Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO PAS) was founded in 1953 (initially as the Institute of Geography PAS). The Institute is an important research centre in Poland in the fields of socio-economic geography, physical geography as well as spatial organization. Within the framework of the Institute, the Central Library of Geography and Environmental Protection is operating, this being one of the largest library centres of the kind in the world. (more...)

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4th International CEURES Workshop on Urban Resiliency

The recent years have brought challenges to Central Europe. The effects of climate change on urban environments, the raging war in Ukraine, security concerns and the refugee situation on the Eastern borders of the EU are all current issues for our settlements in the V4 countries. We invite you to the workshop if you feel like learning about real best practices of urban resiliency from Central Europe from renowned experts of V4 countries (January 26, 2024, 10 am).

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Research Directions, Challenges and Achievements of Modern Geography

This book identifies and discusses research directions, challenges and achievements in contemporary geography. It also documents the most current theoretical and methodological considerations undertaken by scientists representing various sub-disciplines of geography with particular reference to human geography. It was assumed that the thematic structure of the currently active International Geographical Union (IGU) problem commissions corresponds to the most relevant and current research directions in geography. Reflecting this assumption, the book consists of 14 chapters contributed by geographers representing 14 problem commissions of the IGU.

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Competition for the position of a professor

Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO PAS)announces the opening of a competition for the position of a professor in the Department of Environmental Resources and Geohazards.

 

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Competition for the position of an assistant professor

Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO PAS)announces the opening of a competition for the position of an assistant professor in the Department of Geoenvironmental Research.

 

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Results of the competition for the position of a post-doc fellowship as part of the Weave-UNISONO NCN project

We are pleased to announce that as a result of the next stage of the competition for a 36-month post-doctoral fellowship (post-doc) in the project "Social and Political Consequences of Spatial inequalities: East-Central Europe Case Study" funded by the NCN (project no. 2021/03/Y/HS4/00217) the highest number of points in the qualifying evaluation was obtained by Mrs. Aliaksandra Sidarava, PhD.

Results of a competition for the position of a scholarship holder within NCN OPUS 23 project

We are pleased to announce that a competition for the position of a scholarship holder within NCN OPUS 23 project titled: Permafrost evolution in the last glacial period: the case of unique ring forms in Northern Poland (no 2022/45/B/ST10/03167, PI: Prof. Mirosław Błaszkiewicz) has been successful for Mr Bruno Garetta. 

Results for the position of the post-doc in Sonata BIS project

Please be advised that the laureate of the position of the postdoctoral fellow position at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences in NCN project (grant No. 2019/34/E/ST10/00275): „Novel multi-proxy approaches for synchronization of European palaeoclimate records from the Holstein interglacial” is Mr. PhD Stefan Lauterbach.