UL: Competitions and prizes
From among eight candidates put forward by twenty Polish universities participating in the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme, the Prize Committee has selected two nominees for the third edition of the Heisig Prize, also known as the “Polish Nobel”, the most prestigious financial award for a Polish scientist. The winner, who will receive 200,000 PLN, will be announced on 1 October 2025 at the University of Wrocław.
We discuss teaching in the field of computer science with the winner of the IDUB teaching award, dr Paweł Gawrychowski, prof. UWr of the Institute of Computer Science.
Applications are open until 31 August for the third edition of the IDUB Teaching Award. We speak with a previous recipient of the IDUB teaching award – dr hab. Maciej Matyka, prof. UWr, from the Institute of Theoretical Physics – about teaching in the field of physics.
In the nationwide ranking of student university legal clinics (law clinics), published today by Rzeczpospolita, the University Legal Clinic operating at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wrocław has taken first place!
The Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics (FLAE) at the University of Wrocław has ranked third in the 14th edition of Rzeczpospolita’s Law Faculties Ranking in the category of public universities – and secured first place in the “international cooperation” category.
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. The ceremony will bring together exceptional students […]
The Santander awards went to 16 first-year students, 24 students in other years and 10 doctoral students.
On Friday, 13 June 2025, a ceremony was held, during which 34 people were honoured with the ‘Wrocław Freedom’ badge for their activity in opposition before 1989.
On 30 May 2025, at the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Wrocław, archaeology students from all over Poland competed in the ‘Barbarian of the Year’ tournament.
Over PLN 708 million has been awarded by the National Science Centre (NCN) for research projects in the OPUS 28 and SONATA 20 competitions, the results of which were announced on 27 May 2025. A total of 441 researchers will receive funding. Among them are scholars from our University.
On 17 May 2025, the Polish Academic Rowing Championships took place. Our university rowing team won two medals in the university classification.
Martyna Janaszek is a medical chemistry student at the University of Wrocław. But today, it’s not chemistry we’ll be talking about. Martyna is an athlete specialising in strength sports: bench press and powerlifting. She has been nominated for the “Young Talents” award in the category of sporting success.
Dr inż. Piotr Kryczka from the Department of Social and Economic Geography of the University of Wrocław has found himself among the hundred most talented Polish scientists before turning thirty. He has received the Foundation for Polish Science scholarship in the START 2025 contest. START is a contest in which the Foundation for Polish Science […]
