Bliżej jezior conference – Wojciech Tylmann
The results of Holocene temperature reconstructions, based on long-term research at Lake Żabińskie, were presented at the “Closer to Lakes” (pol. „Bliżej jezior”; 22.05.2026) conference organized by the IMGW-PIB (Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – National Research Institute) and the Polish Limnological Society (pol. Polskie Towarzystwo Limnologiczne). Wojciech Tylmann delivered a talk titled “Paleolimnological […]
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 […]
Study visit – Dawid Siemek
From May 18–22, we hosted Dawid Siemek at the department – a geomorphologist working on his doctoral dissertation at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Under the supervision of Karol Tylmann, Dawid worked both in our laboratories and in the field. Our guest gained valuable knowledge on sampling […]
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 […]
Second PAP interview with Alicja Bonk
Following her comments on the recent wildfires in southern Poland, Alicja Bonk was approached by the editors of Science in Poland (pol. Nauka w Polsce, the Polish science news service run by PAP) to discuss fire events from the more distant past. In her statement, Alicja presented a perspective spanning 13,000 years, drawing on varved […]
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 […]
Publication in Biogeosciences – peatland in Solska Forest
After conferences and seminars, it is time for another publication co-authored by Dominika Łuców. The authors traced over 2,300 years of transformation in a peatland in Puszcza Solska (Lublin Voivodeship), which evolved from a stable alder carr dominated – nomen omen – by alder, to a bog pine forest with a predominance of pine. Drawing […]
EGU 2026
From May 3 to 8, Vienna hosted the annual conference of the European Geosciences Union – EGU General Assembly 2026. Our department was represented by Karol Tylmann, who presented a poster on the legends and myths surrounding Poland’s largest erratic boulders (pol. legendy i mity dotyczące największych głazów narzutowych Polski). The light yet compelling topic […]
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 […]