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Honours for outstanding individuals
On 19 February, during the University Day celebrations, special university honours were awarded: Convallaria Coperniacana and Laurus Aesculapii. Dr Cecylia Iwaniszewska and prof. dr habil. Ryszard Oliński received them for their outstanding contribution to the development of science and our university.
A fast radio burst with the exact address
An international team of astronomers, including scientists from the NCU Institute of Astronomy has precisely located the multiple source of fast radio bursts. The radio telescope at the Astronomical Observatory in Piwnice played an important role in the research.
Spectacular aurora borealis over Poland
Recent nights have been a truly remarkable experience, with beautiful auroras visible in the sky. They are visible from virtually all of Poland and even southern Europe. Of course, they were also detected by the ALPS (All-Sky Light Pollution Survey) stations, including the one located in Piwnice, at the Institute of Astronomy of the Nicolaus Copernicus University (IA NCU).
The secrets of the birth of massive stars
An international research team of astrophysicists from Italy, the Netherlands, and South Africa, led by Dr. Anna Bartkiewicz, professor at the Institute of Astronomy of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, has made groundbreaking observations of massive young stars in the Milky Way.
Young Geniuses Observatory in Piwnice
From 21 to 23 November 2025, sixteen high-school students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of astronomy under the guidance of specialists from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. The theoretical and practical classes were conducted by Prof. Anna Bartkiewicz, Prof. Gracjan Maciejewski, Dr. Karolina Bąkowska, Dr. Marcin Gawroński, Dr. Paweł Zieliński, and MSc. Agnieszka Gurgul.
We have reached the stars
Dr. eng. Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, astronaut of the European Space Agency, met with the academic community of the region and students from schools in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship. The Nicolaus Copernicus University was the 10th stop on the nationwide technology and science tour "IGNIS – Polska reaches the stars".
Polish Dual Use Tech Hub Meeting at the NCU
On 7 November 2025, the Astronomical Observatory of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Piwnice near Toruń hosted the inaugural Polish Dual Use Tech Hub Meeting – the first initiative of its kind in Europe dedicated to integrating Polish and European research infrastructures for civil security and defence.