Public Writing & Media

PUBLIC WRITING & MEDIA

1. Authored Articles, Interviews, and Substantial Commentary

Date Publication
8 July 2026 “Europe Cannot Be Post-imperial Selectively,” IPS Journal — an authored essay on Europe’s selective memory of imperialism and Russian imperialism towards Ukraine.
2 July 2026 “Viewpoint: Universities Cannot Deliver Europe’s Ambitions on Project Funding Alone,”Science|Business.
29 June 2026 “Science as an Investment in National Security and Development,” Kapitał Polski — an interview published in a special issue devoted to science and the economy.
24 June 2026 “Europe Invests in Research but Underinvests in Forming Researchers,” Times Higher Education – Campus.
27 May 2026 Commentary in my capacity as YERUN Vice-President in a joint academic-sector appeal concerning FP10 and the European Competitiveness Fund.
20 May 2026 “Viewpoint: University Alliances Should Be Engines of Distributed Excellence,” Science|Business.
30 April 2026 Substantial contribution to the YERUN article “From Advocacy to Action: How YERUN Is Influencing FP10.”
March 2026 Commentary on balancing research openness and security in the YERUN article “Dual-Use in Focus.”
30 January 2026 Authored reflection in “A Collective Vision for the Years Ahead: YERUN Leaders Reflect on the Strategy 2026–2030.”
17 December 2025 Personal year-end contribution to “Reflections & Christmas Wishes from YERUN.”
15/24 October 2025 “Nobel Prize for a Writer of Radical Hope” — commentary on László Krasznahorkai, published by NCU in Polish and English.
13 June 2025 Quoted strategic statement marking YERUN’s tenth anniversary, presenting the network as a community of shared purpose capable of developing new models of academic cooperation.
6 March 2025 Major interview, “Horizontal Cooperation and Groundwork,” conducted by Żaneta Kopczyńska — on the state of Polish science, funding, interdisciplinarity, the Excellence Initiative–Research University programme, and NCU’s research policy.
20 February 2025 Expert commentary by YERUN on the Union of Skills and the role of young universities in skills development.
31 January 2025 Commentary, “Polish Presidency of the EU Council: Advancing European Union’s Priorities in R&I and Education,” YERUN.

2. Recordings, Podcasts, Radio, and Media Coverage

Date Material
15 June 2026 Polish Radio PiK: “Marshal Appeals to the European Commission to Change the Distribution of Funding for Research Development” — a direct statement on the closing financial perspective and the risk of losing time for research investment.
15 June 2026 Polish Radio PiK: coverage and quoted remarks from the Pearls of Local Government 2026 Congress.
6 March 2026 Full recording of the ISKRA Expert Conference — participation in the panel “Vision and Strategy,” devoted to Toruń’s creative district and cooperation between the city and NCU.
23 February 2026 Polish Radio PiK: coverage from the Welconomy Forum in Toruń, including your remarks on security, hybrid threats, and the role of science.
10 December 2025 NAWA podcast “Kierunek Nauka,” episode on the position of Polish academic journals — comments on Open Access, international visibility, and the need for systemic support. Also available on YouTube.
20 November 2025 Broadcast and panel “IGNIS – Poland Reaches for the Stars,” with Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski — participation in a discussion about science, space, and career opportunities for young people.
4 October 2025 Nowości: “Toruń Researchers to Study Past Pandemics. Almost €10 Million for the Project” — press coverage connected with the ERC Synergy Grant and a statement from the NCU leadership.
30 September 2025 Polish Radio PiK: “They Will Analyse Epidemics Across Two Thousand Years” — recorded remarks on the EUROpest project and the importance of interdisciplinary research on historical epidemics.
16 September 2025 Polish Radio PiK: “An Exceptional Guest Visits NCU. Dr Tomasz Rożek Meets Researchers and Students” — statement connected with a debate on the future of young Polish researchers.
July 2025 NCU TV film “Understanding the Pandemic – A Groundbreaking Project at NCU” — appearance together with Professor Adam Izdebski, presenting the significance of the ERC Synergy project.
17 April 2025 Radio GRA: “NCU Comes to Kobe as Part of Expo 2025” — statement ahead of an event organised by NCU and Kobe University.

