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🏅Prof. Marek Więckowski has been honoured with the Prof. Jerzy Kondracki Medal!
Prof. Więckowski was recognised for his outstanding contributions to the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at Warsaw University 🌳🏙️
Congratulations Marek, and thank you to Warsaw University 🙌
Prof. Więckowski was recognised for his outstanding contributions to the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at Warsaw University 🌳🏙️
Congratulations Marek, and thank you to Warsaw University 🙌
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🏅Prof. Marek Więckowski has been honoured with the Prof. Jerzy Kondracki Medal!
Prof. Więckowski was recognised for his outstanding contributions to the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at Warsaw University 🌳🏙️
Congratulations Marek, and thank you to Warsaw University 🙌
Prof. Więckowski was recognised for his outstanding contributions to the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at Warsaw University 🌳🏙️
Congratulations Marek, and thank you to Warsaw University 🙌
New paper by our team led by Mateusz Kramkowski! 🎉
The study reveals hundreds of relict thermokarst lakes (RTL) formed after the Vistulian ice retreat — shedding new light on the Late Pleistocene of Poland.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The study reveals hundreds of relict thermokarst lakes (RTL) formed after the Vistulian ice retreat — shedding new light on the Late Pleistocene of Poland.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New paper by our team led by Mateusz Kramkowski! 🎉
The study reveals hundreds of relict thermokarst lakes (RTL) formed after the Vistulian ice retreat — shedding new light on the Late Pleistocene of Poland.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The study reveals hundreds of relict thermokarst lakes (RTL) formed after the Vistulian ice retreat — shedding new light on the Late Pleistocene of Poland.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🌍 The our team actively represented us at the #EUGEO Congress 2025 in #Vienna 👩🔬👨🔬
Our colleagues chaired sessions, presented research on rural transitions, living labs, and political behaviour in small towns — sharing insights from international & @ncn.gov.pl - funded projects.
Our colleagues chaired sessions, presented research on rural transitions, living labs, and political behaviour in small towns — sharing insights from international & @ncn.gov.pl - funded projects.
September 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🌍 The our team actively represented us at the #EUGEO Congress 2025 in #Vienna 👩🔬👨🔬
Our colleagues chaired sessions, presented research on rural transitions, living labs, and political behaviour in small towns — sharing insights from international & @ncn.gov.pl - funded projects.
Our colleagues chaired sessions, presented research on rural transitions, living labs, and political behaviour in small towns — sharing insights from international & @ncn.gov.pl - funded projects.
📍 Lublin | The Polish Geography Congress 2025 “Geography without Borders” — the largest event for geographers in Poland. IGSO PAS was strongly represented by our colleagues 😀 👏 Huge thanks to the organizers! 🌍 #Geography
September 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📍 Lublin | The Polish Geography Congress 2025 “Geography without Borders” — the largest event for geographers in Poland. IGSO PAS was strongly represented by our colleagues 😀 👏 Huge thanks to the organizers! 🌍 #Geography
📍 Timișoara, Romania | The Regional Conference on Geomorphology “Geomorphology for Society: Challenges and Opportunities” has begun, with 249 participants from 33 countries. IGSO PAS is represented by colleagues from Kraków & Toruń! 😀 🌍 #Geomorphology
September 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
📍 Timișoara, Romania | The Regional Conference on Geomorphology “Geomorphology for Society: Challenges and Opportunities” has begun, with 249 participants from 33 countries. IGSO PAS is represented by colleagues from Kraków & Toruń! 😀 🌍 #Geomorphology
Dominika Łuców has just completed a 10-month research fellowship at @Carleton_U 🇨🇦, under the #NAWA #Bekker program 🔬😀
Her work on #TestateAmoebae in #Newfoundland led to exciting results — including a potential new species!
#WomenInScience #InternationalResearch
Her work on #TestateAmoebae in #Newfoundland led to exciting results — including a potential new species!
#WomenInScience #InternationalResearch
August 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Dominika Łuców has just completed a 10-month research fellowship at @Carleton_U 🇨🇦, under the #NAWA #Bekker program 🔬😀
Her work on #TestateAmoebae in #Newfoundland led to exciting results — including a potential new species!
#WomenInScience #InternationalResearch
Her work on #TestateAmoebae in #Newfoundland led to exciting results — including a potential new species!
