Research (Research groups)
Institute of Archeology
- Mediterranean world and Barbaricum in antiquity
- History, theory and practice of archaeological research
- The old ( paleolithic ) and the middle ( mesolithic ) periods of Stone Age in Central and Eastern Europe
- Neolithic of Central and Eastern Europe
- Bronze and Iron Age cultures in the Baltic Sea Region
- Culture of early medieval Slavs
- The culture of the late Middle Ages and the modern era in the light of archaeological research
- Archaeological studies of secular and sacral architecture
- Water communication devices, water and coastal settlements in prehistory and the Middle Ages
- Interdisciplinary studies on the natural environment and culture of Polish lands in prehistory and the Middle Ages.
- History of glass and glass manufacturing in Europe
- Trasaological studies of prehistoric and medieval products
- Conservation and restoration techniques of archaeological monuments
Institute of History and Archives
- Society and religion in ancient Rome
- Politics, economy, culture and religiosity in the Baltic states in the Middle Ages and their reception in the modern era
- The origin and structure of the medieval Polish nobility
- Gallus Anonymus Chronicles
- Church and clergy in Central and Eastern Europe
- Social and economic transformations in Polish lands from the 13th to the 20th centuries
- History of German-speaking countries ( with particular focus on Brandenburg and Prussia ) and Polish-German relations from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century
- Cultural heritage of the Republic of Poland of modern era
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Russian lands of the Crown in the 16th and 17th centuries – political, religious and social relations
- Selected aspects of social communication in Polish culture in the 16th – 20th centuries (The role of Christianity selected topics and issues, correspondence, manuscripts, travel, education and conditions for its development)
- Governors and the governed. Political opposition in the province of Prussia after 1862
- Political, socio-ethnic, religious, cultural and economic aspects of history of the Second Polish Republic and the Polish People’s Republic
- Contemporary armed forces. From the komput to the national army
- Military activities in selected armed conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries.
- Cultural heritage of the Baltic States
- Methodology of archival work
- Documentation management, archival resources and archival information
- History and resources of archives, Old Polish and contemporary chapels and the editions of archival sources