On January 16th, 2019, at the Research Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki, the first meeting of the “Nature Travels” series took place this year, where Anna Zaborowska and Grzegorz Górecki shared their impressions from trip to the Chinese province of Yunnan. Czytaj dalej

On December 14th, 2018, a traditional Christmas meeting of employees of the Research Station in Mikołajki took place with representatives of the Nencki Institute Directorate: dr Anna Jachner-Miśkiewicz – Deputy Administrative Director, dr hab. Hanna Fabczak – Plenipotentiary of the Director for the Research Station in Mikołajki and Marek Mańkowski – Head of the Institute’s Technical Department. Czytaj dalej

On 15 and 16 November 2018, a ceremonial conference on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology was held in Warsaw. There were a lot of accents close to us – namely the Research Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki – in the lecture section and posters sessions too. Czytaj dalej

On October 15-16, 2018, the Autumn Hydrobiological Workshops took place at the Nencki Institute Research Station in Mikolajki, which for three years we have been organizing together with the Great Masuria Lakes Foundation for the schools in our region. During two days 120 students from primary schools in Staświny, Hejdyk, Radzieje and Baranów took part in theoretical and practical classes. Czytaj dalej

On October 5th, 2018  the next edition of our largest educational event – Science Festival took placeat the Research Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki. For several years we organizing it together with the Masurian Landscape Park. This year we were visited by as many as 285 primary and high school students from Mikolajki, Woźnice, Dąbrówka, Okartowa, Pisz, Giżycko and even Stare Juch, for whom we prepared the following workshops and lectures: “About words a few”, “Dragonflies and moths of Masurian Park Landscape “,” Winter tracks and traces of animals “,” Zooplankton of Mazurian lakes “,” Rocks and fossils of north-eastern Poland “and “What lives on the coldest continent?”and “Arctic – a land of ice-covered horror”. Czytaj dalej

On September 25th, 2018, we hosted at the Research Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki a group of preschoolers from Giżycko (from the Municipal Kindergarten No. 4), for whom we prepared a lecture on what lives in our lakes and microscopic classes. For the first time, our children’s educational book “Undewater residents of Masurian Lakes”, which Research Station developed and published together with the Masurian Landscape Park, went to our children. Czytaj dalej

On September 22nd, 2018 in the Jan Dembowski Conference Hall  had a solemn scientific session connected with giving the new name of the Station in Mikołajki. The session program included lectures on the history, current activities and scientific plans of the Station as well as the 100th anniversary ceremony of the Nencki Institute, unveiling the table with a new name: Research Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki and planting commemorative trees in the square in front of the main building. During the session of prof. Agnieszka Dobrzyń, Director of the Institute, together with Tomasz Janecki PhD, head of the Station, in recognition for many years of cooperation and special services for its development, supporting activities, shaping the image and building a joint success, handed the medals of the 100th anniversary of the Institute. Medals were awarded to: prof. Ryszard Chróst (Department of Ecology of Microorganisms and Environmental Biotechnology, University of Warsaw); Mr. Piotr Jakubowski (Mayor of Mikołajki); prof. Marek Konarzewski (University in Bialystok, Institute of Biology, Department of Animal Ecology); dr hab. Lech Kufel, prof. Associate. (University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce); MSc. ing. Kinga Nowak (Institute of Dendrology PAS); prof. Joanna Pijanowska (Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw); dr hab. Waldemar Siuda, prof. Associate. Czytaj dalej

On September 14th, 2018 at the Nencki Institute Research Station there were field classes entitled “Geoecosystems” conducted by prof. Andrzej Tatur for students of the Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw. Czytaj dalej

On August 2, 2018, in a tropical conditions, a hydrobiological workshop for the next group of youth from the “Little Chef” wandering culinary cruise was held at the Research Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki. Czytaj dalej

July 30, 2018,  Sławomir Piętka MSc, Eng. – specialist in dendrology and dendrometry from the Department of Forestry and Ecology of the Forest, Faculty of Environmental and Agricultural Development of the University of Warmia and Mazury, made a preliminary inspection of the forest area of the Research Station in Mikołajki. He assessed our forest as a “fresh mixed forest” rich with species such as: pine, spruce, larch, juniper, hake, beech, hornbeam, oak, lime, poplar, maple, willow, cherry, alder, birch, walnut, robinia, laurel. He estimated the age of some pines for about 150 years! The purpose of the visit was to explore the possibilities of conducting at the Research Station in Mikołajki didactic classes  (engineering works, bachelor’s) and research work in the field of forestry sciences by students and scientists from the UWM Forestry Department. Czytaj dalej