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University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ in the Media – a Year Full of Achievements!

52,733 publications about the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, which have reached 714 million readers, viewers, listeners and internet users in Poland and around the world – these are the effects of media activity of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ researchers in 2022, achieved, among others, with the support provided by the Promotion Centre, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, as well as faculty representatives for promotion. If the airtime of these publications was to be translated into the price of advertising of our university in the media, we would get the amount of PLN 224.4 million!

Opublikowano: 29 December 2022

So, we have done a lot together, we sincerely thank everyone for their cooperation and encourage more scientists to share their potential in 2023! 

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Demographer of the country on duty  

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Prof. Piotr Szukalski in the role of TVN Facts Expert

He can boldly be called the media face of Polish demography. Dr hab. Piotr Szukalski (UL Professor) from the , often performs as an expert on radio and television news and publicist programmes. He co-creates many articles in the press and the internet (analyses, interviews, publicism). He comments on the results of the Census, the fertility of Poles, population migrations or current demographic trends. He is a co-organiser of scientific conferences, which resonate in the national media. After a press briefing organised by the UL Promotion Centre in cooperation with Dr hab. Szukalski during the Migration Conference of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish public opinion thanks to numerous publications got to know the latest, extremely detailed data concerning Ukrainian community protecting itself in Poland after Russian aggression – its composition, nature, education, economic situation.  

War Time Lawyers 

Dr Tomasz Lachowski and Dr Mateusz PiÄ…tkowski from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ are extremely active in social media – their own and the university’s. These specialists in international law, in their analyses and comments constantly relate to the issues associated with the war in Ukraine, war law, war reparations, genocide, security issues in Europe and the world. Both are willingly and often used as experts by regional, nationwide media and international media. Recently, they have launched a podcast entitled "Lachowski i PiÄ…tkowski o prawie miÄ™dzynarodowym" [Lachowski and PiÄ…tkowski on International Law] on YouTube and Spotify. In the podcast they talk about important, current global topics. Dr Lachowski is also the editor-in-chief of the “Obserwator MiÄ™dzynarodowyâ€� [International Observer] portal.  

 

In the world of new technologies

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The activity of Dr Dominika Kaczorowska-Spychalska and Dr Artur ModliÅ„ski from the , University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ in the field of scientific research, national and international projects related to new technologies, robotisation and artificial intelligence, has resulted in many publications in the national media in the passing year. In the case of Dr Kaczorowska-Spychalska, a very wide audience was reached, among others, by the topic of payment microchips implanted under human skin and the level of acceptance of Poles for this solution. Dr Artur ModliÅ„ski published the results of his international team's unique research on the phenomenon of re-manualisation, i.e. taking over by humans the tasks that were previously commissioned to robots. The activity of both scientists in social media is also not insignificant for the wide reach of their publications. 

 

University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ stands for literature

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Professor Jerzy Jarniewicz and Maciej Åšwierkocki

The year 2022, which at the university has been rich with literary events like none before, began with "Paszport Polityki"  for Å�ukasz Barys, a student at the Faculty of Philology, author of the critically acclaimed debut novel "KoÅ›ci, które nosisz w kieszeni" [The Bones You Carry in Your Pocket]. In June, the list of twenty nominees for the prestigious Nike Literary Award included books by two University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ scientists: the novel "Dewocje" by Dr Anna Ciarkowska and a volume of poetry “Mondo caneâ€� by Professor Jerzy Jarniewicz (both from the , University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ). Eventually, Prof. Jarniewicz got to the final seven with his volume of poetry, to collect the Nike Literary Award for it a few weeks later during the gala of the final competition! Let's add that Maciej Åšwierkocki, a graduate and former lecturer at the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ collected Gdynia Literary Prize for a new translation of "Ulysses" in August. In September, his collection of essays "Å�ódź Ulissesa" was included in the final five books – contenders for this year's Prof. Tadeusz Kotarbinski Award for the best humanities book awarded by our university. In December, Professor Jarniewicz was the winner of the Julian Tuwim Literary Award for 2022. All these facts – thanks to the activity of the authors themselves and the supporting activities of the Promotion Centre of the university – resonated widely in the national media. 

 

Odra poisoning and ecohydrologists from the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ in the main role 

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Dr Paweł Jarosiewicz

The ecological disaster on the Odra River in the summer of this year and the pollution of Ner near ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ triggered an avalanche of news stories in the Polish and international media. In many of them, eco-hydrologists from the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ had the leading expert voice on the causes of disasters and the condition of poisoned rivers. Speakers for the national and regional media included Dr PaweÅ‚ Jarosiewicz, Dr Zbigniew Kaczkowski and Prof Maciej Zalewski from the , University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ. The eco-hydrologists launched a series of podcasts "Wywody po łódzku" this year and the last of them is devoted to the environmental disaster on the Odra River. 
 

