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The Office of the Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures of the Republic of Lithuania invites first-year students to participate in online seminars on academic ethics, research security, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in studies. The seminars will take place online in November and December, led by the Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures, her Advisers and Specialists from the Office.

Today, Sapargali Pazylbek defended his doctoral dissertation titled "Synthesis and Investigation of Various Undoped and Ion-Doped Calcium Phosphates" (Academic Supervisor – Prof. Dr. Aleksej Žarkov).

The dissertation was prepared between 2022 and 2026 at the Institute of Chemistry, Vilnius University Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences.

We congratulate Dr. Sapargali Pazylbek and wish him continued success in his future research!

^{From left: Jonas Žurauskas, Manvydas Dapkevičius (J. Žurauskas personal archive)}

Sometimes a single extra methyl group can significantly change the properties of a drug molecule. It can boost its biological activity, slow its breakdown in the body or reduce unwanted side effects. Attaching this small chemical group to a complex molecule, however, is far from simple. Young researchers at Vilnius University (VU) aim to develop a method that would make this possible using visible light.

The European Space Agency (ESA) invites bachelor's (from the third year onwards), master's, and PhD students to participate in the international training course "Space Technology and Commercialisation Workshop 2027" organized by the ESA Academy, which will take place from January 18 to 22, 2027, at the ESA Academy training facility (ESEC) in Belgium.

We invite you to the anniversary international conference "EcoBalt 2027" in Riga!

From September 29 to October 1, 2027, the 25th Anniversary International Conference on Environmental and Analytical Chemistry "EcoBalt 2027" will take place in Riga, Latvia. It is organized by the Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences of the University of Latvia.

Andrzej Krempiński, a PhD student at the University of Łódź (Poland), spent a month as a visiting researcher in Prof. Justina Gaidukevič’s research group at Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences (FCHG). There he worked on an electrochemical sensor for detecting the food dye Patent Blue V.

Congratulations to three students of the Vilnius University Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences on receiving the prestigious Nominal Scholarships of the Presidents of the Republic of Lithuania! The A. Stulginskis Scholarships were awarded to Bachelor's student Nerija Ričkutė and Master's student Evaldas Lugauskas, while the J. Žemaitis Scholarship was presented to Master's student Dominykas Laibakojis.

On 7 October, the annual World’s Top 2% Scientists list was published. We are proud that four scientists from the Vilnius University Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences were included in the career-long impact category: Prof. Habil. Dr. Arūnas Ramanavičius, Prof. (HP) Dr. Almira Ramanavičienė, Prof. Habil. Dr. Aivaras Kareiva, and Prof. Habil. Dr. Audrius Padarauskas.

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From 30 September to 2 October 2026, Riga Technical University in Latvia hosted the 24th international conference “Baltic Polymer Symposium 2026” (BPS2026). Among the participants were members of the Department of Polymer Chemistry at the Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences (FCHG) – Assoc. Prof. Tatjana Kochanė, Prof. Ričardas Makuška, Assoc. Prof. Vaidas Klimkevičius, Assoc. Prof. Jūratė Jonikaitė-Švėgždienė, Assist. Medeina Steponavičiūtė and PhD student Evaldas Kvietkauskas.