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 […]
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 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 […]
International Geomorphology Week 2026
At the beginning of March, we celebrated the International Geomorphology Week. As in previous years, we actively took part in the events marking this occasion. On March 3, the Commission on Innovative Research Methods in Geomorphology organised a session for young geomorphologists entitled “Innovations and New Methods in Geomorphology”, during which representatives of four academic […]
International Sedimentological Congress – Wellington (NZ)
We hadn’t been there before! A three-person delegation from our department arrived in Wellington, New Zealand. Between 25 and 30 January, Alicja Bonk, Karol Tylmann and Wojciech Tylmann took part in the International Sedimentological Congress (ISC). Alicja, Karol and Wojtek delivered three presentations in total and co‑authored several others. Moreover, Alicja co‑chaired the session “Varved […]
New employee – Dominika Łuców
A few weeks ago, Dominika Łuców gave a presentation at our department outlining the assumptions of her new project, and on February 1st we welcomed her as the newest member of our team. Dominika has joined the group of assistant professors in our department and strengthened the ranks of the Paleoenvironmental Research Laboratory. She describes […]
PaleoIMAGING – new PAGES working group
Not long ago, we reported on the special issue of PAGES Magazine dedicated to imaging techniques in paleogeographical research. We are pleased to announce that this was only an introduction to something much bigger. A new working group – PaleoIMAGING – has joined the PAGES network. Its main goal is to develop a coherent system […]
Publication in PNAS high in the contest
In the “Archaeological Sensations 2025” poll organized by the magazine Archeologia Żywa, the study co-authored by Sambor Czerwiński took third place in the category “The Most Important Archaeological Discovery in Poland 2025.” The research focuses on the origins of the Piast state seen through the lens of sediments from Lake Lednica. What is particularly gratifying […]
Publication in QSR – Cistercian activity and peatlands
A new article has been published in Quaternary Science Reviews, with Sambor Czerwiński as the first author. The authors demonstrate that long-term hydrological changes in peatlands in western Poland were closely linked to historical land-use changes. Based on high-resolution paleoenvironmental data and historical sources, they reconstructed nearly 1,000 years of human–environment interactions recorded in the […]