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Inauguration of the 2026/2027 academic year at the UW

The inauguration of the 2026/2027 academic year at the University of Warsaw will begin at 2.00 pm on 1st October. The ceremony, attended by university officials and invited guests, will take place in the Auditorium Maximum on the Main Campus on Krakowskie Przedmieście. The opening lecture will be delivered by Prof. Andrzej Mencwel.

Two ERC Starting Grants at the UW

Dr Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna and Prof. Michał Parniak have been awarded prestigious Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The projects, which they will carry out at the UW, concern the return of deportees to countries deemed unsafe and the quantum detection of electromagnetic waves in the microwave and millimetre-wave ranges using excited Rybdergov atoms.

Admissions results 2026/2027

On 22nd July, applicants to the University of Warsaw were informed of the results of this year’s admissions process. The university once again recorded record levels of interest from applicants. According to preliminary, partial figures, 38,800 people submitted and paid for 76,900 applications, which is one of the best results in the University of Warsaw’s history.

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Three UW projects awarded Horizon Europe WIDERA Twinning grants

Projects led by Prof. Łukasz Drewniak, Prof. Magdalena Stobińska-Moretto and Prof. Dariusz Plewczyński have secured funding from the Horizon Europe WIDERA Twinning programme. The grants will enable researchers from the UW to strengthen their collaboration with researchers from leading research centres.

The UW in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026

The University of Warsaw has been ranked in seven disciplines in this year’s edition of the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). Compared with 2025, physics, sociology and mathematics have improved their positions. The UW is the national leader in four disciplines.

Measuring a single molecule without disturbing its state

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, in collaboration with Dr Marcin Gronowski and Professor Michał Tomza from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, have published a paper in "Nature" describing an innovative method for studying individual molecular ions.

Ground-breaking quantum sensors

“In the QURA project, we are proposing a paradigm shift: instead of measuring waves using metal, we are using Rydberg atoms, which act as natural and extremely sensitive quantum sensors,” says Prof. Michał Parniak from the Faculty of Physics and the Centre of New Technologies at the UW, a recipient of the prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

Re-legitimised deportations

Dr Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna, an ERC Starting Grant laureate, will carry out her project at the UW’s Centre of Migration Research. She will investigate why deportations to countries considered dangerous – previously suspended due to wars or other threats – are once again becoming possible and acceptable. This is the first ERC grant for research into contemporary migration to be carried out in Po

Every electron counts: most detailed protein structure to date revealed

Researchers have determined the structure of the protein rubredoxin at 0.43 Ångström resolution. The results of the research in which Prof. Paulina Dominiak from the University of Warsaw took part have been published in the journal „Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology”.

The UW delegation in Mongolia

Representatives of the University of Warsaw, led by the Vice-Rector for Development, Prof. Ewa Krogulec, undertook an official visit to Mongolia. The programme included meetings and discussions on developing cooperation between the UW and the Mongolian State University, as well as other institutions in Ulaanbaatar, and the signing of a student exchange agreement.

A new discovery at Machu Picchu

During archaeological excavations carried out in the Machu Picchu complex area, previously unknown roads dating from the Inca period were discovered. The UW Center for Andean Studies and its partner, the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, have made a significant contribution to this discovery.

The UW graduates among the best

The University of Warsaw is the only Polish university featured in the ranking of the 20 institutions outside the US whose graduates have founded the most “unicorn” companies in the United States. These are private start-ups whose market value has exceeded one billion dollars.

UW in the Shanghai Ranking 2026

This year’s Academic Ranking of World Universities, known as the Shanghai Ranking, has been published. The University of Warsaw is among the world’s top 500 universities, ranking between 401st and 500th. This is the best result among Polish universities.

A Day with “Horizon Europe”

From the grant agreement to successful project implementation. Under this theme, the Horizon Europe Implementation Day 2026 will take place on 29th September at the University of Warsaw. During the event, experts from the European Commission will provide practical guidance on implementing projects under “Horizon Europe”.

The UW on the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructure

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has updated the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructure. It showcases the country’s most important unique equipment, laboratories and research systems. Among the 165 infrastructure facilities included, 11 were submitted by the University of Warsaw.

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