„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

Researchers of the Zakład Zarządzania Łańcuchem Dostaw [Division of Supply Chain Management] have won a CEEPUS grant for the international cooperation network 'Supply chains management - from the perspective of national industries.' This is the first time the Faculty of Organization and Management of Lodz University of Technology has coordinated this type of a cooperation network.

Written by dr inż. Barbara Galińska, Institute of Management

Dr inż. Magdalena Gajek, Institute of General and Environmental Chemistry, finished 3rd in the academic classification of academic faculty in the Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Half Marathon. This year marked its 18th edition and had the rank of the Polish Half Marathon Championships. The event attracted thousands of participants from across Poland and beyond.

Ed. by Ewa Chojnacka

Workshops at preschools are organized under the auspices of the Faculty of Organization and Management. Two new ones were held in March. The activities were designed and conducted by dr inż. Michaela Rostek.

Written by dr inż. Michaela Rostek, Institute of Management

For the third time, the Rectors of Lodz University of Technology and the Medical University of Lodz awarded a joint award for the best research publication. The awarded paper, 'Lipid Profile in Children Born Small for Gestational Age', was published in Nutrients, an international peer-reviewed open access journal indexed in Scopus , Web of Science, and other databases.

Why should you play games that you lose at? And how to build a career at gamedev? How to develop your your knowledge and understaning of technical sciences and have fun at the same time? Those attending TUL Open Day, themed this year around games, found answers to all these quations.  

Written by dr Aleksandra Pawlik, Media and Communications Office

Jakub Korzeniowski, Lodz University of Technology student, won a gold medal at the National Academic Championships in sport climbing.

Ed. by Ewa Chojnacka

Communicating research output to the public is important to universities. The outcomes of researchers' work should be publicized, which is why we are pleased to be participating in the TVP series " Science in Łódź". Each episode introduces viewers to some interesting developments coming from the laboratories of Lodz University of Technology. According to the creator of the series, Anna Łukasik, featured in the series are projects that spark curiosity, amaze, and shock.

41 laureates of the 14th LIDER scheme have been announced at a gala ceremony in Warsaw, among them dr inż. Zbigniew Tyfa, a researcher at the TUL's Institute of Turbomachinery. He was awarded 1.8 million złoty for Matematyczne wspomaganie przewidywania skutków leczenia tętniaków wewnątrzczaszkowych [Mathematical modelling to predict the outcome of intracranial aneurysm treatment] - a project of which he is the author.

Edited by Ewa Chojnacka

Only one candidate has been proposed nominated by the university community for the office of Rector of Lodz University of Technology in the 2024-2028 term. Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik, who has held the office since September 1, 2020, will seek re-election.

Dear Members of the TUL academic community
The last few weeks saw a number of events which engaged the entire Lodz University of Technology community. One of them, the Research Week, is the one I would like to highlight as there are several reasons for its relevance.

This year's annual call for proposals in the City funding scheme Łódź akademicka – naukowa, kreatywna i wielokulturowa 2024  [Academic Łódź - research-focused, creative, and multicultural 2024] received a record number of 56 submissions.

On the seventh of March, yet again this year, Lodz University of Technology's Performance Hall became the venue for the Czwartkowe Forum Kultury [Thursday Cultural Forum] meeting event. This time, Jakub Garbacz, an organist at the Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanisław Kostka in Łódź and also one of Poland's foremost organ virtuosos, was the guest speaker.

Written by Michał Grzelak, Media and Communications Office

As part of the FU2N (Fund for Academic Conference Excellence) program, I will be working on a topic related to collectible toys, conducting research that has not been previously explored in relation to these products.

Written by dr Kamil Lubiński, Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development  

Dr hab. inż. Joanna Pietrasik and dr hab. Radosław Podsiadły have been awarded the title of professor of exact and natural sciences in the discipline of Chemical Sciences. Both researchers work at the Institute of Polymers and Dyes at the Faculty of Chemistry.
The decision on conferring the title on the TUL scientists was made by Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, on February 29.

The following considerations are an attempt to define the problem of digital publications and their role in the process of research evaluation. They also provide an opportunity to present the results of the 3rd National Conference on Scientific Publishing hosted by CRASP. The central theme of the event conducted in a hybrid mode were the challenges posed by the developments in artificial intelligence.

Written by dr Joanna Pawliczak, TUL Library/TUL Publishing House