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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 Council of Young Scientists of the ninth term was appointed on 24 February 2026 for the period from 1 March 2026 to 29 February 2028. We are pleased to announce that our PhD student Kacper Rosner-Leszczyński from the Historical Institute at the University of Wrocław, is a member of the Council.

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.

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.

Staff of the Kazimierz Maślankiewicz Mineralogical Museum of the University of Wrocław invite you to the opening of the exhibition Fruits of the “Rare Earths”, where visitors will be able to see sculptures and macrophotographs by Janina Kudlaszyk-Wrotnowska and Albert Wrotnowski. The event will take place on 26 February at 5.00 p.m. at the Museum’s branch at ul. Kuźnicza 22.

The Day of Polish Science was established in 2020, and the day – 19th of February – was chosen because it is Mikołaj Kopernik’s birthday. The culmination of this holiday was the Gala of Polish Science, held on February 20th at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw, during which scholars from the University of Wroclaw were commended with prestigious Minister of Science and Higher Education awards. Prizes were awarded for achievements in scientific, educational, implemental, organizational work, and overall achievements.