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The Breslau botanist and teacher Theodor Schube (1860-1934) was not an office researcher. For 40 years he covered more than 120,000 kilometres by bicycle and on foot. Very successfully. In 1904 he published the monumental ‘Flora von Schlesien preussischen und österreichischen Anteils’ in the distinguished Korn publishing house, and two years later the ‘Book of Silesian Forests’. I walked and cycled (also by bicycle) in his footsteps to see with my own eyes the oldest, thickest and most valuable trees of the region, and above all to describe their significance in culture and collective memory. I call this dendrochronology .

The programme aims to strengthen partnerships and the role of Polish higher education institutions in the alliances concluded under the European Universities Initiative in the Erasmus+ programme.

Two of our young researchers are among the laureates awarded with prizes and distinctions by the Polish Physical Society and in the International Stefan Banach Prize – a physicist Damian Śnieżek and a mathematician Karol Duda. 

At first, the choice of the Nobel committee came as a big surprise to me, because from the point of view of physics, the Hopfield and Hinton models do not seem to be crucial for its development – comments dr hab. Krzysztof Graczyk, prof. UWr, Vice-Dean of the UWr Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.

The fourth edition of the Melodies of Three Generations concert, which took place on 6 October at the Oratorium Marianum, is behind us. The event was organised by the Institute of Slavic Studies, the Centre for Culture and the Arts in Wrocław – a cultural institution of the Lower Silesian Provincial Government, the UWr Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities and the UWr International Cooperation Office.

Dr Jan B. Klakla from the Centre for Legal Education and Social Theory at the University of Wrocław and the Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE) in Warsaw was awarded the main prize in the competition for the best doctoral thesis in legal theory and philosophy organised by the Association for Philosophy of Law and
Social Philosophy – Polish Section IVR.

Did you know that at the University of Wrocław we give special recognition to finalists and laureates of Olympiads and those who have passed their matriculation exams very well and got into our university with excellent results? We have a Young Researcher 2020-2025 scholarship for the top 100 candidates! As much as PLN 1 million to be distributed already in the first year of studies – within the framework of the ‘Initiative of Excellence – Research University’ (IDUB) programme!

The winner of Poland’s most important literary award is not only a graduate, but also holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Wrocław. The award-winning novelist also graduated with a degree in Polish studies from the building at pl. Nankiera. She was also a doctoral student in Polish studies.

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Joanna Helios, a PhD in Legal Sciences, is a professor at the University of Wrocław and a legal advisor at the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Wrocław. Her research interests include violence against children, legal protection of animals, ethics in legal professions, and statutory interpretation. Recently, she was appointed as the Rector’s Representative for protection from harm to minors at the University of Wrocław. Professor Helios talks about the standards of protection of minors at our university.

On 1 October 2024, the Community of Ukrainian Students and Academicians was established within the walls of the University of Wroclaw. WUSA is the first Ukrainian student community during the time of the University of Wrocław, with the aim of integrating Ukrainian students into Polish society. The community took almost a whole year to form, starting its existence with social integration meetings in a small but nevertheless passionate group of Ukrainian students.

The 36th Teachers’ Forum National Academic Conference organised by the Institute of Pedagogy of the University of Wrocław will take place on 25 and 26 November. Representatives of many disciplines will focus on the theme of this year’s edition: “Pedagogy and education in the Anthropocene.”