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…

While analysing a vast amount of data collected by the European Space Agency’s star surveyor Gaia, a research team including UW scientists has discovered a “sleeping” black hole. Its mass is estimated to be nearly thirty-three times the mass of the Sun, making it the greatest known example of this black hole in our galaxy. The discovery can influence the understanding of how massive stars evolve. The majority of the few known black holes of stell…

“Contemporary idea of Eastern Europe is deeply rooted in the post-war order symbolised by the Iron Curtain. However, a closer look at the early modern concepts of an area known then as ‘European Sarmatia’ will reveal an entirely different facet of this region. In my opinion, the key to its understanding lies in images and descriptions of animals,” said Prof. Grażyna Jurkowlaniec from the UW’s Faculty of Culture and Arts, an ERC Advanced Grant lau…

The event was an excellent opportunity for potential students to explore the University’s educational offerings and campus facilities. On 20th April, on the UW Main Campus representatives of faculties were on hand to answer questions about and provide insights into University life. Over sixty information stands provided a chance for individuals interested in pursuing higher education to discover the diverse range of study programmes offered by th…

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…ielden, “Flexibility from fluxionality,” Nature Synthesis: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44160-024-00482-z…

…scovery of a wine pressing plant, was also described on the UW’s website: https://www.uw.edu.pl/odkrycia-w-gruzinskim-gonio/….

The relationship between graph theory and logic will be the subject of the research conducted by Prof. Szymon Toruńczyk from the UW’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics as part of the project Limits of structural tractability (BUKA). Prof. Toruńczyk was awarded the Consolidator Grant given by the European Research Council. In the project Limits of structural tractability, with funding of €1.94 mln, Prof. Toruńczyk will focus on the…

…obility, education, quality management, communication, etc.) held summary meetings of their activities to date. This was followed by the so-called General Assembly, part of which was a debate attended by representatives of the authorities of the eight Alliance member universities. The UW was represented by Prof. Sambor Grucza, Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Human Resources. “I believe that innovation is the primary and most important factor in bu…

“The great thing about fantasy literature is that each of us is equal to it, we know equally little, we start from the same level and we have the same chances of solving its puzzles,” Prof. Przemysław Kordos, the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of „Artes Liberales”, says in the first episode of the third edition of the #ReadwithUW series. Prof. Przemysław Kordos is a research and teaching assistant at the Faculty of „Artes Liberales”…