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Hundreds of Thousands of Years of Stability in Alpine Cliffs

Why do some mountain slopes fail catastrophically, while others remain stable for hundreds of thousands of years despite repeated glaciations, earthquakes, and ongoing tectonic activity? The latest research by an international team led by Dr. hab. Jacek Szczygieł from our Institute of Earth Sciences provides new answers to this question. The results have been published...

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II International Summer School of Aquamatics: May 18-22, 2026, Międzybrodzie Bialskie, Poland and III International Summer School of Aquamatics: June 8-12, 2026, Burokaraistele, Lithuania, or two aquamatic pills

What made them unique and unforgettable events? People: 40 students and 4 academic teachers from two partner universities: the University of Silesia in Katowice and Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas A few details: a research boat packed with sensors, a portable weather station, an incubator with ecotoxicological tests, and a mini station for measuring water...

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Researchers from our Institute co-author a new volume of the landmark monograph of Geological Structure of Poland vol. TECTONICS

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Hab. Jacek Szczygieł, Professor of the University of Silesia, and Prof. Dr. Hab. Jerzy Żaba are co-authors of the monograph “Geological Structure of Poland. Volume 2: Tectonics”, published in 2026 by the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute. The new volume continues the long-running series “Geological Structure...

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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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