…lack 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 extreme difficulty in detecting them.   On 16th April, the team of space mission Gaia announced in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letter the discovery of the third dormant black hole. This happened by accident when scientists were proving the data for the publication of the next Ga…

…misunderstandings,” Prof. Jurkowlaniec said.   As an example, the researcher cites an excerpt from Julius Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War. The narrative of the war expedition is interrupted by a description of the Hercynian Forest and its animals, which could not be found anywhere else. “One of these – along with an elk and an aurochs – is ‘a bull in the shape of a deer’. The illustrations and commentaries on this passage are a fascinatin…

…ped by Prof. Gull can be applied, for example, to explain and predict new experiments with cold atoms.   “Some ultracold experiments realise immensely sophisticated quantum states of matter, which can be described by the algorithms that Prof Emanuel Gull develops. This area could be an overlap between our scientific interests,” Prof Tomza explains. The European Research Council has granted funding, almost 3.5 million euro, to Prof. Emanuel Gull fo…

…align with their academic interests and goals. Ranging from online courses to collaborative projects and learning pathways, the portal provides an overview of diverse educational offerings available to 4EU+ students.   More about the 4EU+ offerings can be found on the Alliance website >>   Welcome at the UW The Welcome Point of the University of Warsaw is the central information centre for international students and employees who visit the UW for…

…synthetic riboswitches. These can be incorporated into mRNA, for example in mammalian cells, giving us control over the production of particular proteins. Nevertheless, designing riboswitches is challenging because it requires predicting how their structure will change upon binding to a specific molecule. Even if a molecule binds tightly to a riboswitch, it does not always ensure that the riboswitch will function as expected in living cells,” Prof…

…h was published in Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology journal.   “Inter-behavioural differences in behaviour of fish are frequently investigated. We provide a snapshot view of what personalities in freshwater fish are, how they manifest in different species, how they are shaped under different selective pressures, emerge over ontogeny, and form complex traits” Prof. Pietrzak said.   The researchers point out that in the contemporary global environmental…

…on remote education. UW students can participate in online courses prepared by the Korean partner.   New program with FERS funding The project University of Warsaw for Nuclear Energy. Creating a new program and remodeling existing educational pathways related to nuclear energy has received more than eight million zlotys of funding from the European Funds for Social Development 2021-2027 (FERS) programe.   The initiative will be coordinated by the…

…he development and management of research infrastructure using the example of the partner universities. The perspective of the University of Warsaw was presented by Konrad Zawadzki, deputy director of the UW’s Biological and Chemical Research Centre, and Prof. Artur Obłuski, director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology.   In his speech, Konrad Zawadzki presented the history of the Ochota Campus, discussed the models of research centr…

…above communication technique to be used, for example, between a base station and an orbiting satellite. In collaboration with experimental groups, quantum signal processing methods will also be developed that can improve data transmission in the optical band.   The Foundation for Polish Science will allocate PLN 30 million to support the QOT centre. The aim of the winning project is to conduct excellent scientific research with high application a…

UW students and doctoral candidates can 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…