…f,” one learns from the book.   “From Anna Goc’s book, we find out that there is no universal sign language and not every Deaf person can learn Polish. For many, it is simply impossible,” Adrianna Glegoła explains and underlines the important role of sign language interpreters.   True stories described in the book, like a Deaf married couple who cannot call an ambulance to a sick child or a Deaf pregnant woman whose little son (nobody else knows s…

On 6th June, the University of Warsaw will open the registration for the first-cycle and long-cycle studies as well as some second-cycle studies. Candidates are offered about 300 study programmes. The first qualification results will be available on 22nd July. The University of Warsaw’s offer includes the studies in the area of Exact and Natural Sciences, Social Science and the Humanities, as well as interdisciplinary programmes, and the programm…

…rates of our University – Louis de Broglie, Frederic Joliot-Curie, Cecil Frank Powell, Niels Bohr, Roger Penrose, and Shuji Nakamura. Professor Englert had a great impact on the development of theoretical physics at the University of Warsaw. He played a very important role in the formation of the Warsaw school of the theory of elementary interactions and had a strong influence on the choice of research directions of a group of young theoreticians…

…924. He received degrees in electromechanical engineering and physics from the Université Libre de Bruxelle (Free University of Brussels; ULB), before obtaining a doctorate in physics from the ULB in 1959. Throughout his professional career he has been affiliated with the ULB.   Ground-breaking research In 1964, Prof. François Englert and Prof. Robert Brout wrote a ground-breaking paper “Broken Symmetry and the Mass of Gauge Vector Mesons”. In 201…

…ole Task Force. The lead author of the paper is Dr Pasquale Panuzzo from the Paris Observatory in France. The research team included also the scientists from the Astronomical Observatory, the University of Warsaw.   The team has examined an old star in the constellation Aquila, located at 1926 light years from the Earth. While analysing the star movement, the researchers discovered a surprising phenomenon. The star was orbiting with a dormant blac…

…ion of a transfer of knowledge mainly from west to east, researchers from the SAIGA project will demonstrate the active role of Eastern Europe in shaping zoological knowledge.   Contemporary humanities The project integrates several disciplines and research methods: history of science (especially zoology), art history, history of the book, historical geography, philology, and literary studies. To carry it out, it will be necessary to build a team…

…n, research, and administration, which are based on academic freedom and autonomy, ensuring a student-centred, fairly accessible and participative education.   Students of the member universities can search the Student Portal digital platform and choose educational, training, development and mobility opportunities that align with their academic interests and goals. Ranging from online courses to collaborative projects and learning pathways, the po…

…aduated from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics in 1984. He also studied economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, USA; banking, finance and capital markets at the University of Exeter, UK; International Economics at the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is affiliated to the University of Warsaw as of 1984. The Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Management between 1999-2006, the Dean of this u…

…vice-director of the Laboratory of Media Studies, University of Warsaw, coordinator and co-originator of the conference.   The debate was accompanied by two workshops: on generative artificial intelligence, and on the CLARIN infrastructure (Common Language Resources & Technology Infrastructure).   The conference was held under the patronage of the International Communication Association, a scholarly society for media and communication.   More info…

…hrough Poland and Europe, and in 1931 he reached Africa. He set off from Tripoli, then in Italy, and cycled across the entire European continent. In April 1934, he reached the Cape Needle in present-day South Africa. Then, he headed back north almost without rest. Episode six of the third edition of the “Read with UW” is available on the YT channel.   Travel letters During his travels, Kazimierz Nowak constantly wrote letters to his wife Maria, wh…