UL: University in the world

With the help of modern remote sensing tools such as aerial photography, geophysical surveys, and airborne laser scanning, scientists will be mapping archaeological sites. The head of the Polish part of the project Long-term land use dynamics within the areas of prehistoric ritual places, carried out by the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Wrocław in collaboration with the Universities of Pilsen, Hradec Králové, and Prague will be dr Agnieszka Przybył, who specialises in research on the Neolithic period.

The highest-ranked discipline at the University of Wrocław in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2025, published in March, is Linguistics. The UWr was placed among the top 301–350 universities worldwide in this discipline. In the broader category of Arts & Humanities, which includes linguistics, the university moved up to the 401–450 range. The university also achieved strong positions in the natural sciences: Physics and Astronomy ranked 451–500, Mathematics 501–600, and Chemistry 551–600.

Australian Ambassador Benjamin Hayes was a guest of the UWr Rector, prof. Robert Olkiewicz on 14 March.

On Thursday, 27 February 2025, prof. Robert Olkiewicz, rector of the University of Wrocław, received a delegation from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, led by prof. Erik Jones, director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Research within the EUI. The meeting was also attended by Joanna Wielgo, manager of EUI-funded projects, and, on the UWr side, dr Łukasz Prus, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs; prof Magdalena Ratajczak, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences; prof. Piotr Sula, vice-dean for internationalisation of the Faculty of Social Sciences; Urszula Broda, head of the International Office; and Tomasz Woźniakowski, assistant professor at the Institute of Political Science, local coordinator of the event.

The University of Wrocław became a part of the Artificial Intelligence Cluster. On 20 February, an agreement was signed on the establishment of the Wrocław cluster, whose mission is to enable and accelerate the implementation of artificial intelligence in economic, educational and social activities and to promote research and innovation in AI.

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! 

On Wednesday, 19 February, during the Welcome Ceremony at the University of Wrocław, the staff of the International Office and dr Łukasz Prus, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, welcomed around 150 students from all over the world! In the current semester, the group of students at the University of Wrocław has been joined by participants of the Erasmus+ programme and other exchange programmes from European Union countries, as well as from Ukraine, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Morocco, Tanzania, Jordan, Moldova and Kosovo. The event marks the beginning of the Orientation Days at the University of Wrocław.

Dr Zbigniew Mogiła from the Department of International Economic Relations and European Integration at the Institute for International and Security Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences) has been elected to the Committee on Spatial Economy and Regional Planning of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). This is one of the most important expert bodies in Poland, dealing with regional policy and the spatial management of the country.

The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Wrocław will be implementing the WEAVE UNISONO research grant in a trilateral cooperation between the German Research Foundation agency, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Polish National Science Centre agency.

Prof. Anna Pacześniak of the Institute of European Studies at the University of Wrocław has been nominated – as one of six people in the whole of the European Union – to the Committee of Independent Eminent Persons. This was announced on behalf of the Conference of Presidents by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.

On the basis of a decision of the Scientific Council of the Leibniz Institute for the German Language in Mannheim, prof. dr hab. Joanna Szczęk has been appointed as a member of the International Scientific Council of the Leibniz Institute for the German Language.

The latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject, published on 22 January, included as many as eight disciplines of science at the University of Wrocław. As was the case last year, the highest rankings were Law (ranked 301+) and Psychology (ranked 301-400).