University of Silesia in Katowice

| Maria Sztuka | On 18th August 2019, when Europe was being scorched by a record heat wave, in Iceland, in the vicinity of Reykjavík, a symbolic “burial” of the Ok Glacier (Okjökull) took place Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir participated in the farewell ceremony, alongside numerous government and UN representatives, scientists,

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | We mostly associate Virtual Reality with entertainment, however, it is more frequently mentioned in the context of various therapies Scientists from the University of Silesia designed special games for rehabilitation which make use of VR technology They are intended for patients needing permanent or temporal rehabilitation of the

Scientists from the University of Silesia in Katowice are co-authors of a high thermal stability pressure sensor, which can be used for controlling the combustion parameters in car engines Among other things, technological progress in engine construction leads to an increasing gas compression in the combustion chamber, which is why the measurement of compression

| Assoc Prof Jakub Morawiec | The Viking epoch was an important time in Europe’s history, especially with regard to Scandinavia A number of new phenomena, such as the centralization of power, far-reaching trade, and Christianization, contributed to significant political, cultural, and social changes in the entire Scandinavian region They would not

| Agnieszka Sikora | Scanning electron microscopy is a kind of electron microscopy which uses a much shorter light beam than the wavelength of visible light, that is, a beam of electrons, in order to study the structure of a material’s surface as well as its chemical composition and is thus able

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | Stiff hips, muscle degeneration, a sunken chest, or impaired breathing are only a few examples how a sedentary lifestyle influences our health If we – on a daily basis – sit a few to more than a dozen hours at work, in the car, at school, and at

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | According to estimates, over 40% of drugs available in pharmacies and more than 90% of new medicinal substances show poor water solubility This means that a large number of them will not be absorbed by the patient’s body, as a consequence of which stronger drug doses must be

What is the article about? The article on COVID-19 epidemic in Poland, with particular focus on the Silesian Voivodeship, written by academics from the Institute of Social and Economic  Geography and Spatial Management at the University of Silesia – Assoc Prof Robert Krzysztofik, Professor of the University of Silesia, Assoc Prof Iwona