Institute of History News

The period of diploma thesis defences is stressful. Many questions arise: do I already know everything? Will my thesis pass through the APD system? Many of you combine studying and working on a daily…

The story of our doctoral student, mgr Julia Gertner‑Hryniewiecka, shows that it is worth studying what you truly enjoy. Her participation in the NAWA PROM programme resulted in the publication of a…

Dr Adam Sitarek and Dr Ewa Wiatr from the Philip Friedman Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Lodz, operating within the Faculty of Philosophy and History, have received the Special…

The Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Lodz invites applications for the international EHRI workshop “Holocaust Egodocuments: Research and Challenges”, which will be held on 11–13 October…

The 35th anniversary of the breakup of Yugoslavia, observed this year, provides a starting point for an in-depth academic discussion on the consequences of this event for the region and the whole of…

A meeting with representatives of the Military Historical Office took place on 20 May 2026 at the Faculty of Philosophy and History of the University of Lodz. The Faculty Council Room was filled with…

On 19 May 2026, a popular science session entitled “Przewrót majowy 1926 roku. W 100 rocznicę” [The May Coup of 1926: On the 100th Anniversary] took place at the Institute of History of the University…

On the occasion of another anniversary of the disintegration of the Yugoslav federation, an interdisciplinary meeting of experts was held at the Faculty of International and Political Studies,…

The Institute of History, University of Lodz, will host an international academic conference on 14-15 May 2026. The conference will focus on the events of 1846 in Poland in the context of the European…

The University of Lodz Science and Research Centre “The Balkans at the Turn of the 20th/21st Century” is honoured to invite you to attend a special meeting with the Ambassador of Montenegro to Poland,…