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Project Leader: Dr. Hab. Agnieszka Zienkiewicz, Prof. UMK Human activity over the past century has significantly impacted the environment, primarily through increasing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions into the atmosphere. CO₂ is one of the main drivers of climate change, the effects…
Project Leader: Dr. Hab. Adrian Dominik Wójcik, Prof. UMK The goal of the Copernican Climate Panel (KPK) is to develop a standardized tool for tracking public opinion on climate change and support for various pro-environmental policies. Current social research in Poland…
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Hab. Krzysztof Szpila Ecology is the science concerned with studying the processes that influence the distribution and abundance of organisms across different spatial and temporal scales. Two important ideas underlie this definition. First, ecology is a scientific…
Project Leader: Dr. Hab. Agnieszka Szpak, Prof. UMK The project aims to develop integrated, multidimensional research and analytical tools to diagnose, understand, and effectively implement climate policies. The initiative is based on an interdisciplinary approach. The key assumptions of the project…
Project Leader: Dr. Hab. Katarzyna Stadnicka, Prof. UMK The BIOMETHERA project aims to investigate the immunomodulatory effect and synergistic therapeutic action of native phytobiotics and bioactive microbial compounds. Increasing scientific evidence suggests that certain microbial factors may influence tumor development; however,…
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Hab. Alina Sionkowska Natural Resource-Based Solutions for Biomedical Applications The NatBioMed project (NATural and BIO-based formulations for MEDical applications) is closely linked to current research needs and societal trends regarding sustainable products and environmental care. Driven by…
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Hab. Wojciech Kujawski Project Description Renewable biofuels should replace fossil fuels to partially mitigate climate change. Currently, oxygen-containing biofuels (such as butanol or ethanol) are blended with gasoline (up to 10%). Research on biohydrogen is still at…
Project Leader: Dr. Magdalena Krajcarz Project Description The major challenges of the contemporary world—climate change, overpopulation, loss of biodiversity, and animal adaptations to urbanized environments—place bioarchaeology and ancient environment studies at the center of modern science. The research strategies of the…
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Hab. Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz Project Description The OBSIDIAN project addresses challenges related to climate change, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss. The initiative promotes Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in agriculture, focusing on the cultivation of neglected and underutilized crop species…
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Hab. Aldona Glińska-Neweś Organizations, and especially enterprises, are often seen as the main drivers of environmental degradation. However, they are also capable of creating positive change. Organizations play a crucial role in ensuring the effectiveness of initiatives…
