When we think of environmental pollution, we usually think of smoke, exhaust fumes or plastic. Light rarely comes to mind, and yet it can also be harmful. International Dark Sky Week, which begins on…

On Wet Monday, water is poured symbolically – from hoses and squirt guns. Increasingly, however, this festive gesture hides a less cheerful question: do we really have enough water to splash around…

Nothing on the Easter table makes as much of a splash as mayonnaise. It’s unassuming, creamy and ubiquitous. It is added to salads, to eggs and even in bundt cakes – it’s not magic that we all love…

Easter in Poland smells of żurek (a Polish sour rye soup) and horseradish, however in the European UNIC Alliance, the holiday has more scents, sounds and colours. In Łódź, we take baskets to church,…

There are some place names that sound like they were made up after the third helping of vegetable salad. Easter Island falls into this category without a doubt. Can you seriously believe that…

The year 2025 was certainly one of a kind! It was an intense period full of inspiring events, initiatives and the engagement of the entire academic community of the University of Lodz. The scale of…

After ten years of intensive work, Cogniguard presented the innovative Vguard device – an advanced neuromodulation system supporting the treatment of memory disorders and cognitive deficits in the…

Cooperation for the benefit of the local community? The entire region? Of course, we're in! As a university, we want to be a part of our local reality, conducting reliable research with and for…

Do cemetery candles and visiting graves have anything to do with ancient Slavic rituals? Why do we light candles on November nights, and where does the tradition of All Souls' Day come from? D.…

If you were to look into Italian veins, you would likely see gluten instead of blood. If Poles love their potatoes, then Italians – without a doubt – love their pasta. 25 October is World Pasta Day,…