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New Polish-Jordanian archaeological project in Beit Ras

The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, launched a research program in Beit Ras in Jordan, the site of the ancient city of Captiolias.

Christmas at the University

Action zone in DELab open

Action zone is the new space in the University of Warsaw Library, where the students, graduates and employees of the University may make their business ideas come alive. Here science meets business.

Telescopes for internet users

The GLORIA Project makes available to internet users 13 robotic telescopes in three continents. Any user can remotely operate the telescopes, develop new research or propose experiments.

How to improve the programmability of Java applications?

The HPDCJ project focuses on the ease of use and programmability of Java for distributed heterogeneous computing in order to make it exploitable by the huge user base of mainstream computing.

Memory measured in microseconds

Scientists from the Faculty of Physics have built an atomic memory for storing quantum information. It may prove useful in telecommunication. The paper on the topic was published in “Optics Express”.

University in shape

What hopes brings the year 2015 to the University? What is there to be expected, and what are our expectations?

The University of Warsaw most popular among foreigners

In 2014, there were 36.000 foreigners studying in Polish universities on both undergraduate and master’s courses. Most of them – almost 1.7 thousand – chose the University of Warsaw.

Since recently, we can pay for goods and services not only in coins or banknotes, but also with crypto currency, called “bitcoin”. Professor Stefan Dziembowski studies the properties of it.

He lives on two continents, spending a large part of the year in Chile. See the film about Professor Andrzej Udalski, the recipient of the ERC Advanced Investigator Grant.

Buildings are open

Two new University buildings have been opened: the new seat of the Faculty of Physics and the Centre of New Technologies.

Hydrogen storage materials

Hydrogen is considered to be clean and renewable fuel of the future, but is not found on our planet. Researchers from the UW described the new technology of synthesis of hydrogen storage materials.

Second place for programmers

The ACM-ICPC Central Europe Regional Contest ended with the University of Warsaw team in the second place, qualifying to the world finals.

He studies the structure of trees and describes their characteristics with logic expressions. Professor Mikołaj Bojańczyk is featured in the next episode of our series on the ERC grants laureates.

Who will be the best foreign student?

Until the 30th of November you can still submit your application for the Interstudent contest. It's a competition for the best international students in Poland in 2014.

Citizens and the state in Eastern Europe

On average, 1 in 10 young scientists applying for European Research Council grant is successful. In the second edition of the competition one of the grants was awarded to Natalia Letki.

Honorary Degree for a French historian

Professor Alain Besançon, a French historian, political scientist and Sovietologist, was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Warsaw.

Two new buildings and one ceremony 19 November, the birthday of the University, will mark the opening of the new seats of the Faculty of Physics and the Centre of New Technologies.

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