Representatives of NCU Collegium Medicum received a gold medal and two special prizes at the Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation and Technology Exposition IPITEx 2018 Bangkok for the project: 3D printed passive exoskeleton for children with weakness in upper limbs.

Celebrated each year on February 14, St. Valentine’s Day is a feast in the honour of the patron of those who are looking for and those who have already found their second halves. It is worth mentioning, however, that the said saint is also a patron saint of epilepsy.

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).

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!

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.