The 13th edition of the competition for the best research publication published in 2024, whose lead author was a doctoral student, has been decided. Fifty-two works were submitted to this year’s edition. The evaluation teams selected five winners and five honourable mentions in five areas of science from among the submissions.

Competition winners

1. Filip Bebenow, PhD, Faculty of Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (humanities)
2. Magdalena Kopczyńska, MSc, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (biological and agricultural sciences)
3. Hanna Orlikowska-Rzeźnik, MSc, Faculty of Materials Science and Technical Physics, Poznań University of Technology (exact sciences and earth sciences)
4. Andres Parejo-Tovar, MSc, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznań University of Technology (technical sciences)
5. Marta Budzyńska, PhD, Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań (medical sciences)

Honourable mentions

1. Jan Denka, MA, Faculty of Law and Administration, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (humanities and social sciences)
2. Kacper Sobieraj, MA, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (biological and agricultural sciences)
3. Aleksandra Zwolska, MA, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (exact sciences and earth sciences)
4. Alireza Tabrizikahou, MSc, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Transport, Poznań University of Technology (technical sciences)
5. Beata Jóźwiak, PhD, Faculty of Physical Culture, Academy of Physical Education in Poznań (medical sciences)

Graduation ceremony

The diplomas will be presented to the winners and honourable mentions during the General Assembly session on 11 June at 11:00 a.m.