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The new academic year with the HR Excellence in Research

This year the University of Warsaw will be receiving a visit from the European Commission’s experts to evaluate the UW’s actions under the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers. This information campaign is intended to present the HR Excellence in Research initiatives within equality, mobility, training and international funds.

Onboarding training for international academics

“Onboarding at the UW” is a traditionally organised set of trainings to make a smooth start for international employees of the University of Warsaw. Workshops on the Polish culture, customs and interaction within the Polish academic environment are available in November.

Art of scientific writing

Writing and publishing scientific papers, publishing ethics guidelines, case studies and best practices are discussed during an English language webinar for young researchers “Author Workshop. How to write and publish a scientific article?”. The workshop is held on 16th November.

Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah on humanitarian work in Saudi Arabia

“We believe that diversity is a key to success, which means a variety of activities we do every day in health, education, emergency telecommunication, hygiene, nutrition, and help offered to refugees,” Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, started his lecture at the University of Warsaw.

The university shapes the future

“With the community of 70,000 members, the University of Warsaw is an elite institution. The quality of research and teaching remains the major goal of the university. Our students are the elite of the Polish youth, while many UW researches might be future Nobel Prize laureates,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, commenced the official inauguration of the 2022/2023 academic year at the UW.

On bryozoans in “Scientific Reports”

Prof. Mikołaj Zapalski from the Faculty of Geology, with colleagues from Estonia, Germany and USA, investigated and described an interesting material of bryozoans from the latest Silurian (about 420 mln years ago) of Estonia. The findings indicate that the studied organisms, either in symbiosis, or alone, are able to form other mechanisms to adapt to the surroundings.

Third edition of DeepMind scholarships

Two 2-year DeepMind Scholarships are addressed to women interested in conducting master’s studies focused on machine learning at the University of Warsaw. The application deadline is 30th October.

UW in ARWU 2022

The results of the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) are out. This year, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy features the best 1,000 universities in the world. The University of Warsaw is ranked between 401 and 500.

European Commission’s experts visiting the UW

The University of Warsaw is in the renewal phase of the HR Excellence in Research. The European Commission’s team of experts is visiting the UW on 24th October. The assessors will be evaluating the undertaken actions, their influence on the university, as well as their cohesion with the strategy of the University of Warsaw.

The war in Ukraine in the opinion of Poles – report

Poles are anxious about their future cause of the war in Ukraine. Yet, they unequivocally agree that refuges have been well received in Polish local communities, small homelands. The Laboratory of Media Studies has released results of the survey “The War in Ukraine in the Opinion of Poles”.

University of Geneva in the 4EU+ Alliance

Starting 1st August, the 4EU+ Alliance will be joined by the University of Geneva (UNIGE). The integration has been duly approved by the Governing Board of the European University Alliance.

Welcome Point’s Pavilion opens again

The information point for international students, doctoral candidates and employees is open again. The Welcome Point’s Pavilion is located on the Small Court of the Main Campus at Krakowskie Przedmieście, and will remain open till the mid-October.

Welcome Month for newcomers at the UW

Each year the Welcome Point at the University of Warsaw offers a series of events to help new international students and doctoral candidates to familiarise with the academic environment of the UW.

A lecture on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s global humanitarian work

Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the Advisor to the Royal Court and the General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, is delivering a lecture “Who We Are – an Overview of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Global Humanitarian Work” on 14th October in the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace on the UW campus at Krakowskie Przedmieście. Prior registration is requested not later than 13th October.

The newly-formed UW Faculty of Medicine

Following the Senate of the University of Warsaw’s approval, on 29th June, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, UW Rector, signed the ordinance on establishing the Faculty of Medicine. Over 70 years passed for the University of Warsaw to restart the medical education.

The first “dormant” black hole outside our Galaxy

An international group of astronomers with the participation of scientists from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw discovered a “dormant” stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor galaxy to our own. It is the first object of this type found outside the Milky Way.

4EU+ shared courses

In the winter semester 2022/2023, online courses organised by 4EU+ member universities will be available for students. The registration for Heidelberg University and Charles University courses is open now.

Prof. Artur Obłuski wins the ERC Public’s Choice Award

Prof. Artur Obłuski, director of the UW Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and leading researcher of the ERC Starting Grant UMMA, has received the Public’s Choice Award under the European Research Council’s Public Engagement with Research competition.

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