About the Expert Evaluation in Forum Akademickie

In the latest issue of Forum Akademickie, in the Scientific Life section, an article by Wojciech Tylmann has been published, addressing expert evaluation in the assessment of researchers and scientific institutions. “Expert evaluation conducted by international panels can brutally confront us with the actual quality of our research. It may turn out to be a […]

Department Seminars – new PhD students

On Thursday, January 15, we had the opportunity to gather for another seminar of our Department of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology. Attendance was high, and the topics were diverse, as we listened to presentations by three of our new PhD students. Anjaly, Anugrah, and Bidisha have embarked on what we hope will be the adventure […]

Department Seminars – Sanjaya Gurung

Without a doubt, we have started the new year with a focus on erratic boulders and the ice sheet. On Thursday, January 8, as part of our departmental seminars, Sanjaya Gurung presented the progress of his doctoral research. In his talk entitled “Surface exposure dating of Saalian erratic boulders with in-situ cosmogenic ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al […]

Department Seminars – Dominika Łuców

On Thursday, December 18, the last scientific seminar of this year was held at our Department of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology. Our guest was Dominika Łuców from the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In her presentation entitled “Eutrophication of lakes: the case of biodiversity assessment and potential use […]

Department Seminars – Olga Reutt

On Thursday, December 11, our Department hosted another scientific seminar. This time, we had the pleasure of listening to a presentation by Olga Reutt, who introduced the topic: “Local bedrock contribution to geochemistry of glacigenic deposits – case study at Årsdale, Bornholm.” Olga presented an engaging and accessible combination of geology and geochemistry in the […]

Department Seminars – Henrik Rother

On Thursday, November 27, we had the great pleasure of hosting Henrik Rother from the Geological Survey of Saxony-Anhalt (LAGB) at our seminar. Henrik delivered a fascinating lecture entitled “Late Pleistocene deglaciation and Scandinavian Ice Sheet dynamics: new results from 10Be surface exposure dating in NE Germany.” During his highly engaging presentation, Henrik introduced the […]

Department Seminars – Ana Prohaska

As part of our departmental seminar series, on October 30 we hosted Ana Prohaska from the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen. Ana, a specialist in environmental DNA, gave a talk titled Ancient environment as a new lens into the past: Reconstructing species and ecosystem responses from sedimentary archives, in which she discussed the potential of eDNA […]

New PhD students

We are delighted to welcome two new PhD students to the team at the Department of Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology! Two of our recent graduates have decided to continue their academic careers within our unit. Aleksandra Orłowska will pursue the topic ” The history of fires in the Victoria Region, Australia, in the light of […]

16th Young Geomorphologists’ Workshop – Toruń 2025

From September 22 to 24, Karol Tylmann, Maurycy Żarczyński, and our students – Magdalena Bolek and Anastazja Mastylak – took part in the 16th Young Geomorphologists’ Workshop held in Toruń. The local geomorphologists, both young and more experienced, organized the event at the highest level. Both organizers and participants ensured a great atmosphere and an […]

Annual barbeque

This time, something non-scientific – time to relax! Continuing our departmental tradition, we met again on September 6th and 7th for our annual barbecue. Although not everyone could join, the team was strong and supported by friends of our unit. We spent Saturday and Sunday enjoying Cuban rhythms, badminton matches, and delicious food. There was […]