…t this object is a fundamental-mode classical Cepheid. By employing the mid-infrared period–luminosity relation, they managed to determine the distance to OGLE-GD-CEP-1884 (4.47 ± 0.34 kpc) and place it on the Milky Way map, along with about 2400 other classical Cepheids.   Although it was overlooked in the existing catalogs of Cepheids, the researchers point out that OGLE-GD-CEP-1884 is quite a bright star in the sky, especially at longer wavelen…

…valid. Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak received 281 votes, Prof. Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò received 143, and Prof. Maciej Górecki received 8.   Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak has been affiliated to the University of Warsaw since 1984. He has held a number of leadership roles including as head of the Academic Subunit for International Economics and the Academic Unit for Economics at the Faculty of Management. He also served as Director of the European Centre. Between…

…stars evolve. The majority of the few known black holes of stellar origin (resulting from the collapse of a massive star at the end of its life) have been identified in X-ray binaries. In these binaries, the X-ray emission is due to the matter lost by the star orbiting a black hole when it is sucked into the black hole. When the black hole does not have a companion close enough to steal matter from it, it does not emit any radiation, hence the ext…

…tia’ will reveal an entirely different facet of this region. In my opinion, the key to its understanding lies in images and descriptions of animals,” said Prof. Grażyna Jurkowlaniec from the UW’s Faculty of Culture and Arts, an ERC Advanced Grant laureate. Prof. Grażyna Jurkowlaniec is the first Polish female researcher, who received an ERC Advanced Grant. As part of the SAIGA project, she will analyse the relationship between the research on the…

…in Prague. The 4EU+ aims to create one comprehensive research-intensive European University through a new quality of cooperation in teaching, education, research, and administration, which are based on academic freedom and autonomy, ensuring a student-centred, fairly accessible and participative education.   Students of the member universities can search the Student Portal digital platform and choose educational, training, development and mobility…

…y 10% of the votes: Alojzy Z. Nowak – 279 votes Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò – 156 votes Sławomir Żółtek – 58 votes Maciej Górecki – 45 votes On the announcement from Prof. Sławomir Żółtek, in which he declined to participate in further election processes, the University Election Committee informed about three persons, who provided formal declarations and confirmed to take part in the rectorial election.   Election processes Candidates for the positi…

…n Program was signed by Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, Ki-Pung Yoo, Ph.D., the President of KINGS, Jeong-In Cha, Ph.D., the President of PNU, and Min-Cheol Lee, the Vice-President of KNA.   Polish-Korean cooperation The University of Warsaw has been educating specialists for the Polish nuclear sector since 2011. In the beginning, the offer at the UW included such programs as Nuclear Power Engineering and Nuclear Chemistry, which was followe…

…n sign up for online or hybrid courses offered by the 4EU+ Alliance universities in the summer semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. Currently, it is possible to register for classes at the University of Heidelberg. The 4EU+ Alliance universities offer online or hybrid courses to students and doctoral candidates. Charles University, the University of Geneva, Sorbonne University and the University of Milan have previously published their educati…

…ended for international employees. Welcome Point and Polonicum UW are organising the third trimester of the Polish language online course for UW international employees. The participants of the course can join one of four groups focused on three different levels of proficiency.   The registration is carried out via the Kampus Platform. The application deadline is: 3rd April, 10.00 am – levels: A1.3 (morning group), B1.1 and B2.1 5th April, 10.00 a…

…ld at the University of Warsaw in March. The conference “Human Tech Transition: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy” was attended by more than 130 scientists from almost thirty countries. From 14th to 15th March at the University of Warsaw, scientists from around the world discussed the impact of technology on political, social, and economic life. They touched on the growing importance of artificial intelligence, disinformation in war…