The Disco Angels, a group of students from the FTIMS of Lodz University of Technology, won in the category Best Gameplay in the finals of the Indie Showcase during the international Game Access Conference in Brno (Czechia) that concluded on June 1. Their game, Heartbreaker, competed against more than a hundred indie games (short for 'independent game') created by small and medium-sized companies from Canada, Austria, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Moldova.

TUL Institute of Management organized the 12th National Scientific Conference on the Management of Organizational Development. The themes of his year's edition (May 22 to May 24) were the challenges to the development of modern organizations, such as digitalization, green governance, and diversity.

Nearly every other student experiences symptoms of depression and anxiety. As the situation gets worse, they tend to skip classes and sometimes even drop out of school to get some relief and respite from the excessive stress and fear. To address these devastating reports, researchers from the Voxel Research Lab and their international friends developed a solution that offers emergency relief to students struggling through university and facing personal day-to-day challenges.

Written by mgr inż. Agnieszka Dubiel, Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems

The authorities of Lodz University of Technology cordially invite to a formal meeting of the Senate on June 19 (Wednesday), at which the title of honorary doctorate will be awarded to Professor Jacek Moll, one of the founders of pediatric cardiac surgery in Poland, highly respected among physicians and patients, professor of medical sciences and a mechanical engineer.

The Open Day, organized by the Faculty of Chemistry for the third time, presented chemistry not only as a science, but also as an aid to understanding the world and making informed decisions. Chemistry plays a tremendous role in everyday life and bears on social progress.

Written by dr hab. inż. Izabela Witońska i dr inż. Łukasz Janczewski, Open Day coordinators

Until 15 October 2024, researchers from ECIU members can submit proposals for the two actions of the Seed Programme to initiate new or strengthen existing research collaborations. The Seed Programme has two action lines: SP 1: Blended Mobility to Create Networks and SP 2: Seed Projects.

Modern interiors housing 1 000 m2 of laboratory space decorated with a touch of industrial edginess have now been opened at TUL to facilitate  collaboration on interdisciplinary creative projects. It is not often that universities in Poland can offer this type of facility.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

On May 21, the regional gala of the 16th edition of Forbes Diamonds 2024, awarded to the most dynamically developing companies in Poland, was held in Lodz. Lodz University of Technology was ranked 13th in the Lodz region, among companies with revenues of more than PLN 250 million.

On February 15 2024, prof. dr hab. inż. Dorota Żyżelewicz, a researcher at the Institute of Food Technology and Analysis at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, by the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland dated April 22, 2021, was awarded the academic title of professor in the discipline of food and nutrition technology in the field of agricultural sciences.

Lodz University of Technology is now a partner in the Universities of the Future project, whose lead is the National Center for Research and Development (NCBR). The agreement was signed (May 13) by the Vice-Rector for Education, dr. hab. inż. Andrzej Romanowski, university professor, and by the representatives of twelve other Polish universities.