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We Are Dwelled by Different Spirits, or What Olga Tokarczuk Teaches Us

We have interviewed Prof Ryszard Koziołek about the latest Polish Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 on 10 October 2019 The Polish writer is also a winner of International Booker Prize, twice winner of Nike Literary Award and winner of Jan Michalski Prize She has also been

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BARISTA Project, or Barley vs. Climate Changes

Water scarcity, increased carbon dioxide level and occurrence of pathogens – these are some examples of stress factors affecting the cultivation of barley, the fourth grain in the world in terms of cultivation area An international team of researchers took joint action under BARISTA project, intended to develop tools that enable to optimise

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School under the Baobab Tree. Research Expeditions of Dr. Anna Watoła

I have been researching the early education of children in Kenya for many years When I travel to this beautiful African country, I make friends with students and teachers To help them organise classes, I provide them with school supplies, hardware and bikes I am

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The Missing Snow. Research by Prof. Ewa Łupikasza

December was warm, with midday temperatures reaching even up to 10°C and some rainfall We are slowly getting used to the lack of snow, but it would be better, if we had it Not only for the winter sport enthusiasts: for everyone of us as well Assoc Prof Ewa Łupikasza, Professor of the

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Scientists from the University of Silesia for the European Green Deal. Interview with Prof. Tomasz Pietrzykowski

Just Transition Research Group has been established on the initiative of scientists from the University of Silesia in Katowice Its purpose will be to undertake research and educational activities supporting the development and implementation of the just transformation concept The related changes will affect not only the Upper Silesia, but also other European

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Studying Memory Processes. Interview with Dr. Karina Maciejewska

Human brain is fascinating As long as I have the energy, I’ll keep researching it I’m particularly interested in the memory processes I want to know how it happens that on the one hand we are able to analyse and interpret so much different information

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Our Water Resources Are Becoming Scarce. Interview with Dr. Sławomir Sitek about DEEPWATER-CE Project

On the one hand, we hear more and more about the periods of draught and heatwaves in Poland; on the other hand – about the increasing extreme atmospheric phenomena, such as violent storms and downpours that result in floods Such phenomena, which also occur in other Central European countries, are very important for

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Geological Museum is Alive

The 25th anniversary of the Museum of Earth Sciences The Museum of Earth Sciences, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, shows natural history The museum collection contains about 4,000 geological objects: rocks, fossils, minerals and meteorites from Poland and abroad The exhibitions are displayed on the ground floor of the Faculty

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