How do you "sell" physics? 

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Prof. Paweł Kowalczyk.

The answer to this question is undoubtedly known by dr hab. PaweÅ‚ Kowalczyk, UL Professor from the . He can talk about his research and discoveries, about the phenomena and laws of physics in such a fascinating manner that everyone listens with bated breath. Hence, there have been many publications in the national media this year using information from the Promotion Centre of the University about Professor Kowalczyk’s scientific activities, such as the one about the creation of a prototype of a flexible OLED monitor at the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ or the newly discovered properties of antimonene. The narrative talent of the physicist from ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ was even appreciated by the authors of the popular breakfast programme DzieÅ„ Dobry TVN. Prof. Kowalczyk was invited to the studio to talk about the laws of physics that govern ski jumping.  

 

Media value of the ERC grant

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Prof. Andrzej Indrzejczak.

While describing the most media topics and events that took place at the University in 2022, it is impossible not to mention the first ever grant by the European Research Council for a Polish scientist in the field of social sciences. It was awarded to Professor Andrzej Indrzejczak from the Department of Logic and Methodology of Sciences at the of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ. The extraordinary amount of the grant – more than €1.6 million – meant that the news electrified academic community and resonated in the national media. Professor Indrzejczak has become a kind of ambassador for the ERC grant programme, encouraging Polish scientists to try to apply for funding their research. 

 

Centre for Asian Affairs at the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, i.e. Asia without secrets 

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Prof. Dominik Mierzejewski.

, which brings together scientists – experts in Asian issues, is an indispensable group of experts, especially in times when China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries are increasingly important in global politics and economy. Their comments and analyses reach viewers and readers in Poland and around the world. Media expert activity of dr hab. Dominik Mierzejewski, Head of the Centre for Asian Affairs, creator of Asian debates on the UL YouTube channel, author of comments for London SOAS and Jamestown Foundation in Washington, D.C. or the daily newspaper "Rzeczpospolita" can be used as an example. Additionally, there are publications by Dr Bartosz Kowalski for Jamestown Foundation and other international think-tanks, and by Mateusz Chatys for Singapore's ISEAS. In turn, comments by Dr Marcin Socha, Dr Joanna Beczkowska and Przemyslaw Ciborek in the media such as: Podróż bez paszportu, RMF FM, Polskie Radio24, 300gospodarka.pl cause that expert knowledge reaches a wider range of domestic and international audiences. 

 

Psychology at a new address

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The new building of the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ

The opening, after two years of construction, of the new building of the at al. Rodziny Scheiblerów in the New Centre of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ was undoubtedly an important event of the passing year for the university. It was widely reported in the local and national media. The investment of PLN 56 million will result, among others, in the fact that students of a very popular psychology study programme will all be able to study in one place. Until now, four departments of the Institute of Psychology of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ had operated in several locations in ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ.  

A journalist's tweet about the new building of the UL Faculty of Educational Sciences


University supports Ukrainian citizens

TV crew in one of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ warehouses with products of aid for refugees

Visit of journalists in one of the UL warehouses with products of aid for Ukrainian citizens

Since the end of February, after Russian aggression against Ukraine, the student campus at Lumumby and other centres of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ has become home to almost 400 Ukrainian women with children, protecting themselves in our country against war. Apart from making rooms available to them in the UL dormitories, the Academic Support Centre of the UL has organised food and clothing warehouses for them, appealing to the university community and all residents of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ to provide groceries, chemicals, clothes, shoes. Local and national media journalists, publicising the needs of our guests from Ukraine provided support for this aid campaign. Thanks to their numerous publications and information on TV and radio programmes, we received a great number of gifts from the residents of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ for our Ukrainian guests. Thank you!

 

Other popular topics prepared by the UL Promotion Centre in cooperation with scientists from our university, which the media often used in the passing year: 

As you can see, in the passing year 2022, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ has significantly marked its presence in the national and international media. We hope that 2023 will be even better in this regard. The group of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ scientists, who are happy to share their achievements with the external environment is constantly getting bigger and bigger. They want to share their achievements through their own social media profiles or with the support of the Promotion Centre on the pages of newspapers, websites of portals, radio and television. The monthly University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Press Breakfasts, which were launched by the Promotion Centre in December 2022, will facilitate contacts with the media for sure.

We would like to thank all those who are engaged in this form of promotion of their and the university’s research, scientific and teaching successes for their activity in 2022 and wish you a fruitful year 2023. Once again, we encourage you to contact Promotion Centre of the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ and to cooperate.

Source: PaweÅ‚ Åšpiechowicz, Marcin Kowalczyk, Promotion Centre, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ

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Photos: Bartosz KaÅ‚użny, Maciej Andrzejewski, Marcin Kowalczyk, Promotion Centre, University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, UL archive

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