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Lodz University of Technology, as an active member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), invites all interested individuals, in particular the research and teaching staff of TUL (academic teachers and doctoral students) to a workshop dedicated to the research activities of ECIU, i.e. a wide range of scientific research and the new opportunities accompanying TUL's membership in this consortium (e.g. the possibility of participating in international grants).

Poland My First Choice NAWA – the call for applications is now open! We are pleased to announce the call for applications for the Poland My First Choice NAWA programme, which enables young people from developed countries to study at Polish universities with a scholarship.

- One of the elements of education is to popularize the acquired knowledge using social media. I mainly focus on young audiences, I want to inspire them to self-development and perhaps a future scientific career - says Weronika Majchrzak, a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, who brews beer herself and uses social media to educate others. In the interview, she talks about her scientific passions and how activities in the Kollaps Scientific Circle have influenced her personal and professional development.

The academic community of Lodz University of Technology is very proud of the title of European Tree of the Year 2023, which was awarded to Oak Fabrykant which grows in Bishop Klepacz Park on TUL campus. The university community decided to commemorate this achievement and founded a monument with a commemorative plaque informing of its successes.

The celebration of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the university on May 24 was an opportunity for the academic community to meet with the authorities of the province and the city numerous as well as many industry representatives, who listened to the speech delivered by the rector of TUL, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, concerning TUL successes and achievements of scientists and students during the passing academic year.

Customarily, on May 24, on the anniversary of the establishment of Lodz University of Technology, a formal meeting of the Senate will be held. The university's birthday is an opportunity for a joint meeting of the academic community with the city and university authorities, as well as the presentation of awards to academics and students.

In the Prof. Tadeusz Paryjczak Auditorium in the "Alchemium - the magic of tomorrow's chemistry" building, the Rector of Lodz University of Technology - Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik presented eight scientists with habilitation degrees and 65 with doctoral degrees in engineering and technology, natural sciences, agricultural sciences and social sciences.

The results of the annual competitions for the Award of His Magnificence Rector of the Lodz University of Technology have been announced. 

Thank you very much for all the competition entries. Sincere congratulations to the winners - said the rector, prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik.

The awards will be presented at a ceremonial session of the Senate on May 24.

The run of sporting successes for the students of Lodz University of Technology continues. Our karate fighters have once again won the general classification of the Polish Academic Championships, winning as many as 10 medals.

For the first time in Poland, on May 14, the Sports Bay, TUL will host the finals of the F1 in Schools Poland world competition, under the patronage of Formula 1. As the organizers say, it is the largest and most exciting STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) competition in the world.

For me as a technical physicist, it is also fascinating to see how various physical phenomena can be used to construct devices without which we cannot imagine the modern world, says Michał Szmigielski, MSc, a doctoral student at Interdisciplinary Doctoral School. He studies liquid crystals used, among other things, in the latest displays.

Lodz University of Technology, in a report published by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland for 2021, ranks second in Poland in the number of national and international patents granted. Our scientists and students are continuously working on new innovative solutions, for which they are awarded at international exhibitions.

Two fields of study: occupational safety engineering at the Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering and chemical technology at the Faculty of Chemistry have been accredited by the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA).

During the inauguration of the XXII Festival of Science, Technology and Arts in Lodz, on April 17, in the Concert Hall of the Academy of Music, awards were given in the XX edition of the Lodz Eureka 2022 competition. Two statuettes, out of the four awards granted, went to scientists from Lodz University of Technology.