University of Gdańsk

Biology and ecology of marine zooplankton in boreal waters (e.g., Baltic Sea) and polar regions (both the Arctic and the Southern Ocean). Arctic and Antarctic marine ecology, with a special focus on zooplankton (genetics, population dynamics, distribution patterns, and regime shifts).

For a long time the great part of our scientific activity has taken place in the Arctic and recently in the Antarctic as well. We work there on the basis of polar stations: The Stanisław Siedlecki Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, SW Spitsbergen and The Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station on King George Island, Admiralty Bay. However, we also camp in other polar regions e.g. in Magdalenefjorden (NW Spitsbergen) or Bear Island.

The wide sphere of our studies includes:

Research on Scandinavian drama and theatrical traditions in Scandinavia, combining insights from theatre, literat

The Department researchers keep close professional relations with Polish and foreign research centers, government institutions, non-governmental organizations and business practice, providing consulting and training services for both enterprises and government agencies. They participate in European projects as well as in research programs for international institutions.

Research on colour vocabulary, especially
- colour lexicons of various languages, including, inter alia, Polish, Kashubian, Russian, Croatian, English, Spanish and Chinese;
- fixed expressions with colour terms;
- colour symbolism;
- use of colour terms in various texts, including literature;
- colours from the psycholinguistic and psychological perspectives.
The research group includes four researchers affiliated with the University of Gdańsk and several researchers representing other Polish and foreign academic centres. 

The titles or research work:

Scientific research of the Department's employees is focused on economic integration, regional economics and economics of innovation.

Polish and German literature (from nineteenth century to the present time) related to the so-called Tri-City (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia) and the Pomerania Region.

Beckett Research Group in Gdańsk

• problems of sustainable urban logistics (Urban logistics, trends in the distribution of goods in the city, sustainable development, Physical Internet, Internet of Things, smart cities, e-mobility, Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), Freight-as -a-Service (FaaS), load-sharing;)