The newly published third edition of the Jagiellonian Projector features more than sixty articles written by researchers carrying out their projects, both local and international, at the Jagiellonian University. Some of the topics covered in the publication include astronomy, Polish history, biology, biotechnology, ecology, psychology, medicine, and many more. The book is freely available for download to readers of all ages.

Below you can find the foreword to the publication written by JU Vice-Rector for Research Prof. Piotr Kuśtrowski.

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Dear Readers,

it is with great satisfaction that we present to you another issue of the Jagiellonian Projector, a popular science publication presenting selected research projects carried out at the Jagiellonian University.

The University always was and still is a place where researchers explore various fields of research, reflect on the world and make insightful observations. Its academic community constantly seeks answers to questions and solutions to challenges.

In order to let the Readers explore the mysterious world hidden behind the closed doors of laboratories, libraries and lecture halls, researchers of the oldest Polish higher education institution have presented here an overview of their selected study projects, showing that science, aside from carrying a huge weight of responsibility, can also have fun and engaging aspects.

In this book, experts from more than a dozen disciplines based in the University’s faculties and other JU research units talk about what they study and why. The Projector is therefore a collection of science communication texts written by a diverse group of researchers.

This issue of the Jagiellonian Projector features a series of original illustrations that accompany the articles, resulting in a cohesive publication that can be enjoyed on both textual and visual level. We hope that this form of science communication attracts Readers of all ages.

Promoting research accomplishments is a critically important and necessary endeavour. The Jagiellonian Projector is therefore a worthwhile part of the publishing market, offering a free dual-language science communication book that is available to everyone. And as emphasised by the Jagiellonian University’s motto: ‘Reason is more important than force’, the world needs science in the service of humanity.

Prof. Piotr Kuśtrowski
Vice-Rector for Research
Jagiellonian University