Best student of the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics for the academic year 2024/25
By decision of the Dean’s Council, the best student of our Faculty for the academic year 2024/25 is Ms. Marta Cholewa. Ms. Cholewa is a second-cycle Astronomy student and achieved a grade point average of 4.96. In September, she returned from a summer internship at ASTRON – Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, where she carried out a project on pulsars. For years, she has actively supported the UMK community through extracurricular activities, including participation in the Quality of Education Council and the Scholarship Committee....
UMK becomes the leader of the E-RIHS project in Poland!
The Institute of Physics at Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK) hosted an informational workshop of the E-RIHS.pl Consortium and the inauguration of the FENG project. UMK serves as the national leader in this initiative, playing a key role in advancing interdisciplinary research on cultural heritage. The project...
Proximity City – CONIFER Project
At Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, we held the kick-off meeting of the CONIFER project – “Co-imagining needs-based mobility visions for the proximity city”. Thanks to the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB NCU) program, and in particular the work of the Centre of Excellence IMSErt –...
Toruń Researchers’ Night 2025
The Toruń Researchers’ Night 2025 is now behind us. The event took place at the welcoming venue of the Centre of Modernity “Mill of Knowledge” and featured shows, lectures, and experiments with active participation...
Measurements using light
Scientists at the Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK), have developed a new method formeasuring temperature and gas concentration using light alone, without physical contact or calibration. The achievement by researchers at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń opens up new possibilities for highly precise, contactless measurements in science, industry, and...
Synergy of science and business
Scientific, educational, and promotional initiatives will be jointly carried out by Nicolaus Copernicus University inToruń and the company Neuca. The university authorities and the management of the Toruń-based company havesigned a cooperation agreement. The document, signed by the Rector of NCU, Prof. Andrzej Tretyn, and the CEO of Neuca S.A., Piotr Sucharski,defines the directions and areas of cooperation between the partners. Scientific cooperation will involve planningand conducting joint research projects, exchanging experiences, developing new research tools, providingspecialist and expert consultations, organizing joint conferences and publications, as...
Grant for Polish-Ukrainian cooperation
A joint research project by Prof. Maciej Serowaniec, PhD, Habilitation, from Nicolaus Copernicus University inToruń, and Dr. Volodymyr Venher from the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” has received a grant under the “For Ukraine” program organized by the Foundation for Polish Science. Over PLN 268,000 has been allocated for the development of the project....
Among the most influential scientists
Researchers from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń have once again been listed among the most influentialscientists in the world in terms of article citations. The ranking of the most cited scholars is compiled by Elsevier and Stanford University. Among the most cited scientists worldwide, 42 researchers from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń wereincluded. The updated lists were prepared based on a comprehensive evaluation of the...
In the World Academy of Artificial Consciousness
Prof. Wodzisław Duch from the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics has been recognized for hisachievements in artificial intelligence research. The title of “Academician” was awarded to him by the World Academy of Artificial Consciousness (WAAC), an organization bringing together the leading minds...
NCU among the Best Global Universities
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, as the only institution from the region, has been included in the respected Best Global Universities ranking. The list is prepared primarily with students in mind who...
NCU in the Shanghai Ranking
Once again, Nicolaus Copernicus University has found itself on the list of the Academic Ranking of World Universities among the one thousand best universities in the world. In this year’s edition of...
In contact with science
Beginning on 1 September, the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will host the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Contact Point for Northern Poland. The new unit will cover three voivodeships: Kujawsko-Pomorskie,...