University of Gdańsk

• Behavioural, physiological and biochemical diversity of benthic invertebrates
• Structural and functional diversity of benthic communities in the Gulf of Gdańsk
• Non-indigenous species in the southern Baltic Sea (distribution and spreading,  adaptation to new environment and monitoring methods)

Cultural, social and political changes in the broadly defined Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea region and the Arctic. Our research addresses current and past changes taking place in these

Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility have a huge impact on the charcter nd perception of economic processes and managerial practices. Multidisciplinary research conducted by staff of our department advances our understanding of these issues, at the same time rendering our reality more responsive to the needs of all stakeholders and more environmentally friendly.

The research focuses on Greek, with particular emphasis on Herodotus, Thucydides, Ctesias, Xenophon and Arrian. In addition, is being carried out on Greek texts on specialist topics, e.g medical treaties (Corpus Hippocraticum), trreaties on hunting, horseriding, agriculture and economics, as well as professional literaturę intended for sailors and merchants, i.e. periplus. 

• changes in vegetation of lakes as a result of human pressure and global warming;
• functional diversity of vegetation in lake ecosystems; 
• stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in lakes;

Contemporary media discourse stands out due to function of texts and characteristics of communication situation in which its efficiency and effectiveness becomes the most important. All language choices in communication are subordinated to shaping the public opinion: impact on the recipient, his/her attitude, evaluation, interests, world view. Pragmatic approach to particular examples of language usage allows to evaluate them in terms of their adequacy to situation and statement aesthetics as well as effectiveness of the act of communication.

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In our research we fix on market efficiency and microstructure, asset price dynamics, volatility and prediction, mutual funds performance, risk metrics, term structure of interest rates, exchange rate dynamics, purchasing power parity, international capital mobility, and economic and regional growth. We assess the economic sentiment in Poland and provide medium-term forecasts of its economy. We also analyse management systems for business.  

The department conducts scientific research in three main areas. The first one is devoted to   corporate finance, and especially to the  sources of financing, capital structure and its determinants, capital market and financial instruments.

The second research topic is corporate governance. Within this area scientific interests are focused on international corporate governance,   problems concerning  state-owned firms and on supervision in family businesses.

The Maritime Law Department conducts scientific and educational activities, as well as implements international and national projects and activities aimed also at popularizing science e.g. in cooperation with entrepreneurs from the maritime economy during the organization of scientific conferences on maritime law. Our scientific research generally focuses on determining the degree of legal compliance of domestic law with international maritime law, also in terms of enforcement of law in practice. These studies show a multifaceted and interdisciplinary character.