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Monitoring fungal biodiversity
A team of researchers from the UW’s Faculty of Biology, led by Prof. Julia Pawlowska, has been recognised in the BiodivMon competition of the European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+. The UW scientists’ project concerns the monitoring of fungal diversity in the context of nature conservation.
Logical structure of graphs
The relationship between graph theory and logic will be the subject of the research conducted by Prof. Szymon Toruńczyk from the UW’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics as part of the project Limits of structural tractability (BUKA). Prof. Toruńczyk was awarded the Consolidator Grant given by the European Research Council.
Honorary doctorate for the European archaeologist
Prof. Freiherr Claus von Carnap-Bornheim, a researcher of the Roman period, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Warsaw. The ceremony to confer the title took place on 5th December at Kazimierzowski Palace.
Prehistoric finds by UW biologists
A team of scientists, including researchers from the UW’s Faculty of Biology, has made a discovery of bones belonging to extinct animal species from about 240 million years ago. The specimens were found in the area of the Upper Silesian village of Miedary.
A new generation of antimicrobial peptides
The application of artificial intelligence methods for the generation of antimicrobial peptides will be the subject of research carried out by Prof. Ewa Szczurek from the UW’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics in her "Deep optimised generation of antimicrobial peptides" (DOG-AMP) project. For its implementation, Prof. Szczurek received the ERC Consolidator Grant.
A new class of ruthenium catalysts
Prof. Bartosz Trzaskowski and Dr Juan Pablo Martinez from the UW’s Centre of New Technologies contributed to the creation of a new class of ruthenium catalysts important for ethenolysis – one of the most efficient processes by which compounds generated in petroleum processing can be obtained from vegetable oils.
Delegation of British universities at UW
On 30th November, the University of Warsaw hosted a meeting with representatives of British universities, government agencies and the British Embassy. One of the main objectives of the British delegation’s stay in Poland was to establish cooperation in teaching and research with Polish universities.
Boomerang-like beams of light
A team of scientists at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Physics made a discovery that has implications for the study of light-matter interactions and represents a step towards the observation of a peculiar phenomenon known as a quantum backflow. The research results have been published in “Optica”.
Meeting with representatives of Tra Vinh University
On 27th November, a meeting between the authorities of the University of Warsaw and Tra Vinh University in Vietnam was organised. The main topic of discussion was doctoral studies and academic exchange.
Kharkiv National University’s representatives at UW
On 27th November, the University of Warsaw hosted a delegation from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. During the meeting, the principles of research and didactic cooperation were discussed, particularly in the fields of medicine and science.
Opening of the Masurian Center for Biodiversity and Nature Education in Urwitałt
“Today, we have opened a teaching and research centre that will also contribute to the nature protection. The University must shape the life culture and cooperation,” said Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw, at the opening ceremony of the KUMAK Masurian Center for Biodiversity and Nature Education in Urwitałt.
International delegation visits UW
On 22nd November, a meeting between the UW authorities and a delegation of researchers from Azerbaijan, France and Türkiye was held. The main topic of the conversation was strengthening of the cooperation between the institutions in terms of research and education.
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