Online lecture for PTLim – Wojciech Tylmann
On Friday, April 17, Wojciech Tylmann participated in the first edition of an online lecture series organized by the Polish Limnological Society (pol. Polskie Towarzystwo Limnologiczne), titled “Closer to Lakes” (pol. „Bliżej jezior”). His talk, titled “Paleolimnological Time Travels: How Has Temperature Changed in the Masurian Lake District Over the Past 10,000 Years?” (pol. „Paleolimnologiczne […]
Department Seminar – Mariusz Lamentowicz
On April 9, our good friend Mariusz Lamentowicz from the Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań paid us a visit. During the seminar, Mariusz presented a talk entitled “Peatlands at the Edge: Long-Term Ecology, Tipping Points, and Restoration Limits.” The lecture shed light on what determines the condition of wetland […]
Publication in CATENA – 13,000 years of fire history
Back-to-back fires are a real problem for the environment, but a second “fire-related” publication by Ala Bonk in the same month is a reason to celebrate! We are pleased to announce the publication of another article on Lake Gorzyńskie (pol. Jezioro Gorzyńskie). It presents 13,000 years of environmental change and fire dynamics in the lake’s […]
Damian Moskalewicz for Polsat TV
In recent days, news spread across Poland that new land had “appeared.” The reference is to a new spit that has developed at the tip of the Hel Peninsula. Damian Moskalewicz appeared on Polsat television to discuss the causes behind the development of this ephemeral landform. The report is available at: https://www.polsatnews.pl/wideo-program/wydarzenia-1850-05042026_6862517/ (the relevant segment […]
Collaboration with the University of Malta
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)
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
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
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 […]