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Would Łódź be the same city without the events of 1905? Dr hab.Kamil Śmiechowski, a Associate Professor at the University of Lodz, argues that it was then that a breakthrough took place, giving the city a completely new nature. The revolution not only brought people to the streets but also opened their eyes to issues that had previously seemed distant – civil rights, social justice and a sense of…

We invite students to apply for the exchange programme at Chukyo University (Nagoya, Japan) for Fall 2026. Experience studying in an international environment with dedicated support and engaging cultural events.

The Final Conference was preceded by a two-day training session, followed by the fourth (and final) large-scale exercise. The training and exercise took place on February 2-4, 2026, at the BOSS Hotel for the management, cleaning staff, and security personnel of the BOSS Hotel and the Hilton Hotel - both partners in the project.The training sessions were conducted by: D. Klimas i Z. Gajda –…

The Institute of Urban and Regional Studies and Planning, University of Lodz hosted a scientific seminar on current and upcoming paradigms, problems and challenges in local and regional policy on 12 February of the current year. Representatives from six academic centres attended the event.

What truly constitutes a good life – pleasure, peace, a sense of purpose or perhaps the ability to see the world in the right light? Why does the happiness so many people seek so often seem to elude us? We'll hear about whether it's possible to learn to live well and what philosophy has to say about it in this podcast with Prof. Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, a philosopher and an ethicist from the…

Before emojis, flower mail and chain text messages saying "Will you be my Valentine?" were invented, the feeling of falling in love was associated with a pen, a trembling hand and – above all – courage. One example of an old, 19th-century declaration of love is a letter proposal addressed to a mysterious "Dear Lady," which can be found in the University of Lodz Digital Library.

If animals sent one another hearts on 14 February, some species would give them along with antlers weighing 10 kilograms, others would build gazebos like something out of a renovation show, and still others would end a date through the stomach. Dr Katarzyna Majecka, Head of the Natural History Museum at the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, talks about love, betrayals, soap operas…

Let's start with the obvious: love has infinite facets. We can love another person, beautiful weather, our homeland or a dog (to mitigate potential escalations: you can love a cat too!). Tomorrow we observe the Global Love Day – a world-renowned celebration of loving another person. But what about its most important form? The one without which even the warmest and most sincere feelings for others…

The deadline to complete all courses of the winter semester 2025/2026 is 22.02.2026.

According to Academic Calendar didactic classes in the winter semester start on 23 February 2026 and last until 14 June 2026.