…I highly appreciate Karen’s open-minded attitude, her empathy and the actual fact she is so eager to support diversity and bridge divisions. Especially, throughout the pandemic, the values she represents show how important it is to help and cooperate with others,” says Katarzyna Kucharska from the UW Volunteer Centre.   “The social and multicultural projects I work in help me build my ‘Polish identity’. The activities help me feel at home,”…

…its function is poorly understood. Bacterial PNPase, which is a close homologue of the human enzyme, was recently shown to switch activity from an RNA degradation mode to a stabilising role for specific types of RNA when complexed with an RNA chaperone. As the human and bacterial enzymes are highly similar in sequence and structure, it is possible that hPNPase could have a dual mode of action as well, and could participate in RNA-mediated…

…Ira S. Bowen Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, indicates that a single streak affects less than one-tenth of a percent of the pixels in a ZTF image. “There is a small chance that we would miss an asteroid or another event hidden behind a satellite streak, but compared to weather, such as a cloudy sky, these are rather small effects for ZTF,“ Prof. Prince revealed, “Software can be developed to mitigate pot…

…ular one. One of the round towers had not been visible on the surface despite its large size of up to 20 meters in diameter. It was only discovered during excavations,” said Dr Agnieszka Pieńkowska from the PCMA UW, who is analysing the Bronze Age remains within the project.   New discoveries have also been made in other Bronze Age buildings. “We finally found proof of copper working at the site, as well as some copper objects. This shows th…

”Planets, especially the extrasolar ones, have always fascinated people. We wonder if there is life on other planets and whether we’ll meet the inhabitants of other worlds. For us, astronomers, it is very important to discover a large number of extrasolar planets, so that we can better understand how and where planetary systems can form,” said Dr Dorota Skowron from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, the ERC Sta…

…d precision physics” (QuantMol) by Prof. Tomza and his team combine chemistry and physics of ultracold matter to obtain new insights into the physical basis of chemistry and the fundamental laws of nature.   “We will extend the range of ultracold polyatomic molecules and their applications in controlled chemistry and precision spectroscopy,” as Prof. Tomza described, “We will combine and develop novel electronic structure and quantum scatter…

…a pressing need to develop a wholly new approach to the study of cultural impact of the third-fifth century stonecutters’ and mosaicists’ workshops, a study which would encompass the entire Roman world,” said Dr Nowakowski from the Faculty of History, a laureate of the prestigious ERC grant.   Dr Paweł Nowakowski from the UW Faculty of History has been awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for his project “Masters of th…

Three researchers from the University of Warsaw among the latest recipients of the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The successful UW researchers are: Dr Paweł Nowakowski from the Faculty of History, Dr Dorota Skowron from the Astronomical Observatory at the Faculty of Physics and Assoc. Prof. Michał Tomza from the Faculty of Physics.   Among 4,000 applications for ERC Starting Grants, there are 397 projects that have won t…

…gy, Modern Languages and Philosophy programmes on top positions of the ranking.   According to QS University Rankings, the University of Warsaw ranked first among the best Polish universities. UW was classified on 308 rank position worldwide, 130 rank position in Europe and the first place in the ranking in Poland. Academic reputation and employer reputation were features found as the most remarkable ones in the UW performance.   In…

…tium of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (consortium leader) and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (consortium partner). The project is funded by a National Science Centre grant number UMO-2018/29/B/HS3/02533.   The project’s website: www.soba.uw.edu.pl/en….