…ropology, host institution: Arizona State University-Tempe; Zuzanna Kiwerska, doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, humanities, host institution: University of Illinois-Chicago; Tomasz Łuszczek, doctoral candidate in the Doctoral School of Humanities, humanities, linguistics, host institution: University of California-Berkeley; Maciej Tarnowski, doctoral candidate in the Doctoral School of Humanities, humanities, philosophy,…

…verned by Rector Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak and Vice-Rectors: Prof. Sambor Grucza, Prof. Ewa Krogulec, Prof. Zygmunt Lalak, Prof. Adam Niewiadomski and Prof. Maciej Raś. On 18th April, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak was re-elected by the Electoral College of the University of Warsaw for a second term as the Rector of the University of Warsaw. There were three official candidates running in the election, where 435 votes were cast in total, with 432 being declare…

Student associations, national and international competitions, research projects, grant programmes and scholarships. All these possibilities await current and future students of the University of Warsaw. Student associations Almost two hundred and thirty research and artistic associations are active at the UW. Twenty-one new student associations were registered this academic year, and five were reactivated.   The oldest organisations of this type…

The University of Warsaw is the finalist of the International Green Gown Awards 2023 competition. The judges have recognised the University’s project Green Thinking Matter Now!, an initiative to connect academics, students, business, authorities and NGOs around climate change and sustainable development. Established in 2004, the Green Gown Awards distinguish the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges….

…mplex and confined geometry”.   “The project combines various fields: biology, fluid mechanics and statistical physics. The aim of the project is to create a model of fluid transport by so-called active surfaces. They are common in nature – for example, cell bodies of ciliates, such as paramecium known from school biology lessons, are covered with tiny cilia that pump fluid along their bodies. The same mechanism is found in humans, for example in…

…Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Human Resources – Prof. Sambor Grucza Prof. Grucza graduated in German Philology (Saarland University) and Applied Linguistics (University of Warsaw). He completed his doctorate in 1994. His research interests are metalinguistics, the theory of language and communication for specific purposes, glottodidactics, translatorics and eye tracking research.   In years 2008–2012 and 2016–2020, he held the position of Dean…