University of Warsaw 2015

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Warsaw Mummy Project

Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw has started the research on Egyptian mummies. It is called Warsaw Mummy Project.

200 years of the UW

On 19th November the University of Warsaw will be celebrating its 200th birthday. On this occasion the UW prepared many events accompanying that celebration.

Professor Katarzyna Marciniak from the Faculty of “Artes Liberales” has received a European Research Council Grant.

Professor Mikołaj Bojańczyk from the Institute of Informatics of the UW has received the European Research Council Grant. It is already 10th grant for UW employees, 3rd in this year.

The Digital Humanities Lab

On 10th December the University of Warsaw has opened the Digital Humanities Lab.

Chopin concert at UW

On 10th January American pianist – Eugen Indjic will play masterpieces of great composers. It will be the first Chopin concert prepared on the occasion of 200 years of the UW.

Good news for UW

The UW has prepared a multiannual development plan. In November the Polish government has adopted a special resolution supporting the UW. Until 2025 the UW will get PLN 945 m (about EUR 220 m).

Get in touch with UW

Would you like to get to know the most important information about the UW, its places, recruitment or news? The University of Warsaw has a new application called “Get in touch. Stay connected”.

John Ellis’s lecture

“The Higgs boson and the new era in particle physics” – this is the title of the John Ellis’s lecture which will be held on 8th December.

The heritage of Albert Einstein

Due to the 100th anniversary of general theory of relativity, Prof. Professor David Gross will deliver a special colloquium entitled "The Enduring Legacy of Albert Einstein".

Best programmers

Student representation of the University of Warsaw has won the 2015 Central Europe Regional Contest.

Concept of Prudence

On 4th December Dr. Matthias Roick from the Göttingen University will be speaking about Giovanni Pontano and the Renaissance concept of prudence.

Exhibition on Marea

Exhibition “Polish excavations at Marea in Egypt 2000–2014” presenting the results of 15 seasons of archaeological investigations at the site opened in the Alexandria National Museum.

Carl Bildt’s lecture

“From Crisis to Stability: How to Effectively Solve Crises and Conflicts to Foster Development? ” – it is the title of Carl Bildt’s lecture., which will be held on 4th December.

Three ontological turn-ons

The Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology of the UW invites for Prof. Martin Holbraad’s lecture “Three ontological turn-ons”. It will take place on 2nd December.

100 years of general relativity

On 28th November the Faculty of Physics organizes the Historical Day and the exhibition about Albert Einstein and the general theory of relativity.

First generation of stars in the center of the Milky Way

An international group of researchers with major involvement of astronomers from the Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory based large-scale sky survey OGLE announced a discovery.

Polish humanists in DARIAH-ERIC

On 6th November the largest Polish digital humanities consortium has joined DARIAH-ERIC. The University of Warsaw is a coordinator of Polish network.

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