Collaboration with the University of Malta

Zdjęcie satelitarne Malty

We are pleased to announce that Damian Moskalewicz and Patryk Sitkiewicz have established a collaboration with Ritienne Gauci from the University of Malta (L-Università ta’ Malta). The project SHORE MALTA: A Pilot Study on Sedimentary Heritage for the Observation and Reconstruction of Embayments in Malta is funded by the SEA-EU alliance, of which the University […]

Publication in QSR – 2000 years of fire history (Eifel, Germany)

Bonk A., Birlo S., Wienhues G., Grosjean M., Zolitschka B., 2026, Fire regimes and their effects on ecosystems inferred from varved lake sediments of Holzmaar (Germany) for the last 2000 years. Quat. Sci. Rev. 382, 109964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109964

We are pleased to share news of a new article published in Quaternary Science Reviews, with Alicja Bonk as the lead author. The study presents a reconstruction of fire regime changes in the Eifel mountain region (Germany) over the past 2,000 years, based on high-resolution analyses of sediments from Lake Holzmaar. The research combines charcoal […]

Department seminar – Willem van der Bilt

Willem van der Bilt i slajd tytułowy wystąpienia.

On Monday, 30 March, we had the pleasure of hosting Willem van der Bilt – a researcher from the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research at the University of Bergen (Norway) – at the Department of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology. Willem delivered a fascinating lecture entitled “Last Glacial Maximum sediments from ice-free Arctic oasis reveal Heinrich […]

Department Seminars – Wojciech Tylmann

Wojciech Tylmann na tle slajdu tytułowego

On Thursday, 26 March, the Department held its latest scientific seminar. Our Head, Wojtek Tylmann, presented a talk entitled “Reading the varves of Lake Gorzyńskie: climate change, human impact, and unexpected research perspectives”. The presentation served as a summary of a nearly completed project on multi-proxy research of Lake Gorzyńskie, as well as a suggestion […]

Paleolimnology Session – Wrocław

On 19–20 March 2026, the annual gathering of Polish paleolimnologists took place at the University of Wrocław. The 16th Paleolimnological Session “Methods of Reconstruction of Lake and Peatland Environments” (pol. XVI Sesja Paleolimnologiczna „Metody rekonstrukcji środowisk jeziorno-torfowiskowych”) brought together an exceptionally large group of enthusiasts studying past environments through lake and peatland sediment records. A […]

Department Seminars – Michał Łopuch

The first seminar of the summer semester at our Department is now behind us. On 12 March, we had the pleasure of hosting Michał Łopuch from the University of Wrocław, who in his talk “The Evolution of Inland Dunes in Poland during the Late Glacial Period – State of Art and New Perspectives” presented issues […]

Publication in Coastal Research – Beachmeter and AI in coastal areas

A new article by Patryk Sitkiewicz has just been published in the Coastal Research series (Springer). In this work, the author presents the first attempt at semi-automated monitoring of coastal morphodynamics. Patryk developed and applied his own tool, Beachmeter, and trained an artificial intelligence model capable of independently interpreting the results of GIS analyses. The […]

International Geomorphology Week 2026

At the beginning of March, we celebrated the International Geomorphology Week. As in previous years, we actively took part in the events marking this occasion. On March 3, the Commission on Innovative Research Methods in Geomorphology organised a session for young geomorphologists entitled “Innovations and New Methods in Geomorphology”, during which representatives of four academic […]

Open Day of the University of Gdańsk

On Wednesday, 11 March, the Open Day of the University of Gdańsk took place. As every year, in cooperation with the On Wednesday, 11 March, the Open Day of the University of Gdańsk took place. As every year, in cooperation with the Geography Student Research Club, we opened our laboratories to visitors and gave students […]

International Sedimentological Congress – Wellington (NZ)

We hadn’t been there before! A three-person delegation from our department arrived in Wellington, New Zealand. Between 25 and 30 January, Alicja Bonk, Karol Tylmann and Wojciech Tylmann took part in the International Sedimentological Congress (ISC). Alicja, Karol and Wojtek delivered three presentations in total and co‑authored several others. Moreover, Alicja co‑chaired the session “Varved […]