Commentary by Professor Łukasz Albrecht of the Institute of Organic Chemistry on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis”.
During the closing conference of the nationwide project “University – a Space Free from Mobbing and Discrimination”, more widely known as “Safe University” (Bezpieczna Uczelnia), held on 25 September, Lodz University of Technology was recognised for its efforts to create a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for work and study.
Written by Andrzej R. Hołasek,PhD, Human Capital Management Office
More than 200 participants in an online course, local pilot programmes in five countries, and an international summer school in the Azores—these are the results of the completed pilot phase of the Erasmus+ OUT-DOOR project, “Blended Outdoor Learning for Fostering the Employability of New Graduates”.
Written by Anna Laska-Leśniewicz, PhD, Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Francis Halzen, a Belgian-born scientist working at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States. The prize was awarded for his “decisive contribution to the creation of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”.
Applications for the 19th edition of the competition for academic scholarships from the TUL Own Scholarship Fund for the year 2027 can be submitted until November 6.
Lodz University of Technology, together with O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, is carrying out the TWIN-SEC project, which aims to improve the security and resilience of power grids against hybrid threats. The project is funded under NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme and has a budget of EUR 238,000.
Scholarship payment dates at TUL in October 2026
Please find attached the Announcement from the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs at TUL, dated 21 September 2026, concerning the change of the rate per 1 conversion hectare for the 2026–27 academic year.
The latest results of the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Field-Based Ranking, which evaluates universities’ scientific achievements in individual fields, have been published. Lodz University of Technology was ranked in 15 fields, achieving its best result in Polymer Science, where it was placed 223rd in the world as the only university from Poland included in this ranking.
How can people be interested in science in a world full of information, short-form content and constant competition for audiences’ attention? Professor Edyta Gendaszewska-Darmach, Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences at Łódź University of Technology, talks about the role of scientists in building trust in knowledge, ways of reaching different audience groups, and why science communication is as important as research itself.