On April 15-17, 2018, a workshop for PhD students of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies (KNOW ISP PhD Meeting) took place at the Hydrobiological Station of the Nencki Institute PAS in Mikołajki. Meeting included lectures, field activities on water and final presentations. From the new motorboat of the Institute of Geophysics “Gavia Immer” (common loon) various devices for active acoustic research were tested, which in the future will be used for geophysical research in Spitsbergen (TJ)… Czytaj dalej

On 15th April 2018, the audience filled our Conference Hall to listen to a very interesting lecture gave by prof. Piotr Głowacki from the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund on Spitsbergen on the mysterious interiors of glaciers (TJ). Czytaj dalej

On March 3, 2018, the third edition of the Winter Workshop for Biology Teachers took place at the Hydrobiological Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki. Participants listened to the following lectures: “Neurons in the fight against time, or about how aging changes the nervous system” – Monika Liguz-Lęcznar, Assoc. prof. “Arctic – geography and climate” – Tomasz Janecki, PhD “Good science and bad science” and “Medicine, pseudomedicine and charlatans” – Paweł Boguszewski. PhD… Czytaj dalej

From February 1st, 2018 professor AGNIESZKA DOBRZYŃ became the new director of the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Congratulations from the Hydrobiological Station in Mikołajki!… Czytaj dalej

The Hydrobiological Station of the Nencki Institute PAS in Mikolajki is among the finalists of the “POPULARIZER OF THE SCIENCE 2017” competition (in the category: Institution). Since 2014, we have been organizing (co-organizing or active participant) 41 popularization and educational events, which were attended by approximately 2400 people. The winners of the competition will be announce during the Grand Gala in January 2018 at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw. Please keep your fingers crossed! And we are already preparing for you at the Station another educational events for the next year. Czytaj dalej

On November 17th 2017, the SCIENCE FESTIVAL was held at the Hydrobiological Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikołajki, organized jointly with the Mazurian Landscape Park. This year we have extended the educational program to archaeological workshops conducted by archaeologists from the Warsaw University (the “Terra Desolata” group). About 230 children from 7 schools in our region (Mikolajki, Giżycko, Ryn, Dabrowka, Okartowo, Nawiady and Hejdyk) took part in this event (TJ). Czytaj dalej

On October 24th, 2017 at the Hydrobiological Station in Mikolajki, seniors from the University of the Third Age took a part in the course, where Jolanta Ejsmont-Karabin talked about the wonderful culture and nature of Mexico. Participants also could saw the ritual masks and tasted polvorones – Mexican wedding cookies prepared specially for this occasion by the speaker (TJ). Czytaj dalej

On October 7th, 2017, an Educational Workshops for primary, junior high and high schools were held at the Hydrobiological Station in Mikolajki. It was the fourth edition of this event organized annually in Mikolajki by the BioCentre of National Education together with the Nencki Institute, and the Hydrobiological Station, and the Foundation of Bioeducation . Czytaj dalej

On September 30th the ceremony of naming prof. Jan Dembowski our Conference Hall took place at the Hydrobiological Station in Mikolajki. Director of the Nencki Institute prof. Adam Szewczyk unveiled a commemorative plaque, and prof. Jolanta Ejsmont-Karabin recalled the new patron in a short presentation (TJ)… Czytaj dalej

On September 29, a meeting of the Station Advisory Team was held at the Hydrobiological Station of the Nencki Institute in Mikolajki. The Team consisted of: prof. Wiesław Bogdanowicz from the Museum and the Institute of Zoology, PAS in Warsaw (the chairman of the Team), prof. Henryk Okarma from the Institute of Nature Conservation, PAS in Cracow, prof. Jerzy Puchalski from the Botanical Garden – Center for the Conservation of Biological Diversity, PAS in Warsaw, prof. Marek Konarzewski from the University in Bialystok and prof. Leszek Kuźnicki (absent from the meeting), prof. Hanna Fabczak, Anna Jachner-Miśkiewicz PhD from the Nencki Institute. An opening a Laboratory for Terrestrial Neurobiology and creating an Arboretum in the forest part of Hydrobiological Station in Mikolajki were discussed during the meeting (TJ)… Czytaj dalej