Natural Sciences

About

TSSP NatSci is an opportunity for students interested in Natural Sciences to lead a 4-week-long summer research project in one of the following areas:

biochemistry
biology
biotechnology
chemical sciences
Earth sciences
environmental protection
geography
spatial management
tourism
veterinary
Topics to choose in 2026:
1.Synthesis and Application of Transition Metal Nitrides for Efficient Water Splitting
2.Biomimetic materials modified with ferulic acid
3.Comparative evaluation of propolis from different origins in cosmetic formulations
4.Polysaccharides -based materials for cosmetic and biomedical applications
5.Synthesis of hybrid graphen/biosilica composites using diatom biomass as a precursor
6.Synthesis of new benzothiophene β-amino alcohols with potential antimicrobial properties
7.Development of active polysaccharide films for potential usage as acne patches
8.Characteristics of materials based on polysaccharides for potential use in biomedical applications
9.Microbes: Diversity, Ecology, Potential
10.Functional biodiversity and microbiome monitoring in salt-affected soils
11.Analysis of light pollution on the Nicolaus Copernicus University Campus
12.The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Water Retention in Urban Areas – Examples of Bydgoszcz and Toruń
13.Do Museums Tell the Soil Story? An Online Analysis of Soil Exhibits and Visitor Attention
14.Beyond Gingerbread: A Study of Foreign Tourists’ Perceptions, Experiences, and Information-Seeking Behaviours in Toruń and Across Poland’s Culinary Heritage
15.The color white in the names of settlements in Poland – is it connected with podzolization?

Course leader

Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, and Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

Target group

Undergraduate and graduate students from foreign universities who are academically active and strongly motivated to pursue a designated research projects

Course aim

The main component of the summer program is an active participation in the selected research project offered by the staff members of the NCU. Apart from the projects, once a week we will organize an invited lecture for the entire group. We will also offer short trips / sightseeing in the Toruń area on selected weekends