The office of the Erasmus+ Innovation Centre InnHUB Lodz was officially opened (9.02) at the International Cooperation Centre of Lodz University of Technology. The activities of the new unit were inaugurated by a meeting with representatives of various institutions from the Lodz region. - We want to assist our society in adapting to the needs of the business environment, to changes in the labour market - said the Rector, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, opening the office.

At the Institute of Turbomachinery at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Lodz University of Technology, work has begun on the creation of a hybrid aircraft designed for regional transport.

The XXXI Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers - Mathematical Manufaktura, held at Lodz University of Technology, has begun. For four days (10-13.02), mathematicians from all over Poland will discuss education and exchange views on the methods of teaching the queen of sciences, as well as share good teaching practices.

For a number of years now, dr Jacek Stańdo, TUL professor, has been interested in researching the popularity of different search queries with the aid of Google Trends. One of his recent studies conducted with application of the tool has gained international recognition. The article 'The COVID-19 pandemic and the interest in prayer and spirituality in Poland according to Google Trends data in the context of the mediatisation of religion processes' was listed in 2022 in the top 10 of Digital Religion Research publications.

Written by Jacek Stańdo, Centre of Mathematics and Physics, TUL, Andrzej Adamski, Gabriela Piechnik, the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow and Żywilla Fechner, Institute of Mathematics, TUL

Air travel is an important complement to other modes of regional transport. In some regions, it is the only viable option. Yet, typical of these short flights are high CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, which reduces their competitiveness against, for example, high-speed trains or the increasingly popular electric and hybrid cars.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

HECATE is a brave and ambitious EU project and one of which Lodz University of Technology will be a part. The EUR 40 million project is coordinated by Collins Aerospace, with aviation industry strongly represented in the consortium of 37 partners from 11 countries. The industry aims for climate neutrality by 2050, and the key to success is the development of small regional hybrid-electric aircraft. That is the focal point of the undertaking: to develop new technologies for supplying electricity. The acronym HECATE is derived from the words Hybrid-ElectriC regional Aircraft distribution Technologies.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor-in-chief

In the latest Webometrics ranking, Lodz University of Technology was ranked 10th in Poland (up from 13th) and 963rd in the world (up from 994th).

There is no doubt that the 180-year-old Oak Fabrykant, which was announced the Tree of the Year in the 2022 Polish edition of the contest organized by Klub Gaya, rules supreme in the park located on TUL campus. This month, however, the oak from Łódź is vying with another 15 trees across Europe for the title of the 2023 European Tree of the Year.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Tree Hunter - Robe McBride visited the campus of Lodz University of Technology on February 1, the day of voting in the European Tree of the Year 2023 competition. He came to see our oak. He met with representatives of the authorities of Lodz, Lodz University of Technology, Klub Gaja, numerous media and residents of Lodz to support our efforts to win the title.