On September 13-15, the 7th National Conference “Kryształki Molekularne 2023”, dedicated to young entrants of science (students and PhDs) associated with various research institutions in Poland, was held at our Institute. During this year's "Kryształki Molekularne" we had the honour to listen to the inaugural lecture by Professor Józef Spałek. Three oral presentations by the participants were selected and awarded by the Poznań Branch of the Polish Physical Society. The awards were received by: Kamila Łupińska from the University of Science and Technology in Wrocław, Piotr Radomski from the University of Technology in Poznań and Marharyta Hancharova from the University of Science and Technology in Wrocław.