Publication in Geomorphology – storm surge landforms
On the backside of the beach, just behind the dunes, extremely interesting landforms called storm surge overflow cones are forming. A new article has just been published, resulting from research conducted as part of the STORMLINK project. In the publication, the authors analyze the shape and internal structure of the cones.We invite you to read […]
DatErr 2.0 – July 2024 fieldwork
Fieldwork in the “DatErr 2.0” project for multi-isotope dating of eratics in Poland and Germany is progressing! Karol Tylmann, Piotr Woźniak, Sanjaya Gurung and our dear friend from France, Vincent Rinterknecht, once again set off to Poland in search of erratic boulders*.From July 20-28, equipped with hammers and a chisel, guys took samples for further […]
Greenland 2024 expedition
Sambor Czerwiński, Katarzyna Marcisz (UAM, expedition leader) and Luke Andrews from the University of York conducted field research from July 25 to August 6 in Qeqertarsuaq in West Greenland (Disko Island 🕺🏻), where they were hosted at the Arctic Station.Amazing basalt relief, tundra, glaciers and icebergs are only part of the attractions. In addition, the […]
Nature Communications publication – 4.2 ka event
Was the ‘4.2 ka event’, known from many natural archives, unique in the Holocene? A paper just published in Nature Communications entitled ‘The 4.2 ka event is not remarkable in the context of Holocene climate variability’ is an attempt to answer this question. The co-author of the article is Maurycy Żarczyński from our department. The […]
The first Festival Of Clean Lakes
The first Festival Of Clean Lakes took place on July 31st at the Center for Water Monitoring and Protection in Borucino. The festival gathered numerous attendees who had the opportunity to listen to interesting lectures, participate in workshops, and carry discussions with scientists from the University who specialize in research on aquatic ecosystems. Wojciech Tylmann […]
Quaternary Science Reviews publication
In the latest publication, which was written in collaboration with the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk and the GEOPOLAR laboratory at the University of Bremen, we analyzed the Holocene water level fluctuations recorded in Lake Suminko. Multivariate sediment analyses indicate that variations in water levels in the reservoir were primarily influenced by […]
Badanie środowiska przyrodniczego w naukach humanistycznych, społecznych i przyrodniczych
The publication titled “Badanie środowiska przyrodniczego w naukach humanistycznych, społecznych i przyrodniczych” was released by the Publishing House of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. In it, you can read about the role of interdisciplinary approaches in studying storm events. Karolina Leszczyńska (UAM, Poznań) and Damian Moskalewicz discuss how historical sources and natural archives help us […]
Maar-velous sediments
Fieldwork in Australia involving Wojciech Tylmann has been featured in the latest issues of the Quaternary Australasia, the official newsletter of the Australasian Quaternary Association. Maar-velous sediments: Unearthing Holocene histories in Western Victoria [PDF 1,92 MB]
“Geomorphology” 2024 field course
Last field course of the academic year! Between July 9 and 12, students of the second year of geography took part in the „Geomorphology” field classes. The course took place in Borucino at the Center for Water Monitoring and Protection. The first day was a time for theory and introductions and a short hike around […]
Summer School in Cluj-Napoca
Summer in full swing, and along with it, the season of summer schools. From July 8th to 12th, our students, together with Karol Tylmann, participated in the summer school titled ‘Remote Sensing And Dendrochronology In Natural Hazard Research,’ organized by Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The school focused on dendrogeomorphology and the application of ‘dendro’ […]