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April 2025 marks the double and round jubilee of two important events in the history of Poland: The 1000th anniversary of the coronation of its first king and the 500th anniversary of the Prussian Homage. On this occasion, the University Library in Wrocław is presenting the most valuable objects from its collections. Mainly artefacts related to the history of Poland during this period or those times, including manuscripts, antique prints, maps and iconography.

The prestigious journal Nature Communications has published an article entitled Evidence of isospin-symmetry violation in high-energy collisions of atomic nuclei (pl. Dowód naruszenia symetrii izospinowej w wysokoenergetycznych zderzeniach jąder atomowych). The authors of the publication are scientists from the NA61/SHINE group, which includes researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Wrocław: Z. Fodor, M. Kuchowicz, M. Lewicki, M. Naskręt, R. Szukiewicz, L. Turko, O. Vitiuk and E. Zherebtsova.

Graduates of the University of Wrocław! The Academic Career Office has prepared several interesting initiatives for you!

During the anniversary conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Polish Institute of World Art Studies, on 28 March in Warsaw, prof. dr hab. Anna Kutaj-Markowska, head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Institute of Art History at the University of Wrocław, received an award from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Anna Kutaj-Markowska, head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Institute of Art History at the University of Wrocław, received the silver Gloria Artis Medal for Cultural Achievement from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage at the anniversary conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Polish Institute for Polish Institute of World Art Studies in Warsaw on 28 March.

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On 28 March 2024, the Oratorium Marianum at the University of Wrocław hosted the presentation of a report titled ‘Model współpracy Miasta Wrocław z organizacjami pozarządowymi w okresie 2004-2024. W kierunku europeizacji standardów współzarządzania’ (eng. The Model of Cooperation Between the City of Wrocław and Non-Governmental Organizations in 2004–2024: Towards the Europeanization of Co-Governance Standards). The event brought together representatives from Wrocław’s local government, NGOs, and the academic community.

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‘Krajobraz po powodzi’ (eng. Landscape after the flood) is the title of the seventeenth episode of the podcast Fantastyczny Dolny Śląsk, whose guest was dr Marek Kasprzak, prof. UWr from the Department of Geomorphology of the Institute of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Wrocław. During the conversation, prof. Kasprzak discussed the causes, effects and prevention of flooding. We encourage you to listen!

Until Monday 31 March, the Rector’s Office of the University of Wrocław is accepting applications for the Wrocław Freedom badge of honour.

‘Czy żyjemy w nowej epoce geologicznej – antropocenie?’ (eng. ‘Are we living in a new geological era – the Anthropocene?’) is the title of the next lecture, to which the Institute of Geological Sciences of the University of Wrocław invites everyone. The lecture will be given by dr hab. Jakub Kierczak, prof. UWr.

The Institute of Political Science at the University of Wrocław cordially invites all those interested in artificial intelligence and its potential in the field of civic and political engagement to participate in the discussion panel titled “AI: Opportunities and Challenges for Civic and Political Engagement”. The event will be held in a hybrid format (access online).

The Montanuniversität Leoben is another partner of the geologists from the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Wrocław in the partnership network within the framework of the European Union programme Erasmus+! The agreement between the universities was concluded thanks to the efforts of dr Piotr Wojtulek from the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Wrocław, who is carrying out joint research projects in the field of economic geology with scientists from Leoben.