The Polish Association of Plastic Converters announced the winner of the competition for the most innovative applications of these materials in scientific work. The winner is Konrad Stefaniak, a student at TUL.
Among the 29 applications submitted in July by young scientists from the Lodz University of Technology to the National Science Centre for the MINIATURA 8 competition, as many as 13 received funding for conducting research or study visits.
Is it possible to create fully natural cosmetics enclosed in biodegradable packaging? Yes, and this challenge has been taken on by Karina Skura, a student of the 2023/24 academic year at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences. She is the secretary of the BioMass Student Scientific Research Group. As a young researcher, she is carrying out scientific projects that have resulted in publications and a patent application for an eco-friendly packaging material.
On November 13, during a ceremonial meeting of the Senate of Lodz University of Technology, awards and medals were presented to distinguished employees as well as prizes for the best students and graduates of the university (photo report).
Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik, Rector of Lodz University of Technology, received the Honorary Badge for Merits to the Lodz Voivodeship. The ceremonial gala took place at the Lodz Philharmonic.
As of today (14.11), the Gabriel oak tree is growing on Campus B. It was planted by Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik, the Rector of TUL, and Professor Jerzy Barglik, the president of the Academy of Engineering in Poland. The event is associated with the Scientific Symposium and General Assembly of the Academy of Engineering in Poland, which will take place at Lodz University of Technology on December 19-20, 2024.
The awarding of an honorary doctorate is a prestigious recognition of a scientist’s outstanding achievements and contributions to advancing a particular field, a significant tradition in academic life. During a ceremonial session of the Senate, the honorary doctorate of Lodz University of Technology was conferred upon Prof. Bogusław Buszewski, an ordinary member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The laudatory address was delivered by the award’s promoter, Prof. Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska-Jóźwik, Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, and the degree was formally presented by the university’s Rector, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik.
The crystal statuette awarded by Nauka i Biznes magazine recognizes individuals and institutions that play a pivotal role in fostering cooperation between science and business in Poland. The "Lider 2024 Nauka i Biznes" statuette presented to Rector Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik honors his exemplary leadership in managing the university during the exceptionally challenging and dynamic period of the 2020-2024 term.
We beautifully inaugurated the new academic year together with universities affiliated with the Lodz Academic Partnership during a ceremony at the Lodz Philharmonic, says the Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, in a special recording on the occasion of the 80th Jubilee celebrations of Lodz University of Technology. I would like this jubilee to strengthen our community.
Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, Rector of TUL, and Junior Inspector Michał Pudło, Deputy Commander of the Centralne Biuro ds. Zwalczania Przestępczości [the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZP)], signed an agreement to expand their ongoing collaboration.
The proposal of the International Cooperation Centre in the PROM programme - short-term academic exchange received funding from the National Agency for Academic Exchange in the amount of more than PLN 1.7 million.
The funds will allow the implementation of mobilities of doctoral students and academic staff to partner institutions around the world, as well as the arrival of researchers in Lodz.
Jakub Filipek, a biotechnology student at Lodz University of Technology, has been awarded the BioLAB Program under the patronage of the Fulbright organization for the academic year 2024-25. Since July, he has been undertaking a one-year internship at The University of Chicago, ranked 10th among the best universities in the world according to the 2023 Shanghai Ranking.
Research results from the Photonics Team from the Institute of Physics at Lodz University of Technology have been published in Nature Photonics and Nature Materials.
The joint inauguration of the new academic year of Lodz Academic Partnership will take place for the second time at the Artur Rubinstein Lodz Philharmonic. This event, which will include all public universities in our city, is scheduled for October 2 (Wednesday). The rectors of the higher education institutions within Lodz Academic Partnership invite everyone to attend.
Professor Marcin Kaminski, a prominent researcher from the Department of Structural Mechanics at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as a Maple Ambassador.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief