achievements
Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys honours University of Silesia invention
At the 19th International Invention and Innovation Fair INTARG® 2026, the University of Silesia received an award for its invention, ‘Composition Improving Herbicide Penetration through the Surfaces of Aerial Plant Organs’, by Maciej Kapkowski, PhD (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia) and Michał Ludynia, PhD (Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia). The...
University of Silesia to coordinate the BIOVERTE project under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters programme
The University of Silesia in Katowice has received funding to carry out the project ‘BIOVERTE – Applied Biodiversity Management and Resilient Ecosystem Transitions’. This is the first project coordinated by the University of Silesia under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters programme. It will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Trieste (Italy) and...
University of Silesia with 26 patents for 2025
According to the annual report for 2025 issued by the Polish Patent Office, the University of Silesia in Katowice took a high 17th position in the ranking of all domestic and foreign applicants (not just universities) based on the number of patents for inventions granted in 2025. In total, our University obtained 26 patents last...
USil MEDem on the ESFRI European Research Infrastructure Roadmap
The MEDem project, coordinated on behalf of the University of Silesia by Damian Guzek, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof., has been officially included in the ESFRI European Research Infrastructure Roadmap as part of its 2026 update. Of the six new infrastructure projects included on the roadmap, this is the only new venture representing the social sciences...
School of Polish Language and Culture accredited for 2026–2029
The School of Polish Language and Culture of the University of Silesia received accreditation for 2026–2029 from Karolina Zioło-Pużuk, PhD, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education and Damian Syjczak, PhD, Deputy Director of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA). The University of Silesia is the only institution in Poland to have received...
Young USil researchers awarded fellowships by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
The results of the 21st edition of the fellowship competition for outstanding young researchers have been announced. Among the winners were the following researchers from the University of Silesia in Katowice: Michał Kisiel, PhD (Faculty of Humanities), Wojciech Sitek, PhD (Faculty of Humanities), Monika Szynol, PhD (Faculty of Social Sciences), Maciej Mazur, MA (Doctoral School)....
Prof. M. Paruzel-Czachura among the 24 researchers selected by National Geographic
The Polish edition of the monthly magazine National Geographic has selected 24 Polish researchers who are changing the way we understand the world. Among them is Mariola Paruzel-Czachura, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. – a psychologist from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Silesia. Prof. Mariola Paruzel-Czachura specialises in moral psychology (how people...