UL: Scientific lectures and research

Did you know that bacteriophages, which are viruses that attack bacteria, could be the key to fighting antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria?

We warmly invite you to a lecture by Prof. Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz (Germany) and the Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution (Monrepos Castle, Neuwied, Germany), entitled Neanderthal Ecology.

The Institute of Sociology at the University of Wrocław is pleased to invite you to a lecture, roundtable discussion, and workshops with Professor Luis Alonso, who will visit the University from 21 to 24 May.
Luis Alonso is a researcher at the City Science Group and the project lead of the Andorra Living Lab at the MIT Media Lab. Holding a PhD in architecture, he coordinates urban innovation initiatives within the City Science Network, integrating energy modelling, urban simulation, mobility, innovation districts, and smart housing to develop human-scale ecosystems.

Staff from the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science invite you to a meeting as part of a new initiative: Mathematics and Computer Science meetings at the University.

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.

On Friday, April 11, at 4:30 pm, we invite you to the Library of the Institute of Geography and Regional Development (Plac Uniwersytecki 1, 3rd floor) for an open debate entitled: “Bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe w mieście” (eng. „Food security in the city”.

The employees of the Department of Microbial Ecology and Acarontomology at the University of Wrocław would like to invite you to an open lecture as part of the visiting professor programme (IDUB), which will be given by prof. Marco Pombi from the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases – Parasitology Section at the University of Rome ‘Sapienza’.

‘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!

‘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 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.