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The University of Lodz has significantly raised its position in the Round University Ranking (RUR) in the field of Natural sciences. In the latest ranking, we take the 2nd place among Polish research…

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a recurrent inflammatory skin disease, the causes and development of which are still not well understood. Using an innovative in vitro model of a human skin tissue, dr Marcin…

It is already on 30 June 2021 that two online meetings for the candidates for the Doctoral School of Social Sciences of the University of Lodz will take place. The School provides an opportunity to…

The summer examination session will be organised in a remote (online) mode.

Superstitious people (e.g., those preferring four-leaf clovers, avoiding black cats and broken mirrors for fear of bad luck) are more prone to making a cognitive error called animism – that is, to…

Despite passing time, the values that guided the first Rector of the University of Lodz, prof. Tadeusz Kotarbinski, are still relevant to us. They invariably guide all the activities undertaken by our…

Beeblioteka [Bee-library], i.e., beehives located on the roof of the University of Lodz Library is yet another project that promotes care for the natural environment that our University implements.…

Joint research projects, new specialised courses for the students, knowledge transfer, internships, traineeships – these and many other areas are included in the cooperation agreement that has just…

#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…

One hundred and twenty five. That is how many scientific successes were celebrated at the University of Lodz during ceremonial doctoral and habilitation promotions. The next step in the career of our…

Foundation for Polish Science has announced results of the START 2021 competition. Prestigious scholarships will be received by 100 outstanding young researchers. Researchers from the University of…

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…

Education in the winter semester in the academic year 2021/2022, in accordance with the Announcement of the UL Rector of May 31, 2021 will, as a rule, take place in a full-time form on the premises of…

In spring, at the University of Lodz the third edition of the international, interdisciplinary scientific conference Colloquia Ceranea, organized by Centrum Ceraneum took place. Due to the…

Dr Jędrzej Kotarski from the Faculty of Philosophy and History at the University of Lodz thanks to a grant from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) was able to conduct the first –…

Polish research universities, including the University of Lodz, have selected their candidates for the first edition of the Heisig Prize. The award, already known as the Polish equivalent of the Nobel…

The jubilee 20th edition of Fotofestiwal (10 – 27 June 2021) will be even more Lodz-like than ever before! All the exhibitions and events will be held live this year. In the varied programme filled…

University of Lodz celebrated its 76th anniversary during a ceremonial meeting of the Senate in the Alfred Biedermann's Palace. Due to the pandemic restrictions majority of the participants could…

“Open science serves not only the scientists but the whole society” – said Prof. Elżbieta Żądzińska, the UL Rector, during opening of the Seminar organised by CRASP and the University of Lodz.…

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…