Publication in JoPl – Formation of Lake Gorzyńskie Varves
An article resulting from a National Science Centre (NCN) project led by Wojciech Tylmann has just been published in the Journal of Paleolimnology. In the paper, the research team examined the mechanisms behind the formation of modern varves in Lake Gorzyńskie. Using three years of limnological observations, hydrochemical and hydrobiological analyses, and sediment trap monitoring, […]
Department seminar – Piotr Paweł Woźniak
Our Department’s seminar series for the new academic year was opened by our colleague Piotr Paweł Woźniak, Head of the Geomorphological Reconstructions Laboratory. In his presentation titled “Genesis of giant load casts in a glaciolacustrine setting at Pitkämö, Finland,” he introduced us to the origin of load structures in glaciolacustrine sediments from faraway Pitkämö in […]
Department seminar – Alicja Bonk
The second seminar of the semester at our Department, held on November 5, was dominated by the topic of (paleo)fires. In her presentation titled “Climate and human impacts on fire regimes recorded in lake sediments: current state and future outlook,” Alicja Bonk presented a synthesis of her work on reconstructing past fires from lake sediments, […]
Fall School LN2C 2026 – CEREGE, France
From October 12 to 16, Bidisha Gangopadhyay and Anjaly Suma Pacheerikattil took part in the LN2C 2026 autumn school organized by CEREGE in France. Over five days of intensive work, our PhD students collaborated with doctoral students and early-career scientists from around the world. During the school, Bidisha and Anjaly had the opportunity to learn […]
17th Young Geomorphologists’ Workshops – Lublin 2026
Another edition of the Young Geomorphologists’ Workshops (pol. Warsztaty Młodych Geomorfologów), the seventeenth so far, is behind us. The event is organized by the Polish Association of Geomorphologists (pol. Stowarzyszenie Geomorfologów Polskich), including its Commission for Innovative Research Methods in Geomorphology (pol. Komisja Innowacyjnych Metod Badań w Geomorfologii, KIMB), and it consistently attracts a large […]
First PAGES PaleoIMAGING Workshop at the University of Gdańsk
Geological archives are a valuable source of information about past climate and environmental change. Modern research methods make it possible to read the information stored in them in ever greater detail. However, achieving a temporal resolution that allows us to analyze changes occurring on the scale of individual years or decades—time frames that are particularly […]
Research visit in Great Britain – Aleksandra Orłowska
From the September 16th to the 24th, Aleksandra Orłowska traveled to the United Kingdom, where she completed two short-term research internships. The first took place at the University of Exeter. At the Wildfire Lab, under the supervision of Claire Belcher and Sara Baker, Aleksandra conducted experiments using a microcalorimeter, burning samples of plants belonging to […]
11th Workshop on Dating Methods – Gliwice
On September 17–18, our master’s students Anastazja Mastylak and Maja Łaska took part in the 11th Workshop on Dating Methods in Memory of Prof. Mieczysław F. Pazdur (pol. XI Warsztaty Metod Datowania im. prof. Mieczysława F. Pazdura), held at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. Over two days of intensive training, the two students […]
Piotr Woźniak at Postglacial Fault Symposium – Finland
In the last week of August, Piotr Woźniak visited Finland for two purposes. The first was his participation in the recurring PGF (Postglacial Fault) Symposium, held this time in Vaasa and hosted by the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK; pol. służba geologiczna Finlandii). He gave a talk at the conference, co-authored a second contribution, and […]
Special collection in Frontiers in Marine Science – ed. Patryk Sitkiewicz
Patryk Sitkiewicz has been appointed guest editor of the article collection “Restoring Coastlines: Nature-Based and Hybrid Approaches to Coastal Protection and Ecosystem Recovery”, to be published in Frontiers in Marine Science. We warmly invite you to submit abstracts for your proposed manuscripts — the deadline is November 29, 2026. Full manuscripts will be accepted until […]