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Marek Marzec PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. among the laureates of SONATA BIS13 call.

The project by Marek Marzec PhD, DSc, Associate Professor of the University of Silesia has received funding under the SONATA BIS13 call for proposals. The aim of the initiative is to establish a new scientific team. Marek Marzec PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. is an employee of the Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection and...

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Become a scientist at the International Environmental Doctoral School.

The International Environmental Doctoral School associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice invites you to implement doctoral projects in the following disciplines: – Earth and related environmental sciences; – mathematics; – materials engineering. The offer of doctoral topics and the recruitment conditions are available on the IEDS website....

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The Hans Glacier is a unique object | Research by Michał Laska, PhD

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | Although it has been studied for more than 50 years, it still holds many secrets. Scientists, conducting field measurements, collected various information about the over 600-year-old mass of ice. On this basis, they performed geomorphological, hydrological and glaciological analyses. However, much of this data was unavailable due to the lack of...

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Will the EU force us to eat insects? Prof. Dominik Chłond sheds light on the issue

Will the EU force us to eat insects? Prof. Dominik Chłond sheds light on the issue Insects are a natural source of food in many parts of the world | photo by Harish Shivaraman from Unsplash There has been a lot of publicity recently about the European Union’s Executive Order that allowed cricket flour as...

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Biological vaccine for plants | Research by the team of USil Faculty of Natural Sciences

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | We have destroyed the environment and we are aware of it. We use e.g. huge amounts of pesticides to get rid of pathogenic fungi or bacteria. However, their long-term use has a negative impact not only on the environment, but also on humans. That’s why scientists are looking for natural, effective...

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Cancer found in a bone of a prehistoric amphibian over 210 million years old

USil scientist, along with his team, made a discovery that sheds new light on the origin of tumours     | Dawid Surmik, PhD | Traces of diseases occasionally found on the bones of prehistoric animals give insight into an array of health problems the ancient inhabitants of Earth faced. At the same time, such...

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