Department seminar – Mariusz Bąk
On May 28, the final guest seminar of our department this academic year took place (only the doctoral students’ presentations now lie ahead). The series was brought to a close by our colleague Mariusz Bąk from the Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (pol. Instytut Geoekologii i Geoinformacji UAM). In […]
Department seminar – Darrell Kaufman
On May 21, our department hosted an “extra” scientific seminar – a welcome addition to our regular schedule. The guest speaker was none other than Darrell Kaufman from Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona, USA). During his talk titled “Glacier and Climate Changes from Alaskan Proglacial Lakes,” Darrell discussed why studying climate and glacier changes in […]
Field course “Coasts and Lakelands” 2026
Every year in May we find ourselves asking all kinds of questions about teaching methods – for example: “Can a lecture on aeolian processes take place in a deflation hollow at the foot of a dune slope, right in the heart of Słowiński National Park?” Of course it can, and that is what makes studying […]
Field course “Uplands and Mountains” 2026
As every year in May, we set off with second-year geography students for the “Uplands and Mountains” (pol. Wyżyny i góry) field course. From May 11 to 16, we explored the Kłodzko Valley together – from the foothills and mountain interiors to the peaks and summits, and everything in between! After many years, the final […]
Department seminar – Torsten Haberzettl
On May 14, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Torsten Habberzettl from the University of Greifswald (Germany) at our departmental seminar. During his talk, entitled “Unlocking Climate Archives on the Roof of the World: From Multi-Lake Studies to an ICDP Deep Drilling” Torsten shared his experiences and findings from the International Continental Scientific Drilling […]
SGP Awards
The Polish Association of Geomorphologists (Stowarzyszenie Geomorfologów Polskich, SGP) has just announced the results of its annual competition for the best student thesis. The Leszek Starkel Award is given in two categories: bachelor’s/engineering theses and master’s theses defended in a given calendar year. We are delighted to announce that in the bachelor’s thesis category, first […]
Department Seminar – Haidee Cadd
On the last day of April, as is our Thursday tradition, we had the pleasure of hosting Haidee Cadd from the University of Wollongong (Australia). In her talk titled “The ecological legacy of fire in flammable landscapes – understanding the past to improve our future,” Haidee presented the challenges Australia faces in the context of […]
Geographer’s Night 2026
April is a busy month for geography-related events. One of them is the annual Noc Geografa — Geographer’s Night (held this year on April 16), organized by the Student Geographical Research Club of the University of Gdańsk, with which we collaborate closely. This year’s edition was aimed at high school students preparing for their final […]
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 […]
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 […]