Interest in long-forgotten and little-known plants has been growing in recent years, with many of them rich in bioactive compounds that could be used, among others, in the prevention of civilisation diseases – says Igor Turkiewicz from the Department of Fruit, Vegetables and Plant Nutraceuticals Technology at the UPWr. – Science confirms what has been known in folk medicine for centuries.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/diamonds-among-leaves-467.html
NAWA – the National Agency for Academic Exchange, has granted funding under the STER programme for the Internationalisation of Doctoral Schools. The Doctoral School of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences came in third place among 16 institutions, receiving over PLN 2 million in funding.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/upwr-doctoral-school-receives-pln-2-million-in-ster-funding-352.html
Karolina Tkacz and Igor Turkiewicz – MSc students of professor Aneta Wojdyło from the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science – received “Diamond Grants”, that is 220 thousand PLN for research and as remuneration.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/diamond-grants-for-upwr-students-219.html
