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Climate change is widely perceived as a negative phenomenon. The sudden, heavy rains and violent floods recently seen in various regions of Europe, the melting of ice caps or the rise of sea levels are just a few of its effects. However, climate change can also facilitate the movement of plants into new geographical regions, where due to the change of conditions they can find new, suitable habitats.

On Tuesday, 30 October, a two-hour debate dedicated to the current situation in the Middle East took place in W. Świda’s hall at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics. The participants were University of Wrocław’s experts: dr Jagoda Budzik, dr Ewa Górska, dr hab. Barbara Kowalczyk, prof. Jarosław Jarząbek and dr Paweł Wróblewski. The conversation, which focused on the genesis and circumstances of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was moderated by prof. Patrycja Matusz, Vice-Rector for internationalisation.
The new palm house in the botanical garden of the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Wrocław is set to be completed in about two years. Maciej Marzecki is the project’s architect, and Berger Bau is the project’s building company. The construction cost is over 20 million PLN. The project is scheduled to […]

Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage Hanna Wróblewska appointed professor Krzysztof Ruchniewicz as director of Witold Pilecki’s Institute of Solidarity and Courage. His five-year term in office starts on 5 November 2024. Dr Wojciech Kozłowski, who had been the acting director of the Institute, will assume the position of vice-director.
The meeting of the Arqus Council of Rectors ended with a new partner joining the Alliance of European Universities – Durham University from the UK. The Rector of the University of Minho, Prof. Rui Vieira de Castro; the Vice-Rector of the University of Graz and Chair of the Arqus Executive Board, Prof. Mireille Van Poppel; […]