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On 1 July at 3:00 p.m., the premiere of the third edition of the book Grupy dyspozycyjne. Analiza socjologiczna will take place in the Oratorium Marianum. The author is dr hab. Jan Maciejewski, prof. UWr, long-time head of the Department of Sociology of Dispositional Groups at the UWr Institute of Sociology.
The University of Wrocław again ranked 5th in the Ranking Uniwersytetów 2025 published by Fundacja Edukacyjna Perspektywy on June 25.
These were the words used by one of the Mentors, Ewa Błońska, to describe the mentoring programme run by the Academic Career Office.
We are pleased to announce that dr hab. Paweł Urbaniak from the Institute of Journalism at the University of Wrocław has been awarded the 2025 Paweł Stępka Award! The award ceremony took place today in Warsaw.
On 18 June 2025, following the conclusion of the meeting of the Rector-Dean College, a momentous ceremony took place in the Oratorium Marianum to celebrate the professorial appointments for those who received the title of professor or promotion to the position of professor of the University this year. UWr Rector prof. Robert Olkiewicz presented the diplomas and congratulated the titles and promotions of professors.
University of Wrocław Press has just released a book by dr Marta Śleziak – “Głosuj, broń wybieraj. Polskie hasła polityczne z lat 1918-2020”. It is a book-compendium, a complement of our knowledge about history and social studies, but, most importantly, about Polish language and how we, as citizens or government, can create all kinds of […]
We are delighted to announce that on 24 June at 2:00 p.m., the Aula Leopolina at the University of Wrocław will host the diploma ceremony for the outstanding recipients of the prestigious “Young Researcher 2023–2025” grant. The entire university community is cordially invited to attend this celebratory event.
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The Santander awards went to 16 first-year students, 24 students in other years and 10 doctoral students.
For another consecutive year, the University of Wrocław has climbed the ranks in one of the most prestigious university rankings, the QS World University Rankings 2026, published on 19 June. The university is placed in the 801–850 group among the best higher education institutions worldwide. In the previous edition of the ranking, it was positioned within the 851–900 band. Among Polish universities, we are ranked fifth, while among classical universities we hold fourth place. In the Lower Silesian region, we are the highest-ranked institution.
On 20 June 2025 at 18:00, a unique online meeting will take place with Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, Svetlana Alexievich. This is a rare opportunity to hear the voice of one of the most outstanding contemporary Belarusian writers – an author who has given voice to an entire generation and created powerful documentary epics about the human soul during times of war, disaster, the collapse of systems, and profound social change. Her books, dedicated to topics such as Chernobyl, the war in Afghanistan, the fall of the USSR, and the trauma of Soviet and post-Soviet existence, centre above all on the human being – their emotions, fears, hopes, and memory.
The Stanisław Vincenz Legacy Research Workshop invites you to an open seminar inspired by the thought and work of the author of the Na wysokiej połoninie (eng. On the high mountain pastures) cycle – focused on friendship, dialogue, and intercultural community. The event will take place on Tuesday, 24 June at 5:00 p.m. at the Institute […]