3. Public Conferences, Panels, Lectures, and Moderation

2026

Date Appearance
17 June 2026 Conference “Science Communication: Idea and Practice” — paper titled “Science Communication as an Infrastructure of Trust: Between the Translation of Knowledge and the Crisis of Authority.”
15 June 2026 Pearls of Local Government 2026, Toruń — opening panel, “Cities in Motion: A New Model of Community in an Age of Instability,” devoted to local resilience, demographic change, and strategic transformation in local government.
10 June 2026 Chairing a pre-publication meeting with Krzysztof P. Czyżewski around the book “Raphael’s Guardian,”NCU University Library.
7–8 May 2026 Conference “Go Global! From Excellence to Recognition – Building Global Impact of Polish Higher Education,” University of Wrocław — participation as an invited speaker.
9 March 2026 Brussels, event “Research Infrastructures Driving Europe’s Defence and Dual-Use Competitiveness” — opening remarks and representation of YERUN/NCU in a debate on research infrastructures, security, and dual-use technologies.
6 March 2026 ISKRA Expert Conference, Od Nowa, Toruń — panel “Vision and Strategy,” on developing an urban and academic creative ecosystem.
23 February 2026 33rd Welconomy Forum in Toruń — participation in the opening session devoted to national and regional security and resilience.

2025

Date Appearance
10 December 2025 NAWA debate and podcast on Polish academic journals and their international visibility.
5 December 2025 Digital Round Table: Global Perspectives on the History of the Humanities — presentation of a Central European perspective.
29 November 2025 Conference connected with E-RIHS ERIC and heritage protection — participation in the official opening as NCU Vice-Rector for Research.
20 November 2025 Panel “IGNIS – Poland Reaches for the Stars,” NCU — discussion with Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and representatives of the scientific community.
7 November 2025 Polish Dual Use Tech Hub Meeting, NCU — host and speaker on research cooperation, infrastructure, and dual-use technologies.
28–29 October 2025 European Flagship Conference on Research Security, Brussels — participation in two high-level panels, including the opening debate, on responsible internationalisation and the implementation of research security.
27 October 2025 Academic Entrepreneurship Forum – Funds for Science — presentation titled “European Innovation Policy and the Role of the Research Sector.”
10 October 2025 History of Knowledge Conference, Lund — paper titled “Moments of Openness: Socialist Knowledge Societies and the Global Circulation of Ideas in 1968.”
25–26 September 2025 Opening of an international meeting of the CONIFER project consortium, devoted to future cities, mobility, and citizen participation.
16 September 2025 Public debate with Dr Tomasz Rożek, “How Can We Support the Next Generation of Polish Researchers?”, NCU.
18 July 2025 Memory Studies Association Annual Conference, Prague — panel “Memory and Mass Social Movements in Times of Crisis: A Comparative Perspective on Non-Democratic and Democratic Contexts”; participation as both speaker and moderator.
5 June 2025 YERUN 10th Anniversary Conference, Brussels — panel “Connect by YERUN: How Can Networks Maximise Research Collaborations?”
23–25 April 2025 “Harmony of Cooperation,” Kobe University — participation in the opening panel, the panel “Beyond Partnership – New Directions for a Strong Cooperation,” the discussion “NCU and Toruń – Story of Friendship,” and the closing panel.
12 March 2025 Open meeting “Coffee with the NCU Leadership” with members of the university community.

2024

Date Appearance
17 October 2024 Co-chairing, together with Rafał Moczkodan, an author meeting with Krzysztof P. Czyżewski around the novel “Ostrakon: Da Vinci and Copernicus.”
9 October 2024 The Making of the Humanities XI, Lund — chairing the panel “Complexity (Science) and the (History of) Humanities” and presenting the paper “Complexity in Early East and Central European Formalism and Structuralism.”
20 July 2024 Memory Studies Association Conference, Lima — participation in a session devoted to art, film, narrative, migration, and memory activism. This is a boundary case, falling exactly on the first day of the period under review.

 

Selected Earlier Public Lectures and General-Audience Talks

The list below is selective and currently incomplete.

2017

Date Appearance
19 July 2017 “The Czech Republic/Czechia,” Summer Camp “Welcome to Europe,” Faculty of Languages, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.

2016

Date Appearance
15 March 2016 “Lwowscy geniusze, kawiarnie, tyfus, wszy i II wojna światowa” [“Lviv’s Geniuses, Cafés, Typhus, Lice, and the Second World War”], Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

2014

Date Appearance
27 March 2014 “‘New York jest prawdziwym piekłem.’ Manfred Kridl w kraju i na emigracji” [“‘New York Is a Real Hell’: Manfred Kridl in Poland and in Exile”], Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, New York, USA.