#WomenInScience #InternationalResearch
🎉 We’re excited to share that Dr. Dominika Łuców received @NCN_PL #SONATINA 9 funding for her project on biodiversity and the use of freshwater testate amoebae for environmental reconstruction in Central Europe’s agricultural regions! 🌍
#NCN #ecology #TestateAmoebae #lake
#NCN #ecology #TestateAmoebae #lake
August 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🎉 We’re excited to share that Dr. Dominika Łuców received @NCN_PL #SONATINA 9 funding for her project on biodiversity and the use of freshwater testate amoebae for environmental reconstruction in Central Europe’s agricultural regions! 🌍
#NCN #ecology #TestateAmoebae #lake
#NCN #ecology #TestateAmoebae #lake
📣 Z radością informujemy, że Przegląd Geograficzny został przyjęty do bazy #DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)! To potwierdzenie jakości i transparentności naszego czasopisma oraz szansa na większą widoczność publikowanych prac. Dziękujemy! #openaccess #IGiPZPAN
July 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📣 Z radością informujemy, że Przegląd Geograficzny został przyjęty do bazy #DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)! To potwierdzenie jakości i transparentności naszego czasopisma oraz szansa na większą widoczność publikowanych prac. Dziękujemy! #openaccess #IGiPZPAN
📢 ZAWIADOMIENIE | 17 lipca 2025 r. o godz. 13:00 w IGiPZ PAN (Warszawa, Twarda 51/55) odbędzie się publiczne kolokwium habilitacyjne dr Marii Bednarek-Szczepańskiej. Temat: rola społeczności lokalnych w planowaniu kontrowersyjnych inwestycji na wsi. #Geografia #Habilitacja
July 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
📢 ZAWIADOMIENIE | 17 lipca 2025 r. o godz. 13:00 w IGiPZ PAN (Warszawa, Twarda 51/55) odbędzie się publiczne kolokwium habilitacyjne dr Marii Bednarek-Szczepańskiej. Temat: rola społeczności lokalnych w planowaniu kontrowersyjnych inwestycji na wsi. #Geografia #Habilitacja
📍 Our team is at the 30th Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology in Riga 🇱🇻!
Aliaksandra Sidarava, Anna Grzelak & Michał Konopski presented findings from the WEAVE project on spatial inequalities in CEE.
👉 esrs2025.rsu.lv
#ESRS2025 #WEAVE #ruralstudies
Aliaksandra Sidarava, Anna Grzelak & Michał Konopski presented findings from the WEAVE project on spatial inequalities in CEE.
👉 esrs2025.rsu.lv
#ESRS2025 #WEAVE #ruralstudies
July 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
📍 Our team is at the 30th Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology in Riga 🇱🇻!
Aliaksandra Sidarava, Anna Grzelak & Michał Konopski presented findings from the WEAVE project on spatial inequalities in CEE.
👉 esrs2025.rsu.lv
#ESRS2025 #WEAVE #ruralstudies
Aliaksandra Sidarava, Anna Grzelak & Michał Konopski presented findings from the WEAVE project on spatial inequalities in CEE.
👉 esrs2025.rsu.lv
#ESRS2025 #WEAVE #ruralstudies
🎉 Congrats to Zofia Jabs-Sobocińska!
She received the 3rd PTB Award for Young Researchers at the 60th PTB Congress in Katowice 🌿🏆
📸 Photo: Krzysztof Masztafiak
#Botany #ScienceAward #Ecology
She received the 3rd PTB Award for Young Researchers at the 60th PTB Congress in Katowice 🌿🏆
📸 Photo: Krzysztof Masztafiak
#Botany #ScienceAward #Ecology
July 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎉 Congrats to Zofia Jabs-Sobocińska!
She received the 3rd PTB Award for Young Researchers at the 60th PTB Congress in Katowice 🌿🏆
📸 Photo: Krzysztof Masztafiak
#Botany #ScienceAward #Ecology
She received the 3rd PTB Award for Young Researchers at the 60th PTB Congress in Katowice 🌿🏆
📸 Photo: Krzysztof Masztafiak
#Botany #ScienceAward #Ecology
🌍 Our Climate Research team is presenting #CLIMPARK results at #ICUC12 in Rotterdam 🇳🇱 — the leading global forum on urban climate. Talks focus on greenery & thermal comfort in Central European cities.
Research funded by @ncn.gov.pl under the OPUS program.
#NCN #UrbanClimate #GreenCities
Research funded by @ncn.gov.pl under the OPUS program.
