UL: Competitions and prizes

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.
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. The conference began with an introductory lecture by dr Anna Józefowska-Domańska from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, after which the […]

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.

The Foundation for Polish Science has announced the results of the 1/2024 call for proposals under the FIRST TEAM activity funded by the National Centre for Research and Development. A total of 174 projects were submitted for the call, and funding (amounting to nearly PLN 71 million) was awarded to 18 projects. Among them is “PROT-TOWING: opracowanie innowacyjnej technologii molekularnego holowania do selektywnej inaktywacji chorobotwórczych białek (eng. PROT-TOWING: Development of Innovative Molecular Tugging Technology for Selective Inactivation of Pathogenic Proteins)”, a project led by prof. Łukasz Opaliński from the Faculty of Biotechnology. Congratulations!
At first glance, the answer to this question seems to be “yes.” However, considering the increase in disinfectant consumption and the high frequency of mycobacterial infections, it is crucial to research the potential interactions between disinfectants, medications, and infectious agents. Dr Joanna Hołówka, who was awarded a prestigious “Marie Skłodowska-Curie” post-doctoral fellowship in February, is […]