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Meeting with Mongolian delegation

On 8th January, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, hosted a Mongolian delegation. The discussions concerned the establishment of cooperation with the Mongolian National University of Education, especially in the field of academic exchange.

Plastic shells

Hermit crabs need to protect their soft abdomen in shells. They have recently begun to use plastic and other anthropogenic materials in this role, as scientists from the University of Warsaw and Poznań University of Life Sciences report in Science of the Total Environment.

One of the most interesting discoveries

The ancient Buddha statue found in the courtyard of the main temple of the Egyptian city of Berenike has been recognised by the American Society of Overseas Research as one of the most interesting discoveries in the Near Eastern archaeology of 2023. The distinction is owed partly to researchers from the Polish Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology (PCMA), University of Warsaw.

4EU+ shared courses

Students and doctoral candidates of the University of Warsaw can sign up for courses organised by the 4EU+ Alliance universities in the summer semester of 2023/2024. Registrations for courses offered by Sorbonne University, the University of Milan, and the University of Geneva are open.

Various nematodes

Prof. Agnieszka Kloch from the UW Faculty of Biology contributed to the research on the genomes of nematodes – invertebrates that are parasites found in both animals and plants. The results show that two species of closely related nematodes, which were previously thought to be identical, are separated by millions of years of independent evolution.

A year in review

Medical teaching returned to the University of Warsaw after more than 70 years. The construction work at the site of a new hall of residence in Służew is nearly completed and the University’s strategy for the next decade has been adopted. The last twelve months at the University of Warsaw were the time of various important events, innovative discoveries and awards granted to the members of UW.

Polish language course for international employees

Welcome Point is organising Polish language course for international employees. The classes will be conducted online by the teaching team from Polonicum UW, the Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners.

Condolences on the tragic events in Charles University in Prague

We are publishing our condolences on the tragic events in Charles University in Prague.

UW once again supports WOŚP

A university tie and cufflinks from the Rector, a day spent at an archaeological site, hosting a broadcast on Radio Kampus, a walk through the greenhouses of the UW Botanic Garden. These were some of the auctions of the University of Warsaw for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP). Fifty-one items were available this year.

Success in the QuantERA Call

The project “QM3 – Quantum Multi-Modal Microscopy”, coordinated by Dr Radek Łapkiewcz from the UW’s Faculty of Physics, was selected for funding in the international QuantERA Call 2023.

Quantum complexity

Precise measures of the complexity of states and operators in Quantum Field Theories and applying them in the holographic correspondence and quantum gravity models will be the subject of the research conducted by Prof. Paweł Caputa from the UW’s Faculty of Physics as part of the Consolidator Grant, given by the European Research Council.

Call for proposals for 4EU+ shared courses initiative

Academic teachers of the University of Warsaw can submit their courses conducted in the summer semester of the 2023/2024 academic year as part of the 4EU+ shared courses initiative. Classes will be open to students and doctoral candidates from all member universities of the 4EU+ Alliance.

Welcome Meeting for international employees

On 19th January, Welcome Point organised the Welcome Meeting for international employees of the University of Warsaw. The event included a guided walk around the UW’s Main Campus.

Third series of 4EU+ webinars on Open Science

The third series of the 4EU+ Alliance’s free workshops on Open Science started on 18th January. Students, doctoral candidates, academic teachers and anyone interested in various aspects of Open Science are invited to take part in the online meetings.

Tales with a pinch of the Orient

“Tahar ben Jelloun’s tales combine the Eastern tradition of storytelling with the Western richness of Charles Perrault’s fairy tales. The hybridity of the collection corresponds to the hybridised identities of contemporary people in a globalised reality,” Dr Marta Widy-Behiesse, the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, says in the next “Read with the UW” episode.

Erasmus+ scholarship holders in photos

Spain, Ireland, Colombia, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Italy. Thanks to the Erasmus+ programme, students from the University of Warsaw take classes or internships in various parts of the world. Thirteen such places have been captured in the first edition of the FotoErasmus+ calendar.

Workshop on stress management

“Exams are coming! How to be(come) effective learner and get rid of unnecessary stress” was a workshop dedicated to international students and doctoral candidates. The event was organised by the Welcome Point of the University of Warsaw.

UW scientist awarded the Fulbright STEM Impact Award

Prof. Piotr Szymczak from the UW Faculty of Physics received the Fulbright STEM Impact Award 2023-2024. This grant will allow him to carry out a project on the process of mineral carbonation, one of the proposed methods for removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The project will be conducted at the University of Minnesota, USA.

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