Aleksander Skóra, a student of the Lodz University of Technology Secondary School, won a silver medal at the 34th International Biological Olympiad, held in the United Arab Emirates. During the closing ceremony, he stepped onto the podium, holding the Polish flag, feeling quite pleased with the tremendous success he had achieved. He is, after all, among the best young biologists in the world.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, edito-in-chief

Ernest Stano, PhD, from the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering, has received a scholarship from the Minister of Education and Science for outstanding young scientists.

New trees at Lodz University of Technology, rainwater for plants, and solar benches you can charge your mobile devices on have won this year's edition of the IDEA BOX program.

Written by Małgorzata Parzynowska, University Office for Development

The President of the Republic of Poland presented Paolo Di Barba of the University of Pavia the nomination act for full professorship in Engineering and Technology.

Dr inż. Ernest Stano of the Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems, Lodz University of Technology has been recognized with a scholarship for excellent young researchers awarded by the Minister of Education and Science.

The laureate graduated from the Faculty of Electric, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering. He defended his doctoral dissertation with honors last year, just four years of his graduation. The 29-year-old researcher's track record is quite impressive. He has authored and co-authored 24 publications, six patents, and has carried out three research grants.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

A group of researchers in the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, including dr inż. Joanna Grzelczyk, dr inż. Gałązka-Czarnecka, and dr inż. Joanna Oracz, have been working edible packaging and dishware. The technology they have been developing takes advantage of vegetative waste. Their innovative project called Mixture for the production of disposable biodegradable packaging and tableware, especially for use in the food industry, and a method of their production took second place in the competition "Eureka! DGP - discovering Polish inventions".

Three student-athletes from Lodz University of Technology will represent Poland at the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu, China. Two will compete in swimming and one in athletics.

The latest Hot Topics in Science and Technology series featured dr. Jacek Gwizdka, Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who delivered a lecture on “Neuro-physiological evidence as a basis for understanding human-information interaction”. In an interview for Życie Uczelni, Jacek talks about his professional career trajectory and research.

Lodz University of Technology, together with Veolia Energia Łódź, has been organizing a competition for the best master's thesis on energy for several years. The results have just been announced.

The 10th edition of the "Eureka! DGP - we discover Polish inventions", was lucky for Lodz university of Technology. Researchers from the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, with team leader Joanna Grzelczyk, PhD won second place.