Agnieszka Krawczyk-Łebek from the Department of Food Chemistry and Biocatalysis of the UPWr, together with her scientific supervisors – Prof. Edyta Kostrzewa-Susłow, Dr. Tomasz Janeczko and Dr. Monika Dymarska, has won the main prize in the 12th edition of the Student-Inventor competition. Her series of 38 inventions concerning new flavonoid glycosides with potential antimicrobial activity was recognised in the competition. The prize is participation in the International Exhibition of Inventions
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/main-prize-in-student-inventor-competition-goes-to-upwr-doctoral-student-409.html
The World Food Day, celebrated on October 16th, is supposed to remind decision-makers and the general public that mankind has struggled with hunger for centuries. Does the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the United Nations World Food Program prove that we have coped with this challenge?
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/hunger-and-food-two-sides-of-the-same-coin-260.html
Academic counselling centres providing psychological counselling operate at many Polish universities. The one at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences has been focusing on supporting students since 2020, following the coronavirus outbrake and lockdown. According to experts, the incidence of mental disorders among students is higher than in the general population.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/depression-lets-call-it-by-its-name-550.html
As many as 11 research projects by scientists from the UPWr have received funding from the National Science Centre in the PRELUDIUM 20 competition, and seven in OPUS 21. And this is not a full list of our successes in recent competitions by the National Science Centre. Among others, we were also awarded during the last editions of TANGO, BEETHOVEN and MINIATURE 5.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/national-science-centre-awards-millions-for-research-of-upwr-scientists-380.html
The mechanisms controlling our landscape preferences are still not fully understood. We look for different values: like are they natural, do they give a sense of security and mystery," says Professor Aleksandra Lis from the Department of Landscape Architecture at UPWr, author of a study on the influence of landscape features on human preferences.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/natural--mysterious--safe-522.html
