Voting on ideas submitted by students and doctoral candidates of Lodz University of Technology under the IDEA BOX project has ended. This year's edition enjoyed great interest, and the range of submitted ideas was very wide - from sport, through ecology, to IT applications.
Since 2016, on 11 February, we celebrate in Poland the International Day of Women and Girls in Science established by the UN General Assembly, at the request of organisations supporting women's and girls' access to science, education and research.
Professor Edward Kącki, doctor honoris causa of Lodz University of Technology, an outstanding computer scientist and cyberneticist, a pioneer of computer science in Poland, passed away on January 18.
Rector of TUL - Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik and the President of the Management Board of Alstal - Jarosław Szczupak have signed (19.01) an agreement regarding the implementation of the second stage of the investment project "Alchemium – the magic of chemistry of tomorrow. Construction of a modern conference, teaching and laboratory building for the Faculty of Chemistry of Lodz University of Technology".
Over 1 500 places and two new majors are waiting for candidates for Master's studies at Lodz University of Technology. Admissions process begins on 31 January.
The Vice Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, Waldemar Buda, presented the Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, with funding for the thermal modernization of two buildings on the University' s campus.
Lodz University of Technology can now be visited remotely thanks to a virtual tour available in Google Street View databases. The tour includes around 560 ground and bird's eye views. Lovers of picturesque panoramas are invited to take a sky walk, which can be done by taking a virtual walk around the spaces photographed from a drone.
Cooperation between the two universities to date has involved, among other things, joint postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, which have been completed by more than 100 graduates of the Mail School of Fire Service in Warsaw. Now, the signed agreement provides for long-term cooperation in science, research and development, as well as teaching and organisational activities.
Physicists from Lodz University of Technology are working on an innovative optical water vapour analyser that will significantly reduce energy consumption and will be much cheaper than similar solutions currently available on the market. Research will be conducted jointly with researchers from Wrocław University of Science and Technology and the Technical University of Berlin. The project will be implemented by companies from Poland and Germany.
Scientists from the Institute Polymer and Dye Technology, TUL, participate in a unique, international project. – For the first time we will combine, in an innovative strategy, three individually important concepts used in preparation of dressing materials, i.e. intelligent polymers reacting to external stimuli, active nanolayers and peptides released from a new composite material, as a last option of anti- infective protection against resistant pathogens- informs Assoc. Prof. Eng. Joanna Pietrasik, TUL Prof at the Faculty of Chemistry and the project leader.
A team of researchers from Poland and the Czech Republic is going to optimize a new technology to capture carbon dioxide from exhaust gases discharged into the atmosphere. The National Science Centre has allocated over 1.7 million PLN from the OPUS + LAP program for the research.
The National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has announced a list of 176 winners of the 4th edition of the Bekker internship and research programme. Among the scholarship holders is Dr Eng. Szymon Szufa from the Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering (WIPOŚ) of Lodz University of Technology.
At the end of December 2021, the Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, signed the Gender Equality Plan at Lodz University of Technology. The document provides for ensuring equality, in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers, and is the result of efforts by the university authorities to raise awareness of the importance of equality issues.
Researchers from Lodz University of Technology participate in the European FLEXIndustries consortium, which brings together 36 international institutions. Experts from the Institute of Turbomachinery Lodz University of Technology and the K-FLEX Lodz - Uniejów company are one of the Polish members.
The year 2021coming to its end brought many successes and unique events to Lodz University of Technology, often of a remote nature. Most competitions, open days and events were still held online. Despite pandemic restrictions, we sometimes managed to meet face-to-face at university events, which after a long period of not seeing each other made everyone very happy. Our researchers and students have won numerous awards and medals for their scientific and sporting achievements. We invite you to a quick review of the most important successes and events of Lodz University of Technology.