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‘No Limits’ | GMO — a new hope or the road to perdition
What the article is about?What the article is about? GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, arouse both enthusiasm in those who see in them opportunities to meet modern civilization’s challenges, such as the problem of access to food, and fear in those who see in GMOs a threat to human health or the environment. What is...
Series of lectures and online meetings with representatives of indigenous cultures from the Northwest Coast of Canada
From 30 November to 20 December 2023, you can participate in online meetings on the Zoom platform with representatives of indigenous cultures from the Northwest Coast of Canada. The lectures will be delivered by Mique’l Dangeli, PhD (Tsimshian Nation of Metlakatla, Alaska) and Andy Wilson (Haida Nation) from British Columbia, Canada, who have accepted the...
Dariusz Ignatiuk, PhD, in Board of Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System
Dariusz Ignatiuk, PhD from the Faculty of Natural Sciences was chosen the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the international consortium Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS). The decision was adopted during the General Assembly, which took place on 30 October 2023 during Svalbard Science Conference, Oslo. Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) is...
Visit of USil representatives in China
Three representatives of the University of Silesia in Katowice: Adam Wojtaszek, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., Ewa Gumul, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof., and Paweł Zakrajewski, PhD from the Institute of Linguistics of the University of Silesia visited the Northeastern University in Shenyang in China. They were invited to deliver several guest lectures and plenary talks at...
Łukasz Pieszczek, PhD honoured with the Committee of Analytical Chemistry Award
Łukasz Pieszczek, PhD, one of our staff members, has been honoured with a prestigious award by the Committee on Analytical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the best doctoral dissertation in analytical chemistry. The award recognises his contribution to advancing the principles of metrology and chemometrics in chemical measurements. The award ceremony for...