Faculty

In its present form, the Faculty has existed since 2003. It was previously the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry from 1970 to 1991, and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics from 1991 to 2003.                                                                   

The Faculty is made up of four institutes:                                                     

Institute of Mathematics

Institute of Experimental Physics 

Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics

Institute of Computer Science

We hold doctoral degrees in mathematics and physics and habilitation rights in the same disciplines. Below we will give an overview of the research themes of each institute.

In the Institute of Mathematics, research activities include topological methods in nonlinear analysis and singularity theory, partial differential and functional equations, mathematical foundations of computer science, theoretical aspects of measure theory, topology and Boolean algebras, nonlinear boundary problems for differential equations and inclusions, applications of multiplicity theory in real analysis, probability theory and its applications. The Institute collaborates with eight foreign centres.

The topics of scientific work at the Institute of Experimental Physics range from basic atomic, molecular and solid state physics to modern interdisciplinary research in medical physics, biophysics, biomaterials, nanotechnology and environmental protection. The high level of research and didactics is ensured by laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art measuring equipment. There is also an effective cooperation with many leading research groups from around the world. 

Scientific research at the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics is focused on quantum computing. Achievements in this field have laid the foundations for the Gdansk School of Quantum Informatics, which is widely known worldwide. In 2007, the National Centre for Quantum Informatics was established within the structure of the University of Gdańsk. The scientific base of the Centre is largely based on the scientific achievements of IFTiA. As of 2019, some of IFTiA's employees have joined the staff of the International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technologies (ICTQT) - established as a result of obtaining funding from the Foundation for Polish Science. In addition, the Institute conducts research into atomic and molecular systems and their interaction with light, problems of statistical physics and mathematical foundations of quantum physics, and the analysis of physical conditions in stellar atmospheres. The ambition and constant concern of the Institute is to have access to state-of-the-art techniques used both for computing and in communication with some twenty foreign centres. 

The Institute of Computer Science was established in 2007, with its core consisting of staff from the former Department of Computer Science at the Institute of Mathematics. The Institute's staff is involved in: the theory of automata, mathematical linguistics, computational complexity, as well as research in the fields of artificial intelligence, parallel and distributed computing, the design, organisation and maintenance of mathematical libraries, combinatorial problems, graph theory, computational geometry, quantum information theory, multi-agent systems, web resource analysis, or cellular automata and mathematical modelling. The institute collaborates with many foreign centres. 

The prestigious list of the top 2% of scientists in the world, prepared by Stanford University in 2020, includes 14 names of scientists from the University of Gdansk, of which as many as 7 are associated with our Faculty:

Robert Alicki  

The late Marek Grinberg

Michał Horodecki 

Paweł Horodecki

Ryszard Horodecki 

The late Alfons Kawski

Marek Żukowski

There are many more deserving professors of the Faculty.

As far as didactics is concerned, the Faculty conducts I and II degree studies in a number of fields of study related to its disciplines.  Details of the offer: first-cycle studies; second-cycle studies. The Faculty also conducts studies in English - Quantum Information Technology, II degree studies. The Faculty also offers postgraduate studies.

In addition, the Faculty also participates in the running of the Doctoral School of Science and Natural Sciences in the disciplines of physics and mathematics.

The Faculty's activities in the field of knowledge popularisation (subject olympiads, Circle of Young Mathematicians, inter-school optional classes, popular lectures) and participation in the Zdolni z Pomorza project are visible. From the 2020/2021 academic year, the Faculty is running a project: Science? That's the way I like it!  In the first edition of popularisation classes, nearly 1,900 pupils from the entire Pomeranian Voivodeship took part.  

Between 2009 and 2014, as a result of the implementation of projects of the Regional Operational Programme of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (Physics for the Future and Physics for Medicine), the didactic laboratory facilities for physics-related faculties at the Faculty were superbly expanded and modernised. And from 2019, as a result of another ROP WP project, the Faculty's infrastructure has been enriched with a new wing of the Institute of Computer Science building, containing a number of state-of-the-art computer laboratories dedicated to practical-profile computer science education.