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The Institute of Polish Studies at the University of Wrocław and the Society of Friends of the Wrocław Polish Studies invite you to a meeting at the “Nehring” on 26 January at 10.00 a.m. with dr hab. Agnieszka Kuniczuk, entitled ‘Was Sienkiewicz a bore?’.

Dr Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider of the Centre for Research on the Antique World was a guest on the Eureka programe on Polskie Radio Program 1.

Recruitment for the Collegium Invisibile scientific association is underway until 26 January.

The oldest, the biggest and the most important – that’s what “Archaeological Sensations 2024” is! And among them are papyri discovered in Egypt by our archaeologists as the “Największy skarb 2024” (eng. “Greatest Treasure of 2024”).

For many years now, in January, lovers of Polish and Ukrainian carols and pastorals have gathered at the University of Wrocław to sing together and support each other’s spirits. This year was no different – the concert “Joyful caroling” made the Aula Leopoldina filled with a crowd of listeners.

Nature Masterclasses invites all interested participants to the first webinar of 2025, entitled Mastering Your Manuscript Revisions: Insights from Nature Portfolio Editors. The event will be held on two dates: 21 January at 8:00 a.m. and 28 January at 4:00 p.m.

On Monday 20 January at 6pm, a concert will be held at the Oratorium Marianum (pl. Uniwersytecki 1), during which the Gaudium University Choir of Wrocław will perform Polish carols and pastorals in original arrangements for soloists, choir and piano.

Welcome to a remarkable expedition to the origins of mankind! Blazing the Trail is a five-episode podcast that the University of Wrocław was involved in producing. It was created through the combined efforts of Breakthru Films, the Australian Museum, the University of Sydney, the University of Wrocław and the University of Liverpool. The podcast takes listeners on an epic journey from our earliest known ancestors in Africa to the global spread of modern humans. Focusing on what makes us human, Blazing the Trail discusses key stages in our history, which include the origins of tool use and evolution, the harnessing of fire, the emergence of language, or the ability to adapt to different natural conditions and the ability to migrate.

We talk about the long but fascinating evolution of the moose, described by an international group of scientists in the high-scoring journal Science of the Total Environment, with prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Stefaniak and dr Urszula Ratajczak-Skrzatek from the UWr Department of Paleozoology – co-authors of the publication.

In December 2024, the University of Wrocław entered into a research and teaching cooperation agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority.
The aim of the agreement is to carry out joint research and teaching projects – including conducting research activities in the area of broadly defined safety and civil protection.

On Thursday, 16 January, at 6 p.m., we would like to invite you to a concert and a joint singing of Polish and Ukrainian carols in Aula Leopoldina at the University of Wrocław, pl. Uniwersytecki. ‘Joyful Carol Singing’, an initiative of the Union of Ukrainians in Poland, is a long-standing tradition.

Seven Polish-Czech and two trilateral projects involving teams from the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovenia have been selected for funding in the Weave-UNISONO 2024 competition. Among them is a project by dr hab. Małgorzata Zakrzewska, prof. UWr at the Faculty of Biotechnology.