UL: Competitions and prizes

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.

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

The next edition of the Wrocławska Magnolia Competition has started!

As was the case last year, our student was among the winners of the Polish Mathematical Society’s competition for the best student paper on the theory of probability and applications of mathematics. The results of the LVIII edition of this competition were announced on 19 February. This time, among the winners was our graduate, Witold Płecha, whose master’s thesis entitled ‘Some Limit Theorems for Random Randomness. ‘Some Limit Theorems for Random Weighted n-partite Complete Graphs’, written under the supervision of dr Piotr Dyszewski (UWr Mathematical Institute), took second place.

The Fulbright Programme is the most prestigious and beneficial programme for travel to the USA.

The Minister’s Lifetime Achievement Award is an individual award that enjoys great prestige in the community. It is a recognition of the laureate’s achievements, which have left a measurable and recognisable contribution to science. Prof. Krzysztof Redlich received the award at the Polish Science Gala in Toruń on 19 February. Our sincere congratulations! 

All young science enthusiasts from grades 5 to 8 of primary school who are familiar with scientific experiments are invited to take part in the Universiada! The Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Wrocław and the Polish Association of Chemical Engineers – Wrocław Branch are organising a unique competition for science enthusiasts for the third time.

The Artificial Intelligence Olympiad is a competition directed to students of Polish high schools. It is also a unique opportunity to support young talents – people who are just entering the world of AI and want to expand their knowledge, gain new experiences and develop their skills at the highest level. The aim of the competition is to popularize the key knowledge and technologies underlying artificial intelligence. The first stage will begin on February 17. You can register your participation until February 15 via the oai.cs.uni.wroc.pl website. 

Three of our researchers dr Magdalena Gibiec, dr Michal Halicki and dr hab. Anna Śledzińska-Simon, prof. UWr, have become NAWA BEKKER programme scholarship recipients.  The programme supports the international mobility of doctoral students, researchers and academics.