We know the winners of the Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology 2023 competitions!

We know the results of the national competitions organized as part of the Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology 2023. This year, participants took part in 5 competitions.

Participants of this year's competitions faced various tasks, such as preparing a short video about a village, district, city or voivodeship, making a mathematical origami model, or coming up with a comic book about saving. The teams could also record the process of creating the camera obscura and taking the photo. Individual participants explored the biography and achievements of Nicolaus Copernicus in order to then write stories.

All works sent to the organizers of the Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology were extremely creative and delighted the jurors. So, they had a difficult task - they had to choose winners from among film materials, stories and origami models.

Here are the winners of this year's competitions:

“Who are you? Tell us about your little land: village, city, district, voivodeship.

Age category: primary school pupils, grades 1-4

1st place Alicja Żelazo, Łucja Rombel, work "Otwock" 2nd place: Amelia Napora, Nikola Kolon, Amelia Stejnborn, work "My little land" 3rd place: Aleksandra Dudka, Kamila Cybul, Bianka Nogaj, Nina Daciuk, Olivia Ewartowska, work: “Gliwice - my city”.

Age category: primary school pupils, grades 5-8

1st place Maja Piech, Wiktoria Walęcka, work "Our little land: “Miasteczko Śląskie" 2nd place: Konstancja Kluczewska, Ksawery Kluczewski, work "Our Ostropa" 3rd place: Martyna Liszewska, Karolina Zator, Nikola Żurek, work "Who are you?"

“Camera obscura - a modern take on an ancient invention"

Age category: secondary school pupils

1st place Joanna Tokarz, Anna Tokarz, work "Up to three times PHOTOS!"
2nd place: Magdalena Zbierzchowska, Maksymilian Łoza, Paweł Lubecki, Piotr Kłujszo, Jakub Ulitzka, work "Camera obscura" 3rd place: Alicja Pukowiec, Nikola Ledwoń, Zuzanna Pietrzyk, Martyna Urbańczyk, Jan Jurasz, work "Tischner in the field - camera obscura”.

“About Nicolaus Copernicus in the Copernican Year 2023"

Age category: Pupils from grades 6-8 of primary school

1st place Julia Kuś, work "Against the laws of science" 2nd place: Julia Kandzia, work "Undefeated among the stars" 3rd place: Karolina Wawok, work "About a scientist and a painter in one story”.

Age category: Pupils from grades 1-4 of secondary school

1st place Ignacy Jośko, work "Unexpected Guest" 2nd place: Aleksandra Konewecka, work "Mikołaj Copernicus - the man who changed the world" 3rd place: Julia Grabara, work "Interview with Nicolaus Copernicus."

“You can never save too much - comic book”.

Age category: Primary school pupils, grades 6-8.

 1st place Marta Muc, work "You can never have too much savings" 2nd place: Hanna Kopyto, work "Save wisely!"
3rd place: Maja Piech, work "Kitty the Cat's Tips”.

“Mathematical model in origami"

Age category: Primary school pupils, grades 6-8.

1st place Bohdan Kyrylych, work "Mathematician’s Hat" 2nd place: Jakub Hałgas, work "Mathematical model in origami" 3rd place: Magdalena Ladachowska, work "5 intersecting edge tetrahedrons”.

Age category: Secondary school pupils, grades 1-4

1st place Paulina Miernik, work "Mathematical model in origami. What came first, the egg or the dragon?" 
2nd place: Wiktoria Nowak, work "Mathematical model in origami - modular origami" 3rd place: Małgorzata Kycler, work "Polyhedral mesh: “Rhombicuboctahedron”.

Age category: adults

1st place: Małgorzata Tułaj, work "Kula kusudama" 2nd place: Weronika Komandera, work "Bouquet of autumn variations”.

We would like to thank all participants for sending their works, and congratulations to the winners! The awards ceremony will take place during the ceremonial inauguration of the Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology on October 7, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Centre for New Technologies.

The competitions were under the patronage of the Minister of Education and Science, the Education Board in Katowice and the Mayor of Gliwice.