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Realization of scientific projects under the first edition of the Excellence Initiative - Research University of UL competition has just started. This time we present the project of dr Sebastian Lachota and dr Małgorzata Łapa, who as part of the Grant for young researchers are dealing with the issue of post-Germanness of Lodz and the surrounding areas. You can read about other projects on the UL…

How much can we miss from the original when we rely solely on its translation? Would we have experienced more, if nothing had been left out of the translation? Often this issue depends on translation conventions and limitations of the medium itself. One could assume that translation of a book, poem or instruction manual should serve us as a close equivalent of the source text. What does it look…

The offer of culture still excludes people with disabilities. The process of adapting materials to the requirements of people with increased needs is time-consuming, labour-intensive and expensive. Therefore, even those institutions which implement accessibility programmes do it to a limited extent and their offer remains poor. Today, for each group of recipients a different message is created:…

Dr Natalia Kowalska-Elkader, Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism and Social Communication of the University of Lodz, during one of the classes at the Faculty of Philology became interested in artistic reportage, called feature. Later, during her doctoral studies, she described the experimental feature. Currently, she is conducting research focused on the experimental forms of…

Summary of the first edition of the Initiative of Excellence - Research University (IDUB) competition at UL is behind us. We started presenting individual projects that you can read about on the University's website. Dr Patryk Kowalski from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz, as part of the Grant for Young Researchers, will deal with the issue of dissenting opinions…

Summary of the 1st edition of the UL IDUB competition is behind us. It involved several hundred applications for research projects, a competition for the Rector's Award for an outstanding researcher, the possibility of employing several dozen titled scientists from abroad at majority of the Faculties at the University of Lodz. One of the funded projects is a project of dr Agata Matuszewska-Kubicz…

The results of the first edition of the Initiative of Excellence - Research University competition at the University of Lodz are behind us. One of the funded activities is a project of dr Małgorzata Kostrzyńska from the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Lodz, who will deal with the issue of working with people experiencing homelessness under the Grant for Young Researchers.

Ageing of the population and the increasing percentage of people suffering from dementia, the most common form of which is Alzheimer's disease (AD), is one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. The causes, disease progression, treatment and diagnosis are still generally poorly understood. Research aimed at searching for new possibilities of its diagnosis, which would enable early and…

#UniLodz IDUB are grant competitions under which University of Lodz funds research ideas of its scientists and doctoral students. By supporting them in practicing good science, the University implements its strategy of striving for research excellence in all fields and disciplines. The second edition of internal grant programmes for young and experienced researchers begins today.

IDUB competitions include several hundred applications for research projects, Rector's Award for an outstanding researcher competition, the possibility of employing several dozen of titled international scientists at majority of the UL Faculties. One of the funded projects is a project by dr Karolina Sipa from the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, who will analyse dietary supplements for…