#NCN #UrbanClimate #GreenCities
July 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌍 Our Climate Research team is presenting #CLIMPARK results at #ICUC12 in Rotterdam 🇳🇱 — the leading global forum on urban climate. Talks focus on greenery & thermal comfort in Central European cities.
Research funded by @ncn.gov.pl under the OPUS program.
#NCN #UrbanClimate #GreenCities
Research funded by @ncn.gov.pl under the OPUS program.
#NCN #UrbanClimate #GreenCities
We’re excited to announce our success in OPUS 28 + LAP/Weave (panel HS3)!
Together with the Czech Academy of Sciences, Forest Research Inst. & Mammal Research Inst. PAS, we’ll explore how Scots pine shaped states, societies & landscapes in the 18th–19th c. 🌲🌍
PI (Poland): Tomasz Związek
Together with the Czech Academy of Sciences, Forest Research Inst. & Mammal Research Inst. PAS, we’ll explore how Scots pine shaped states, societies & landscapes in the 18th–19th c. 🌲🌍
PI (Poland): Tomasz Związek
July 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We’re excited to announce our success in OPUS 28 + LAP/Weave (panel HS3)!
Together with the Czech Academy of Sciences, Forest Research Inst. & Mammal Research Inst. PAS, we’ll explore how Scots pine shaped states, societies & landscapes in the 18th–19th c. 🌲🌍
PI (Poland): Tomasz Związek
Together with the Czech Academy of Sciences, Forest Research Inst. & Mammal Research Inst. PAS, we’ll explore how Scots pine shaped states, societies & landscapes in the 18th–19th c. 🌲🌍
PI (Poland): Tomasz Związek
🇵🇹 We're at #AHTMM2025 in Faro!
IGiPZ PAN researchers presented GIS-based research on changes in tourism accommodation in Krynica-Zdrój & Szczawnica during COVID-19.
🎥 Watch the short video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT1-...
#IGiPZ #tourism #COVID19 #GIS #conference
IGiPZ PAN researchers presented GIS-based research on changes in tourism accommodation in Krynica-Zdrój & Szczawnica during COVID-19.
🎥 Watch the short video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT1-...
#IGiPZ #tourism #COVID19 #GIS #conference
July 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🇵🇹 We're at #AHTMM2025 in Faro!
IGiPZ PAN researchers presented GIS-based research on changes in tourism accommodation in Krynica-Zdrój & Szczawnica during COVID-19.
🎥 Watch the short video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT1-...
#IGiPZ #tourism #COVID19 #GIS #conference
IGiPZ PAN researchers presented GIS-based research on changes in tourism accommodation in Krynica-Zdrój & Szczawnica during COVID-19.
🎥 Watch the short video 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT1-...
#IGiPZ #tourism #COVID19 #GIS #conference
🌿 Dominika sends greetings from ISTA 2025 at Brock University near Niagara Falls! 💦
She presented research on testate amoebae diversity in Newfoundland lakes (Bekker Program, NAWA) and a poster on peatland hydrology during the medieval Alnus decline (@ncn.gov.pl project) 🧪
#ISTA2025
She presented research on testate amoebae diversity in Newfoundland lakes (Bekker Program, NAWA) and a poster on peatland hydrology during the medieval Alnus decline (@ncn.gov.pl project) 🧪
#ISTA2025
July 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🌿 Dominika sends greetings from ISTA 2025 at Brock University near Niagara Falls! 💦
She presented research on testate amoebae diversity in Newfoundland lakes (Bekker Program, NAWA) and a poster on peatland hydrology during the medieval Alnus decline (@ncn.gov.pl project) 🧪
#ISTA2025
She presented research on testate amoebae diversity in Newfoundland lakes (Bekker Program, NAWA) and a poster on peatland hydrology during the medieval Alnus decline (@ncn.gov.pl project) 🧪
#ISTA2025
Our colleague, Tomasz Związek, has been awarded the Minister of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists in the field of Socio-Economic Geography 💪🏆!
A huge congratulations to Tomasz for this well-deserved recognition.👏🌍
A huge congratulations to Tomasz for this well-deserved recognition.👏🌍
July 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Our colleague, Tomasz Związek, has been awarded the Minister of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists in the field of Socio-Economic Geography 💪🏆!
A huge congratulations to Tomasz for this well-deserved recognition.👏🌍
A huge congratulations to Tomasz for this well-deserved recognition.👏🌍
📣 Coming Soon!
