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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a South Korean writer, Han Kang. Dr Hae Sung Lee from the Korean team at the Institute of Classical, Mediterranean and Oriental Studies believes this is a sign that Korea is transforming from a cultural power into a truly culturally rich nation. Here is the full commentary from the university’s Korean Studies scholar:

Adjustments to enrolment for physical education classes for the winter term 2024/25 are now open.

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The Department of Occupational Health and Safety and Fire Protection at the University of Wrocław, in cooperation with the Rescue Centre, has prepared a series of instructional videos on first aid.

Nature Masterclasses invites anyone interested in publishing research articles in the academic journal Nature to a webinar entitled ‘Strengthening Your Reviews: In Conversation with Nature Portfolio Editors’. The event will take place remotely on two dates.

The University of Wrocław is the only public university in the region that trains future male and female teachers for both pre-school and early childhood education, as well as for grades 4 of primary school through to the final year of secondary school.

The accomplishments of this year’s Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry allow to reliably predict proteins’ structures based on their amino acid sequences, that is, the gene sequences that code for a protein. Protein folding has been a challenge for chemists for the last 50 years, and the problem has finally been solved, comments prof. Piotr Stefanowicz from the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Wrocław.

The flooding in south-western Poland is over, but its effects persist. It is not only destroyed roads, bridges or houses, but also fear, sadness, anger or helplessness that have remained in the psyche of many people. With the youngest children in mind, experts from the University of Wrocław and SWPS University have developed a therapeutic fable to help children get through this difficult time.

On 15 October 2024, the Wrocław Academic Centre is launching a call for applications in a new scholarship programme for students and doctoral students studying in Wrocław who are working towards the goals of sustainable development.