Dr. Aneta Afelt from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling of the University of Warsaw is among the members of the interdisciplinary COVID-19 Advisory Team that received the Nicolaus Copernicus’ medal of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Medals of the Polish Academy of Sciences are awarded to scientists for their outstanding scientific achievements who contribute to the scientific community in Poland and are n…

…t 18th October at 6:30 pm (on-site) Description: Would you like to travel around Poland, but not on the most popular tourist tracks? This meeting will bring you a lot of ideas about where to go and what to do on your next exciting adventure! Ola will show you beautiful places and landscapes as an inspiration for small Polish trips. Let’s dance! Traditional music and dances from Poland , by Bartłomiej, History Student 19th October at 4:30 pm (o…

…is to provide all newcomers at the University of Warsaw with tools that will ease their life in a new place at the very beginning. The event will be held on 15th October. Welcome Point of the University of Warsaw is organising “Cultural Orientation Workshops” for international students (long-term students only).   The event is organised to help international students at UW earn more about Poland, the city of Warsaw, culture shock exp…

Prof. Mikołaj Zapalski from the UW Faculty of Geology contributed to the research on Palaeozoic corals. An international team of researchers has prepared a detailed analysis of perfectly preserved Oligophylloides corals from the Upper Devonian of Morocco and revealed that juvenile colonies have a skeleton that is anatomically very similar to that of some extant octocorals – a group that is common in recent seas but considered to be poorly re…

…most of the succeeding periods, and still is among the largest cities of Lebanon.   The excavations From an archaeological perspective, the almost-five-millennia of uninterrupted occupation make Tyre both a fascinating object of study and a difficult one. “The superimposed architectural remains, along with natural catastrophes, the rise of the sea level and the dynamic land development and public works in the recent decades efficiently o…

…ervations suggest COVID-19 will stay with us a little bit longer. It makes us think about a long term perspective regarding teaching and learning. Fortunately, the vast majority of students, namely 82% is vaccinated. When it comes to new students, the share of vaccinated is as high as 90%. These data concern those students and doctoral candidates who took part in a survey on the level of vaccination. This joint effort allows you to actually…

…sity of Warsaw took place. Karol Husman, an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, working on robotics and machine learning, delivered the first academic lecture entitled “Unordered thoughts of machines”. The recorded inauguration is available on the UW website. There was the following order of the ceremony: Singing the national anthem and “Ode to Joy”; Prof. Alojzy Nowak, the University of Warsaw Rector, addressed our academic community with…

…te and time.   Step 3: Undergo a test Taking a swab will take place on the campus in Ochota, in the building of the Sports and Recreation Centre, in a separate room with a separate entrance. Tests are organised and coordinated by the University of Warsaw. Swabs will be collected by medical professionals.   Warsaw Genomics team will offer tests from Monday to Friday: 8 am – 6 pm. Please note: A person should come to the swab collection f…

“I care about others”, “I believe in science”, “I want to travel around the world”, “I want to study normally”, “I want to live a normal life”, “I want to live” – these are the reasons to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The “Arm in arm” campaign has started at the University of Warsaw. The promotional campaign of the University of Warsaw regarding vaccination against COVID-19 is an initiative of the UW authorities. It is aimed at all members of…

…st October. Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw, has defined the rules for the organisation of education in the upcoming academic year 2021/2022 and the rules for the organisation of online classes, examinations and credits.   UW’s priority is to ensure the safety of its entire community and provide access to education at the highest level. Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw, has decided that t…