University of Gdańsk

Our main research topics are: (1) zoobenthos with a special emphasis on species as well functional diversity, (2) biology, ecology and ecophysiology of benthic invertebrates with a special emphasis on non-indigenous species and anthropogenic pressure (3) innovative aquaculture with a special emphasis on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and invertebrates. We work in the field, mainly in coastal waters, and conduct laboratory research based on an experimental approach.

• A great part of our research focuses on the phenomenon of Metacognitive Self, understood as self-awareness of biases in social perception. Our research reports to date indicate the motivating role of the metacognitive self in learning, it's importance for human development, and is rooted in cognitive processing.

Nudging in (economics) education
Language as a nudge
Language: moods and accents in economic decisions
Experiments in economics: framing and priming in behavioral approach
E-learning in economics education

The research topics of the Department of Analytical Chemistry are focused on the issues of chemistry and intermolecular interactions occurring in solution and at the solid-liquid phase boundary.

Our research focused on group processes and intergroup relations, urban life, place attachment, walkability, well-being, processes of radicalization and polarization, personality factors influencing social relations.

• Our projects aim at making people understand what determines well-being and quality of life in socio-economic and cultural context. The areas of our interest include: social psychology, psychology of individual differences, economic psychology, consumer and organizational psychology. 

• Graph theory and its applications
• Extreme graph theory
• Combinatorics
• Algorithms and data structures
• Computational complexity
• Discrete optimization (task scheduling)
• Discrete and computational geometry
• The theory of concurrency
• Stochastic networks and their reliability

Members of our division conduct a broad range of neuropsychology research that aims at investigating the brain-behavior relationship. In particular, we run projects that look into emotional and cognitive changes in individuals with neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease), chronic somatic conditions (e.g., end-stage renal disease, hypertension) and stroke. Also, by using both classic psychological measures, behavioral experiments as well as neuroimaging, we investigate both cognitive and emotional changes associated with aging.

Structure-activity relationship studies of biologically active peptides; design, chemical synthesis and biological activity of substrates and inhibitors of physiologically important enzymes – matriptase-2, matriptase-1, furin and proteasome; peptide conjugates with antimicrobial and anticancer activity – design and chemical activity; design and chemical synthesis peptides with enhance oral bioavailability