UL: Competitions and prizes

We asked professor Ewa Marcinkowska from the Faculty of Biotechnology at the University of Wrocław – an expert conducting research at the interface of haematology and immunology, focusing on therapies inducing the maturation of blasts in acute myeloid leukaemia – to explain what the immune system is all about and why research into it is so demanding and multifaceted.

The Heisig Prize for a physicist from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

During the inauguration of the academic year, which is soon to be held at the University of Wrocław, the Heisig Prize will be given to the winner — and it is already known who that is!

The Foundation for Polish Science has launched the latest edition of its START programme. Young researchers with outstanding academic achievements may apply for scholarships worth 30,000 PLN. Applications will be accepted until 5 November.

The project “W kierunku stosowalnych nadprzewodzących stopów o wysokiej entropii o wysokich gęstościach prądu krytycznego” (eng. ‘Towards applicable high-entropy superconducting alloys with high critical current densities’) has received support from the National Science Centre. The Miniature grant will go to dr Piotr Sobota, assistant professor at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Dielectrics of the Institute of Experimental Physics of the UWr Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.

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.

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 Santander awards went to 16 first-year students, 24 students in other years and 10 doctoral students.