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Passengers on Wrocław’s MPK will be able to turn their daily commute to school, work, or shopping into a real journey through time. An educative campaign marking the Women’s History Month is currently being launched by a team led by dr Dorota Wiśniewska, assistant professor at the Historical Institute of the University of Wrocław, in cooperation with the Public Transport Company in Wrocław.

An Egyptian mummy of a boy is an object of scientific research. It is known how old the boy was and where he came from. The cause of death remains a mystery. The research team includes prof. Agata Kubala from the Institute of Art History. 

The Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Wrocław and the Wrocław University Center for Polish-Ukrainian Cooperation invite you to two lectures by Prof. Olekandr Pronkevich from the Ukrainian Catholic University.

On 10-12 February 2026, the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Wrocław hosted the MOFebruary 2026 Symposium, focused on research into porous materials, including MOFs (eng. Metal-Organic Frameworks). The event was a gesture of recognition by the Polish scientific community towards the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Richard Robson, Omar Yaghi, and Susumu Kitagawa. The initiative to integrate the Polish MOF community was met with an enthusiastic response from many scientists – over 70 participants representing numerous universities and research institutes from Poland and abroad took part in the symposium.

On 25 February 2026, the Senate of the University of Wrocław resolved to confer the title of Doctor Honoris Causa upon the outstanding writer, poet, essayist, translator, musician and social activist Serhiy Zhadan, widely regarded as one of the most important witnesses of his time and one of the moral consciences of contemporary Ukraine.

Z głębokim żalem zawiadamiamy, że w dniu 25 lutego 2026 r. zmarł prof. dr hab. Marek Mazurkiewicz, urodzony 20.06.1931 r. w Wilnie.

The Academic Career Office at the University of Wrocław invites you to gain experience for your future plans – regardless of your field of study (and even after graduation). All this is part of extracurricular activities.

After great interest in the first edition in 2025, the Library of the University of Wrocław once again opens its doors for lovers of books, history, and culture! The second edition of „NIE!straszna Biblioteka 2.0” (The Not-So-Scary-Library 2.0) will take place in 2026. It is oriented towards high school students. This event aims to demystify the image of a library as a quiet and serious place and to show it as an open, friendly, passionate, and inspirational space.

For several years now, the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław has been open to visitors during the winter months. From January to March it is also open at weekends, allowing guests to explore its rich greenhouse collections more extensively.

Today, 24 February, at 5:30 p.m., a meeting devoted to the reconstruction and construction of the Kashubian bagpipes kôzlô barina will take place at the Municipal Centre of Culture, Sport and Recreation in Chmielno, with the participation of a scholar from the University of Wrocław.

The Wrocław Branch of the Polish Biochemical Society has elected its authorities for the 2026–2029 term. The Chair of the Branch is prof. dr hab. Aleksander Czogalla, a scientist from the Faculty of Biotechnology at the University of Wrocław (Department of Cytobiochemistry).

The Historical Institute at the University of Wrocław invites you to the next Szewski czwartek – this time opening up the vast medieval world of trade to participants.