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 […]
Publication in ESSD – global peat depth database
How can we better understand the role of peatlands in the Earth system? The answer lies in Peat-DBase v1.0 – the largest and most comprehensive peat thickness database in the world. In a study published in Earth System Science Data, co-authored by Sambor Czerwiński, more than 200,000 measurements from across the globe were compiled – […]
Publication in Quaternary International – reflectance in paleofire studies
An article titled “Assessing the usage of flammability experiments and charcoal reflectance for interpreting the late Holocene record of fire” has just been published in Quaternary International. The first author of the publication is Alicja Bonk, and the co-author team includes Wojciech Tylmann. The authors proposed a new approach to reconstructing past fires by combining […]
Publication in Anthropocene – hypoxia and primary production in Masuria
Changes in oxygenation and lake productivity vary over time. One of the most important factors controlling these processes is land cover in the catchment area. The team, which includes Wojciech Tylmann, analyzed the impact of land-use changes and human activities on the mixing of lakes located in the Masurian and Suwałki regions. In an article […]
Publication in Anthropocene – hypolimnetic anoxia development
Water bodies, especially those located in urban areas, can respond very quickly to pollution. A research team including Wojciech Tylmann analyzed this process using the example of Maljalahti Bay, situated near the city of Kuopio in Finland. The ecosystem’s responses to events such as sewage discharge, construction of a wastewater treatment plant, and the installation […]
Workshop for high school
Once again, Ala Bonk — this time supported by Ola Orłowska — had the pleasure of leading a workshop titled “In the Microsphere of Varves – History Recorded in Lake Sediments.” The session was attended by students from the First Academic High School, who visited us under the supervision of our former graduate student, Ania […]