http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8741 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:45:50 GMT 2026-04-09T11:45:50Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8754 Forms of Knowledge Popularization at Universities Semla, Magdalena; Batoryna, Marta; Potyrała, Katarzyna The popularization of knowledge is a process aiming at propagating and disseminating learning in an approachable, interesting and intriguing way. The main role of popularization is first of all to make a person interested of a particular brand of science and formulate an appropriate attitude towards nature and environment. The key part in this process is played by universities. Both scientists and students engaged in the promotion of learning are the important factor in propagating knowledge. There are many ways of disseminating science, such as science festivals, the Day Open at Universities or student camps. The main purpose of those events is the popularization of both learning and the profession of scientist as such. The participants have a chance to become familiar with some new, interesting facts as well as to cultivate the already existing ones. In this way they have a chance to feel like scientists themselves. Dokument cyfrowy wytworzony, opracowany, opublikowany oraz finansowany w ramach programu "Społeczna Odpowiedzialność Nauki" - modułu "Wsparcie dla bibliotek naukowych" przez Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego w projekcie nr rej. SONB/SP/465103/2020 pt. "Organizacja kolekcji czasopism naukowych w Repozytorium UP wraz z wykonaniem rekordów analitycznych". Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8754 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8753 Raising Youth Awareness to Responsible Research and Innovation through Inquiry Based Science Education Maciejowska, Iwona; Apotheker, Jan This paper refers to an idea of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and methods of its promotion. The educational project IRRESISTIBLE, proposed in the 7th Framework Programme, has been described there. The need for some kind of research code of conduct comes among others from the need to avoid past disasters, such as the large-scale use of asbestos and CFCs, and from the fear of unexpected and/or irreversible consequences of new discoveries. What distinguishes IRRESISTIBLE from other educational projects is the close cooperation of various groups, such as: teachers, science educators, researchers and museums in the so-called Community of Learners. The teaching materials developed will refer to cutting edge science discoveries and facilitate the introduction of RRI issues using Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) at schools and in the framework of non-formal education (implemented in the cooperation with museums and science centres). This paper raises a series of questions related to the introduction of modern research into schools, e.g. whether nanotechnology can be the context for teaching the basic chemical and physical concepts, already included in the school curriculum, such as the issue of scale, size depending properties etc. Dokument cyfrowy wytworzony, opracowany, opublikowany oraz finansowany w ramach programu "Społeczna Odpowiedzialność Nauki" - modułu "Wsparcie dla bibliotek naukowych" przez Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego w projekcie nr rej. SONB/SP/465103/2020 pt. "Organizacja kolekcji czasopism naukowych w Repozytorium UP wraz z wykonaniem rekordów analitycznych". Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8753 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8752 Selected Aspects of the Protection of Biotopes on the Example of the Ojców National Park (Southern Poland) Sołtys-Lelek, Anna; Barabasz-Krasny, Beata; Możdżeń, Katarzyna The paper contains a discussion of one of the forms of protection – the biotope protection on the example of Ojców National Park (ONP). In ONP all species occurring within its boundaries are protected as in other national parks. The biggest threat to nature in this park are changes in habitat conditions entailing the changes of the species composition of fauna and flora. Non-forest biotopes are most threatened with extinction and the main factor threatening their values is forest and scrub succession. Active protection of single endangered species conducted in some cases has not brought the expected results. Very positive results were obtained only after the entire biotopes were protected. In case of non-forest communities (mainly xerothermic grasslands and grasslands on rocks) the best form of protection proved to be active protection of biotopes and in case of forests – passive protection, conservation. Dokument cyfrowy wytworzony, opracowany, opublikowany oraz finansowany w ramach programu "Społeczna Odpowiedzialność Nauki" - modułu "Wsparcie dla bibliotek naukowych" przez Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego w projekcie nr rej. SONB/SP/465103/2020 pt. "Organizacja kolekcji czasopism naukowych w Repozytorium UP wraz z wykonaniem rekordów analitycznych". Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8752 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8751 The Museum Impact on the Sustainability of the City Development Ludwik, Anna Modern knowledge-based society develops in a continuous and multidimensional fashion. Smooth growth of various fields fuels social changes. It allows individuals to progress and, at the same time, it enables changes which influence the way a knowledge-based society operates. A variety of ideas and concepts are intertwined. One of such concepts - the idea of sustainable development - relates to many aspects of life – the economy, culture and social growth. The better informed we are about how great a treasure our natural environment is, the bigger the chance that we will not let it go to waste. The portrayal of secure and effective means of using the natural resources are the foundation of the respect for nature. An example of a great promotion of the idea of sustainable development and raising the awareness of how essential biodiversity can be is the Jardin Des Science Museum in Dijon, France. This museum is perfectly aligned with the sustainable development ideology thanks to both the contents of their expositions and the way they operate in the local community. The museum is a vital link in a chain of responsibility. The main aim is a balanced growth of cities and local communities in the context of biodiversity. Raising social awareness and promotion of the ideas presented in the Jardin Museum is a good forecast for the future. Dokument cyfrowy wytworzony, opracowany, opublikowany oraz finansowany w ramach programu "Społeczna Odpowiedzialność Nauki" - modułu "Wsparcie dla bibliotek naukowych" przez Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego w projekcie nr rej. SONB/SP/465103/2020 pt. "Organizacja kolekcji czasopism naukowych w Repozytorium UP wraz z wykonaniem rekordów analitycznych". Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/8751 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z