Though the winter season in Poland is rather mild this year, it is still a time when the deficiency of sunlight and vitamins is particularly disadvantageous to our organisms. How to cope with the gloomy atmosphere and make yourself feels better? You can try… winter swimming!

Dr Maciej Nowacki from the Department of Surgical Oncology of the Faculty of Health Sciences has been appointed as Polish representative for young scientists and residents in surgical oncology to the ESSO Young Surgeons and Alumni Club (EYSAC).

IFMSA is the world’s oldest and largest independent organization representing associations of medical students from all over the world. The local Bydgoszcz branch of IFMSA-Poland is setting up a group for English Division students and is looking for more volunteers to join its ranks.

Four researchers from NCU Collegium Medicum received scholarships for high-impact publications: prof. dr hab. Ryszard Oliński and dr hab. Daniel Gackowski (Faculty of Pharmacy), prof. dr hab. Jan Styczyński (Faculty of Medicine), and dr Bogdan Małkowski (Faculty of Health Sciences).

Another edition of Medicalia Science Day, organised annually by NCU Collegium Medicum, took place on 2 December 2017. Our university was visited by nearly 800 enthusiastic young people interested in medical and health-related sciences. 

Christmas events with IFMSA-Poland Join us for this year’s edition of the “Teddy bear under the hospital Christmas tree” campaign! All profits from two major events – Christmas cake fair (6 December 2017) and Christmas concert (8 December 2017) – will be used entirely for charity-based projects.

Dr Piotr Merks from the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology at NCU Collegium Medicum has been invited to participate in a session of the British Parliament devoted to the role of pharmacists in improving the safety of drug use among patients.