Over 360 000 scientific articles from nearly 1 400 journals and mobile versions of books in Open Access – t hese resources are gathered in the largest scientific database in Poland with full-text publications – the Library of Science. The Library of Science project is led by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computer Modelling at the University of Warsaw as a part of the Open Science Platform. The new version of the library pro…

…al African capital city”, led by Prof. Artur Obłuski.   Archbishop’s seat? The newly discovered building may have been the seat of an archbishop governing the church hierarchy over 1 000 km along the Nile, between the 1st and 5th cataracts. The archbishop of Dongola was subordinate to the bishop of Faras, whose cathedral was discovered by the team of Polish archaeologists led by prof. Kazimierz Michałowski 60 years ago. Archaeologists assum…

…above the seafloor, thus profiting from stronger feeding currents. Fossils of crinoid-coral associations are known from Palaeozoic rocks, and the youngest are known from rocks dated from ca. 273 million years ago. While both corals and crinoids are known from younger rocks, such associations are unknown neither from Meso- and Cenozoic strata nor contemporary seas.   In a research article, Prof. Mikołaj Zapalski from the UW Faculty of…

….   The contest closes on 3rd May, 23:59. How to take part in the Europeanness Photo Contest on Instagram: Follow our 4EU+ account on Instagram (@4euplus_alliance). Make sure your Instagram account is a public profile. If you do not want to use your private Instagram account, you can create a separate account just for the sake of the contest. Post a picture addressing the theme of Europeanness/being European on Instagram. Photos depicting…

…ed on content analysis, a new theoretical and methodological approach, and the results of codicological research (thanks to cooperation with the MOLAB group – Mobile Laboratory from Perugia),” explains Dr. Joanna Gocłowska-Bolek, who on behalf of the University of Warsaw, supported the coordination of the project in terms of the cooperation with UNAM and the Vatican Library. “Thanks to this publication, we can understand how Mexican codices were…

…proved a climactic change that written sources only hinted at. In the sixth century, at least part of Italy really did become a land of torrential rains and floods,” adds Giovanni Zanchetta, professor of geology from the University of Pisa and the first author of the paper.   Changing climate, changing culture Above all, the presence of unusual hydrological and climatic events in the writings of sixth-century Italy indicates the role these…

…ion. Students can order, extend and revoke their eID cards through the USOS Mobile app and USOSweb.   Its operation is possible thanks to the “mObywatel” application, after integrating the system with the mobile application USOS. Detailed information and installation instructions can be found on the USOS website, the USOS Mobile app and the mObywatel app.   Reinstall To reinstall a student electronic ID card on a new device, go to “mL…

…, it is a challenge and responsibility, especially for teachers working with multilingual children and youth. The programme of the lectures All six lectures will begin at 3 p.m. on YouTube (the UW Live Stream profile). The meetings will be conducted in English. 24th March, Prof. Raphael Berthele (University of Fribourg, Institute of Multilingualism): Between monolingual bias and the celebration of diversity: Investigating individual differences…

…e ranking list of selected candidates will be announced. Applications of candidates should be submitted by UW host departments (following the consent of a candidate). The UW units are requested to send applications in a pdf file on visiting(at)uw.edu.pl by 5th May 2021.   The application needs to consist of: Visiting Lecturer Application Form (in English or Polish ), signed by the candidate, Motivation Statement (prepared in Polish by the…

…ucting classes, meet the conditions (set out in point 3), and want to receive a vaccine, download the application form from https://bsp.adm.uw.edu.pl/bsp-druki-i-formularze/ (“INNA OSOBA PROWADZĄCA ZAJĘCIA”, in, “Szczepienie przeciw COVID-19”, and fill in: 1) the form “ Zgłoszenie na szczepienie przeciw COVID-19_Inna osoba prowadząca zajęcia ” 2) Consent to the processing of personal data by the Minister of Education and Science, along with the I…