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Researchers from the Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems at Lodz University of Technology, in cooperation with the Institute of Psychology at the University of Lodz, have developed an innovative tool for stress reduction. Thanks to the cooperation with the City Hall, it may help refugees from Ukraine to overcome post-war trauma. The pilot programme was launched on 7 April at the City Activity Office at 10 Tuwima Street.

Last weekend (1-3.04), the "Sport Bay" Sports and Didactic Centre of Łódź hosted the Polish Academic Swimming Championships, which attracted over 900 competitors from 83 universities in Poland. During the two days of competition, several hundred medals were handed out. The representatives of the Łódź University of Technology gave us a lot of joy, winning as many as 18 medals, including 6 in the Open category.

Researchers from the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering at Lodz University of Technology have developed an innovative technology to produce graphene electrodes for water treatment. Thanks to the use of a new coating they have obtained electrodes that are much more durable in use and, what is most important, much cheaper. Prof. Konrad Dybowski from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, project manager, talks about the invention.

Lodz University of Technology is proud of the numerous successes of students involved in scientific circles. These activities have also been appreciated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. As part of the competition "Students' scientific circles create innovations", it awarded almost PLN 0.5 million. Funding for the projects was granted to as many as 8 scientific circles, the highest number among all the universities in Poland.

In autumn, the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, TUL will start offering doctoral studies to additional students selected through a joint admission process between the university and the National Centre for Research and Development. This is the effect of the agreement signed by the Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik and the President of IDEAS NCBR, Prof. Piotr Sankowski.

The Minister of Economic Development and Technology granted the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Lodz University of Technology the status of an accredited Innovation Centre for services provided under programmes financed from European funds. Having such a status allows the unit to provide professional pro-innovation services.

Miss Poland Karolina Bielawska, a student of management at the Faculty of Organization and Management (OiZ) of Lodz University of Technology, has won the title of Miss World 2021, the most beautiful woman in the world. The 70th Miss World contest, which took place in Puerto Rico on March 16, will go down in our history.

The inauguration of the first edition of the programme Excellence in Engineering: Talents in Research with Opportunities (E2TOP) took place on 10 March. We met seven of the most talented first-year students from various fields of study at TUL.

The workshop "Prospects for development of air transport and logistics in the Łódź agglomeration" has just come to an end. Last week (3.03), the perspectives of changes in the global and local aviation market, as well as the evolution of distribution systems in urban areas were discussed by a group of experts and panellists in the TUL Sports Bay.

Our Olympian, Kajetan Duszyński, a doctoral student at the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology, turned out to be the best in the 400 m indoor run, thus setting his new personal best record. On Sunday, 6 March, at the Polish Senior Indoor Athletics Championships in Toruń, he clocked 46.71 seconds.

Natalia Jabrzyk, a student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering (BAIŚ) of Lodz University of Technology, won the gold medal in the women's team cross-country skiing at the World Academic Championships in Lake Placid (USA).

By the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland of 16 February, Małgorzata Matusiak of the TUL’s Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design was awarded the title of professor of engineering sciences in the discipline of material engineering.

The fourteen members of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities, unitedly express undivided solidarity with all Ukrainian higher education institutions, their academic community, and all Ukrainian citizens.

On behalf of the President of CRASP, Prof. Arkadiusz Mężyk, Rector of the Silesian University of Technology, and upon the request of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, we enclose the position of the European University Association (EUA) on Ukraine.

The entire academic community of Lodz University of Technology not only sympathizes with people of Ukrainian origin, but also contributes to the financial and material aid for our friends from Ukraine.