👉 A new title from AB Publishing House is on the way:
"Nature and Landscape Conservation in Poland"
Edited by:
Assoc. Prof. Łukasz Zbucki, PhD
Prof. Jerzy Solon, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Jarosław Balon, PhD
#WydawnictwoAkademiiBialskiej #science #geography #landscape #lanscape
👉 A new title from AB Publishing House is on the way:
"Nature and Landscape Conservation in Poland"
Edited by:
Assoc. Prof. Łukasz Zbucki, PhD
Prof. Jerzy Solon, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Jarosław Balon, PhD
#WydawnictwoAkademiiBialskiej #science #geography #landscape #lanscape
June 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📣 Coming Soon!
👉 A new title from AB Publishing House is on the way:
"Nature and Landscape Conservation in Poland"
Edited by:
Assoc. Prof. Łukasz Zbucki, PhD
Prof. Jerzy Solon, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Jarosław Balon, PhD
#WydawnictwoAkademiiBialskiej #science #geography #landscape #lanscape
👉 A new title from AB Publishing House is on the way:
"Nature and Landscape Conservation in Poland"
Edited by:
Assoc. Prof. Łukasz Zbucki, PhD
Prof. Jerzy Solon, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Jarosław Balon, PhD
#WydawnictwoAkademiiBialskiej #science #geography #landscape #lanscape
Przypominamy – Mapa roślinności potencjalnej Polski dostępna jest w wersji wektorowej na naszej stronie! 🌿🗺️
Sprawdź tutaj: www.igipz.pan.pl/Roslinnosc-p...
#MapaRoślinności #Polska #GIS #Ekologia #lasy
Sprawdź tutaj: www.igipz.pan.pl/Roslinnosc-p...
#MapaRoślinności #Polska #GIS #Ekologia #lasy
June 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Przypominamy – Mapa roślinności potencjalnej Polski dostępna jest w wersji wektorowej na naszej stronie! 🌿🗺️
Sprawdź tutaj: www.igipz.pan.pl/Roslinnosc-p...
#MapaRoślinności #Polska #GIS #Ekologia #lasy
Sprawdź tutaj: www.igipz.pan.pl/Roslinnosc-p...
#MapaRoślinności #Polska #GIS #Ekologia #lasy
📍 June 3–5 | Joensuu, Finland 🇫🇮
4th Horizon Europe RUSTIK meeting — Cycle 3: Living Lab wrap-up, early results, and local policy insights for pilot areas.
#RUSTIK #HorizonEurope #LivingLabs #RuralDevelopment #RUSTIKimpact
4th Horizon Europe RUSTIK meeting — Cycle 3: Living Lab wrap-up, early results, and local policy insights for pilot areas.
#RUSTIK #HorizonEurope #LivingLabs #RuralDevelopment #RUSTIKimpact
June 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📍 June 3–5 | Joensuu, Finland 🇫🇮
4th Horizon Europe RUSTIK meeting — Cycle 3: Living Lab wrap-up, early results, and local policy insights for pilot areas.
#RUSTIK #HorizonEurope #LivingLabs #RuralDevelopment #RUSTIKimpact
4th Horizon Europe RUSTIK meeting — Cycle 3: Living Lab wrap-up, early results, and local policy insights for pilot areas.
#RUSTIK #HorizonEurope #LivingLabs #RuralDevelopment #RUSTIKimpact
🆕 New paper alert! 🚨
"Quaternary non-karst caves in tills: A pilot study" by Sebastian Tyszkowski & team explores rare cave forms in glacial sediments 🧊🕳️ A unique geomorphological insight!
📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#geomorphology #Quaternary #research
"Quaternary non-karst caves in tills: A pilot study" by Sebastian Tyszkowski & team explores rare cave forms in glacial sediments 🧊🕳️ A unique geomorphological insight!
📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#geomorphology #Quaternary #research
June 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🆕 New paper alert! 🚨
"Quaternary non-karst caves in tills: A pilot study" by Sebastian Tyszkowski & team explores rare cave forms in glacial sediments 🧊🕳️ A unique geomorphological insight!
📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#geomorphology #Quaternary #research
"Quaternary non-karst caves in tills: A pilot study" by Sebastian Tyszkowski & team explores rare cave forms in glacial sediments 🧊🕳️ A unique geomorphological insight!
📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#geomorphology #Quaternary #research
🌳 4th WORLD CONFERENCE ON FORESTS & PARKS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 🌍
On May in Luxembourg, Anna Kowalska presented insights from the #CLIMPARK project on how Warsaw’s parks help mitigate thermal stress. Inspiring talks, global networking & green urban vibes
➡️ www.igipz.pan.pl/project_pl/e...
#fph2025 #ncn
On May in Luxembourg, Anna Kowalska presented insights from the #CLIMPARK project on how Warsaw’s parks help mitigate thermal stress. Inspiring talks, global networking & green urban vibes
➡️ www.igipz.pan.pl/project_pl/e...
#fph2025 #ncn
June 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🌳 4th WORLD CONFERENCE ON FORESTS & PARKS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 🌍
On May in Luxembourg, Anna Kowalska presented insights from the #CLIMPARK project on how Warsaw’s parks help mitigate thermal stress. Inspiring talks, global networking & green urban vibes
➡️ www.igipz.pan.pl/project_pl/e...
#fph2025 #ncn
On May in Luxembourg, Anna Kowalska presented insights from the #CLIMPARK project on how Warsaw’s parks help mitigate thermal stress. Inspiring talks, global networking & green urban vibes
➡️ www.igipz.pan.pl/project_pl/e...
#fph2025 #ncn
📘 New publication from Routledge Taylor & Francis, edited by Jerzy Bański of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences (IGiPZ PAN).
🔗 www.routledge.com/Agricultural...
#LandUse #Agriculture #Geography
🔗 www.routledge.com/Agricultural...
#LandUse #Agriculture #Geography
June 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📘 New publication from Routledge Taylor & Francis, edited by Jerzy Bański of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences (IGiPZ PAN).
🔗 www.routledge.com/Agricultural...
#LandUse #Agriculture #Geography
🔗 www.routledge.com/Agricultural...
#LandUse #Agriculture #Geography
New paper: Understanding Rural (Dis)Content. Methodological Approach for the Project ‘Social and Political Consequences of Spatial Inequality’.
Part of a Polish-German-Czech project funded by @ncn.gov.pl #WEAVE-UNISONO.
👉 www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
Part of a Polish-German-Czech project funded by @ncn.gov.pl #WEAVE-UNISONO.
👉 www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
May 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New paper: Understanding Rural (Dis)Content. Methodological Approach for the Project ‘Social and Political Consequences of Spatial Inequality’.
Part of a Polish-German-Czech project funded by @ncn.gov.pl #WEAVE-UNISONO.
👉 www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
Part of a Polish-German-Czech project funded by @ncn.gov.pl #WEAVE-UNISONO.
👉 www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
Magdalena Kuchcik & Kaja Czarnecka took their @ncn.gov.pl project on green spaces & urban (bio)climate to NYC & Miami 🌆🌴
Great talks at Columbia, The New School, West Point & U Miami — full of ideas, inspiration & future collabs 🌿
#UrbanClimate #NBS #NCN #climate #igipz #urban #climpark
Great talks at Columbia, The New School, West Point & U Miami — full of ideas, inspiration & future collabs 🌿
#UrbanClimate #NBS #NCN #climate #igipz #urban #climpark
May 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Magdalena Kuchcik & Kaja Czarnecka took their @ncn.gov.pl project on green spaces & urban (bio)climate to NYC & Miami 🌆🌴
Great talks at Columbia, The New School, West Point & U Miami — full of ideas, inspiration & future collabs 🌿
#UrbanClimate #NBS #NCN #climate #igipz #urban #climpark
Great talks at Columbia, The New School, West Point & U Miami — full of ideas, inspiration & future collabs 🌿
#UrbanClimate #NBS #NCN #climate #igipz #urban #climpark
📡 New article in Applied Geography:
Hidden gateways to digital space—the spatial distribution of #Wi-Fi #networks in the context of #demographic structure in rural areas
Among the authors are Marcin Mazur and Damian Mazurek from our institute.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hidden gateways to digital space—the spatial distribution of #Wi-Fi #networks in the context of #demographic structure in rural areas
Among the authors are Marcin Mazur and Damian Mazurek from our institute.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📡 New article in Applied Geography:
Hidden gateways to digital space—the spatial distribution of #Wi-Fi #networks in the context of #demographic structure in rural areas
Among the authors are Marcin Mazur and Damian Mazurek from our institute.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hidden gateways to digital space—the spatial distribution of #Wi-Fi #networks in the context of #demographic structure in rural areas
Among the authors are Marcin Mazur and Damian Mazurek from our institute.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...