The history of our Department starts in the year 1959, when in the Department of Physical Geography of WSP (eng. School of education) in Gdansk, led by prof. dr Kazimierz Łomniewski, the Division of Geomorphology was created. Till 1970 the Division was led by prof. dr hab. Bolesław Augustowski. Initially, the research focused on the geomorphological mapping of the Kashubian Lakeland and the morphology and genesis of urstromtals of the northern face of Pomerania. As time passed, the investigations' scope broadened to include lacustrine sediments and the valley network of Pomerania.
With the establishment of the University of Gdansk in 1970, the Institute of Geography, Division of Geomorphology, and Quaternary Geology were established too. Doc. dr hab. Bogusław Rosa led the Division, which investigations focused on the previous themes and southern Baltic sediments. In 1982, the Division changed its status to the Department under continued leadership of Bogusław Rosa, who held his function until 1996. The research scope broadened over the years to include chronostratigraphy of the Neopleistocene using the TL dating method, structural investigations of moraine landforms, and paleogeography using pollen and diatom analyses.
Prof. Roman Gołębiewski took over the Department when prof. Bogusław Rosa retired. Under his leadership, research themes continued, focusing on the TL dating of loess and multiproxy investigations of the lake sediments.
In 2008 the lead changed again when prof Stanisław Fedorowicz became the chief of the Department. In 2019 the Department changed its status to the Division. Once prof. Stanisław Fedorowicz retired in 2022; leadership changed once more to prof. Wojciech Tylmann. Due to another change in the Faculty’s structure, our status changed to the Department once more, as the Institute of Geography was dissolved.
Our Department hosted Geomoprhology Students Science Club called “Pingo”. „Pingo” aimed to broaden its members scientific interests, mainly geomorphology and paleogeography. The club dealt with in- and outdoors activities. They organized events, thematic hikes and excursions. They also worked to popularize geomorphology and paleogeography.