urban research and reflect on academic culture.