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Byzantium Returns to Katowice

The Centre for Byzantine Studies restarts its operation at the University of Silesia. It is a reactivation of the former Centre for Studies on Literature and the Reception of Byzantium, which ceased its operation due to the university reform. The warden of the Centre in its new shape has become Prof. Przemysław Marciniak, Faculty of...

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Video | Diaries of Women from Mining Families

The book Diaries of Women from Mining Families published a few months ago is the result of a several-year-long project that included, among others, writing workshops, an exhibition of memorabilia related to mining families and photo sessions in non-standard locations. “Twenty-two ladies decided to tell us their stories in very different forms”, says Monika Glosowitz,...

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No Limits | The idea behind art education

What is the article about?What is the article about? Good education is based on art, visual art and music education. It develops creative thinking in children, supports their intellectual, emotional, and social development, and plays an important role in learning about the world and oneself. What were the beginnings of art education in Poland and...

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„No Limits” | Goodbye, coal

What is the article about?What is the article about? Decarbonisation is a hot topic present in the centre of public discourse in many countries. The research conducted by Marta Tomczok, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor, shows how large a role culture can play in taming decarbonisation. Contact Marta Tomczok, PhD, DLitt, Associate Professor, Institute of Literary...

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The world’s first certification for solid biofuels used in combination with optical microscopy

| Olimpia Orządała | Scientists from the Centre for Biomass Energy Research and Education of the University of Silesia in Katowice have developed an innovative certification of solid biofuels. The method of petrographic analysis in reflected light in oil immersion was used for the first time in the world. Thanks to microscopic tests, it is...

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Fullerenes in the fight against pancreatic cancer | Research by Maciej Serca, PhD Eng.

| Olimpia Orządała | Nanotechnology, one of the fastest-growing scientific disciplines, deals with structures, materials, and devices on the nanometer scale, i.e. at the level of molecules and individual atoms. It can be used in various areas of life, including medicine, electronics, transport and food production. It is particularly interesting for scientists dealing with targeted...

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