Quacquarelli Symonds has announced this year’s edition of one of the most important global higher education institution rankings: World University Rankings by Subject. The Jagiellonian University was ranked in 20 disciplines, with the highest number of points awarded to Modern Languages, Archaeology, Linguistics History and Geography. The ranking features 25 Polish higher education institutions.
Researchers from the MCB, Jagiellonian University, are at the forefront of studying the most unique posttranslational modification in the human proteome. The results of their research have recently been published in the Nature Communications journal.
For the first time, the practical training sessions related to the diagnostics of advanced stages of endometriosis in women organised four times a year under the auspices of the European Endometriosis League was hosted in the University Hospital in Kraków. It provided an excellent opportunity for gynaecologists to share their knowledge and exchange experiences.
People with visual impairment can feel their heartbeat better than those without it, say researchers from the Jagiellonian University and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Why is this discovery important? It suggests that after the loss of sight, neuroplasticity can heighten our awareness of the signals we receive from our bodies.
The WHO's Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for its Guidance for National Programmes for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Emergency Contexts is taking place on March 20-21 at the Jagiellonian University, thanks to the collaboration of the JU Center for Evaluation and Public Policies Analysis.
The coming days are expected to provide perfect weather conditions for outdoor walks. Early spring is a very good time to visit the Jagiellonian University Botanic Garden at ul. Kopernika 27, where plants of numerous species are already in bloom. The spring mood can also be seen among birds.
On Tuesday, 16 March 2023, the Jagiellonian University was visited by a delegation led by Ambassador of Indonesia to Poland Anita Lidya Luhulima accompanied by the I Secretary for Information, Social and Cultural Issues of the Embassy of Indonesia in Poland Yoan Nike Afilia and Honorary Consul Marian Skrzypiec. The members of the delegation were welcomed in the JU Collegium Novum Senate Room by JU Rector Prof. Jacek Popiel and JU Vice-Rector for International Relations Prof. Dorota Malec.
Drs Maciej Majka, Richard Ho (currently at the University of Oslo), and Marcin Zagórski published a paper in Physical Review Letters in which they investigated the dynamics of gene expression domains in systems with gene-gene interactions and diffusion of signalling molecules. In the course of development of living organisms, the properly formed domains result in the development of various types of tissues and body parts.
JU Institute of Archaeology students Bernardetta Bielecka, Maria Dyda, Róża Dziubińska, Emilia Kuzar and Alicja Łacheta took part in an archaeological study at the Cerro Colorado site, located about 200 kilometres north of Lima on the Peruvian coast. The project was carried out by an independent research group Programa de Investigación ‘Los valles de Barranca’.
On 8 March, the Jagiellonian University was visited by a delegation led by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Thomas Bagger, along with the German Consul General Michael Groß and embassy secretary Uwe Koppel. The meeting, which took place in the Collegium Novum Senate Room, was attended by JU Rector Prof. Jacek Popiel and JU Vice-Rector for International Relations Prof. Dorota Malec.
Three research teams from the Jagiellonian University that applied for funding from the National Science Centre are amongst the winners of the call organised by the M-ERA.NET 3 network. The researchers will carry out studies on customized DNA-based nanocarriers which boost heart healing, Novel asymmetric anion-exchange membranes for fuel cells and stabilisation of lithium metal anodes with porphyrin-based electrolyte additives.
The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) is establishing a network of laboratories, which starts its operations today. The network, called DURABLE, is funded with €25 million under the EU4Health programme. It will provide rapid and high-quality scientific information to support the EU in preparing for and responding to cross-border health threats and assessing the impact of medical countermeasures.