Last week was full of interesting intellectual events. May 13th 2025, Beata Dudziec was invited to give a lecture “Unveiling the Potential of Functionalized Cage Organosilicon Systems — Modifications and Emerging Functions”, delivered as part of the CZT seminar series, promoting the research topics and activities of her team. The lecture aimed to showcase recent advances and highlight the scientific contributions of my research group. Additionally, the next invited Lecture: “The Many Faces of Silicon – From Sand to Functional Materials” was delivered as part of the Open Event at the Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, for secondary school students during the summer semester of the 2024/2025 academic year (May 16, 2025). The initiative aimed to popularise science and introduce chemistry-related topics to school students.