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Deans and heads of units appointed for the 2024-2028 term

On 2nd September, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, handed out the letters of appointment to thirty deans of faculties and heads of units for the 2024-2028 term.

Call for volunteers for the 4EU+ Annual Meeting

On 25th–27th September, the 4EU+ Alliance Annual Meeting will be held at the University of Warsaw. The UW Volunteer Centre is looking for students who would like to get involved in the organisation of the international event. The deadline for submitting applications is 13th September.

Poland in Silicon Valley

On 11th September, representatives of the University of Warsaw and seven other Polish universities signed a collaboration agreement with Poland in Silicon Valley Center for Science, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. Joint activities will include the promotion and publication of research results and university-led cooperation with industry.

2nd Congress of Internationalisation

The University of Warsaw hosts the 2nd Congress of Internationalisation organised by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange and National Science Centre. The event takes place from 11th to 12th September in the Old Library building on the UW Main Campus. The registration is open. 

Super-precise spectrometer

Prof. Michał Parniak and Michał Lipka from the UW’s Faculty of Physics developed a quantum-inspired super-resolving spectrometer for short pulses of light. In the future the device can be miniaturized on a photonic chip and applied in optical and quantum networks as well as in spectroscopic studies of matter. The invention was presented by the researchers in “Optica”.

Welcome Days for international students

Every year, Welcome Point UW is organising an orientation event for new international long-term students. The meetings are held on 24th and 30th September at the UW Campus at Krakowskie Przedmieście.

Students detained in Nigeria returned to the country

“They are all back in the country,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, emphasised. Six students of the UW’s Faculty of Oriental Studies and their tutor returned safely to Poland on Monday morning.

Release of UW students

Six students and the lecturer of the University of Warsaw detained in Nigeria have been released. They are safe and currently remain at the campus of the Bayero University Kano. They also stay in touch with their families.

Innovative perovskite waveguides

Scientists from the UW’s Faculty of Physics in collaboration with other researchers from Poland as well as Italy, Iceland, and Australia, have demonstrated the creation of perovskite crystals with predefined shapes that can serve in nonlinear photonics as waveguides, couplers, splitters, and modulators. The research results were published in “Nature Materials”.

Success of mathematics students from UW

Mathematics students from the University of Warsaw received gold medals at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) in Blagoevgrad. “I congratulate our students, as well as their tutor and all the people who support the development of the students and have contributed to their success,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, said.

UW in ARWU 2024

The results of the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities, also called the Shanghai Ranking, are out. The University of Warsaw and Jagiellonian University hold the first place among Polish universities.

Herbivorous insects in forests

An international team of scientists conducted a study on the impact of herbivorous insects on the biogeochemical cycle in deciduous forests in different parts of the world. Kinga Stępniak from the UW's Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences was involved in the research and co-authored an article published in “Nature Communications”.
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