Publication in LUP – model of coastal evolution under tourism pressure
Summer is in full swing. Many of us find ourselves wondering: what if we headed to the Hel Peninsula and stayed at one of the campsites there? It is precisely the history of their development that formed the basis for a model of coastal evolution under tourism pressure, as well as for identifying gaps and […]
Publication in QSR – Late Glacial in Lake Gorzyńskie
Varved sediments from Lake Gorzyńskie in western Poland form a unique archive of environmental change spanning the transition from the last glaciation to the Holocene. Detailed sedimentological, geochemical, and paleobiological analyses made it possible to trace how forests, the catchment, and the lake responded to climate change. The research shows that during cooling, vegetation changes […]
INQUA Peribaltic 2026 – Łódź
Between fieldwork trips, and despite the changeable — if still summery — weather, we also find time for conference trips! A great opportunity to share our research results recently was the conference of the Peribaltic Group of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA), which is held annually in a different country of the Baltic […]
Shasha Liu’s (Ludong University, China) visit
rom 28 to 30 June, our Department hosted Dr Shasha Liu from Ludong University, located in the city of Yantai on the Yellow Sea coast of China. Dr Liu conducts research on sustainable coastal management, including the development of nature-based solutions. She is part of a team responsible for developing plans and monitoring the effects […]
Bachelor exams 2026
The season of thesis defenses and diploma exams is in full swing. July 2nd was a busy day at our Department. Our bachelor’s graduates were certainly stressed, but every defense ended in success. Thank you all for your cooperation over the past months, and we wish you nothing but success in your academic and professional […]
5th Scientific Conference of Polish Sea Researchers – Damian Moskalewicz
Between 22–24 June, the 5th Scientific Conference of Polish Sea Researchers „State and Trends of Changes in the Marine Environment” (pol. V Konferencja Naukowa Polskich Badaczy Morza „Stan i trendy zmian środowiska morskiego”) was held at the Pomeranian University in Słupsk. Our Department was represented by Damian Moskalewicz, who presented a paper titled “Storms from […]
Meeting in Fingrowa Huta 2026
In late June, we celebrated the start of summer together at Fingrowa Huta. The weather did not disappoint – it was a truly summer day, with temperatures reaching 35°C! This year, the theme of our annual outdoor gathering was an Indian feast prepared by our PhD students. There was also excellent vinho verde, refreshing swims […]
Publication in REC – landscape changes in paleolimnology
We are delighted to share that a new publication involving our colleagues has appeared in Regional Environmental Change. The authors are Alicja Bonk, Wojciech Tylmann, and Maja Łaska – our master’s student. Alicja is clearly on track for a record-breaking year! The article reconstructs the history of fires and environmental change in northern Poland based […]
Summer School in Borucino
From June 22–26, first-year students of Physical Geography with Geoinformation (pol. Geografia fizyczna z geoinformacją) took part in the summer school “Interdisciplinary Research on Transformations of the Natural Environment” (pol. „Interdyscyplinarne Badania Przekształceń Środowiska Przyrodniczego”), organized at the University of Gdańsk Centre for Monitoring and Protection of Waters (pol. Centrum Monitoringu i Ochrony Wód Uniwersytetu […]
CCHRI 2026 Annual Colloquium – Sambor Czerwiński
Between June 15–17, an international symposium, the “Climate Change and History Research Initiative (CCHRI) 2026 Annual Colloquium: Cultural-Biological Co-evolution and Climate Change in the Holocene,” was held in Toruń. Sambor Czerwiński took part in the conference, presenting a paper titled “Forest Recovery between the Baltic and the Danube during the Migration Period and the Early […]