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27.06 2025

50 years of the NCU Polar Station in photos

The Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station is organising a photo exhibition entitled “50 Years of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station on Spitsbergen.” The exhibition will open on June 27 at 6:00 p.m. at Spitsbergen Kunstnersenter, Artists Center (vei 100.2, Longyearbyen, Svalbard).

In the 2024/2025 academic year, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń will celebrate a triple anniversary: the 80th anniversary of the University, the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz, and the 20th anniversary of its merger with Nicolaus Copernicus University and the establishment of the Collegium Medicum. However, these are not the only reasons to celebrate. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station on Spitsbergen. It was on June 27, 1975, on Kaffiøyr, that the first Toruń Polar Expedition began, which marked the start of the activities of one of the oldest and most recognisable Polish research stations in the Arctic.

On this occasion, a photo exhibition entitled "50 Years of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station on Spitsbergen" has been prepared. The works on display show the history, everyday life, and uniqueness of the Toruń Station - a place that for many has become not only a space for scientific work, but also a second home, a place created with passion, commitment, and dedication.

The exhibition will be open until September 5, 2025.

25.07 2025

A botanical walk with dr Sara Orzechowska

Copernican Integration Centre invites you to join them on a herbal walk, during which you will learn about the plants. You will find out how to recognize them, what you can get from them, how to process them, and what to use them for - in home medicine, cooking, and cosmetics.

During the event traditional herbal knowledge, folk wisdom, and folklore will be combined with the latest scientific findings, botanical and biological knowledge, giving you the opportunity to get to know the full ethnobotanical picture of the plants around us.

Dr Sara Orzechowska, graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University and author of the book “Women and plants in Polish folklore”, has been involved in ethnobotany, herbalism, and folklore for nine years. She is also a trained herbalist-phytotherapist and a certified herbalist.

• Who? Everyone, free of charge but registration needed via jadalnyogrodkoi@umk.pl
• When? Friday 25.07.2025, 17:00 to 18:30
• Where? Copernican Integration Centre (start point)

Bring a notebook, pen, basket, or linen bag and comfortable shoes with you to help us get to know the plants better. The walk will take place even if it rains or is very hot. The event is held in English and limited places are available.