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The University of Wrocław ranked 900th globally and 4th among Polish universities in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). We were the only Polish institution ranked in the faculty category, placing 263rd worldwide.

The annual convention of the members of the German-Polish Society of the University of Wrocław took place on 10 and 11 May.

The General Director encourages all staff to take advantage of the interesting places at the University of Wrocław. Among others, these include:

Plenty of attractions await all lovers of sport, fun and science this Saturday, 18 May, at the Xawery Dunikowski Boulevard, where the Oder River Picnic will be held. We especially invite you to the stand of the University of Wrocław from 12 to 6 pm.

We invite you to an exhibition showcasing Wrocław’s architectural designs that never saw realization. Inspired by an exhibition organized by the Museum of Architecture in Wrocław titled “Gdyby” (“What If”), we decided to present materials from the collections of the Wrocław University Library. These allow us to see how the city might have looked if the bold ideas of Wrocław’s best visionary architects from the early 20th century had been brought to life.

Wrocław Students’ Days are over, but this is not the end of the student festivities! Ahead of us is another student celebration under the motto #WrocławRazem under the patronage of the College of Rectors of Wrocław and Opole Universities (KRUWIO).

We know the winners of the 32nd competition in the START programme of the Foundation for Polish Science. Prestigious scholarships will be awarded to 100 outstanding people from Polish universities, including five of our young scientists: Elżbieta Górka, Michał Pieniak, Piotr Ostropolski-Nalewaja, Marta Kowal and Karolina Kocemba. Congratulations!

There’s a lot going on at the University of Wrocław Press and we want to keep you informed!
With this post, we start #mondayswithWUWr. We will keep you informed about the most important book launches, events and promotions, invite you to publications and describe what’s new! Today is the first Monday summary. For more, visit wuwr.eu!

While conducting research in the Lviv archive, dr Magdalena Gibiec comes across two unusually labeled folders. Intrigued, she borrows them, not yet knowing that this decision will completely change the course of her research and result in a publication by the prestigious academic publisher Routledge.

On 19 April 2024 (online), under the patronage of the dean of the UWr Faculty of Letters, prof. UWr dr hab. Arkadiusz Lewicki, the eighth edition of the National One Novel Competition took place, this time devoted to the novel ‘War with the Newts’ by Karl Čapek. The event, chaired by dr Marcin Maksymilian Borowski, was organised by the Student Scientific Association of Russicists WroSlawians in cooperation with the Department of Russian Literature and Culture at the UWr Institute of Slavic Studies and the Department of Practical Russian Language Teaching at the UWr Institute of Slavic Studies and the Student Scientific Association Ljudi. The One Novel Competition has been held at the University of Wrocław for eight years and has become one of the hallmarks of the Institute of Slavic Studies.

Dr Sandra Kozieł from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Wrocław was recognised by Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti in the ‘Innovation in Biotechnology’ category during DemoDay organised by Colorado State University. The award was accepted on her behalf by dr hab. Urszula Komarnicka. The award-winning achievement is the subject of a patent currently in preparation between the UWr and Colorado State University, whose authors are: Sandra Kozieł, Urszula Komarnicka, Andrew Bates, Skyler Markham and Debbie C. Crans.

Two days full of music and entertainment in the Osobowice Fields! On 10 and 11 May, Wrocław will become a student arena of unforgettable events. Juwenalia Wrocławskie 2024 will take place in the Osobowicki Fields (ul. Osobowicka 61), and the organisers are the following universities: