…novel coronavirus, many people might be concerned. Dr. Szymon Chrząstowski, head of the UW Psychological Counselling Centre advises how to deal with your emotions. From next week, students can get online psychological counselling. During an online meeting with the UW Press Office, Dr. Szymon Chrząstowski, head of the UW Psychological Counselling Centre, advises on how to manage strong emotions due to the coronavirus, and how to use the time at ho…

…stowski, head of PCC are planned from Monday. Group classes and training sessions have been suspended. For detailed questions, please contact the Psychological Counselling Center directly.   UPDATE: (16th March 2020) On the UW website, one can find an article about the psychological support of CPP during the period of suspension of classes >>   17. Is it possible to visit the University campus in Krakowskie Przedmieście? (12th March 2020) The buil…

…alpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo, San Fiorano; in Veneto: Vò Euganeo, Padua).   Following the recommendations of the Ministry and the Inspectorate, the University of Warsaw advises to: cancel trips of employees, students and doctoral students to the 11 Italian municipalities in quarantine; contact UW Italian partners from the 11 municipalities in quarantine with a suggestion to postpone or c…

…imals. The results were published in the Journal of Anatomy. Dinosaurs and birds belong to the same evolutionary branch. It separated from the crocodile lineage during the Triassic period (250 million years ago). Both groups started their evolution from the stage of limbs directed to the body sides and gradually pulled them towards the middle. However, this was achieved in quite different ways.   The femur usually retained its original orientation…

…tion announced a state of emergency for public health of international significance in connection with the outbreak of the 2019-nCoV epidemic. With reference to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the University of Warsaw recommends: cancellation of individual and group trips of employees, doctoral students and students to China; addressing Chinese UW partners with a suggestion to postpone the…

…sz.   “Microlensing events like this can shed light on celestial objects that we would otherwise not be able to see,” says Timo Prusti, Gaia Project Scientist at ESA.   “We are delighted that Gaia’s detection triggered the observation campaign that made this result possible.” “Full Orbital Solution for the Binary System in the Northern Galactic Disk Microlensing Event Gaia16aye” by L. Wyrzykowski et al is published in Astronomy and Astrophysics. D…

…cross-institutional team comprised of staff at all six 4EU+ member universities. Volker Balli will drive and oversee the implementation of all activities of 4EU+, including the European University Initiative. He will also contribute to the overall development of the vision, mission and strategy of the Alliance and foster external contacts with 4EU+.   More about his career is available on the 4EU+ website. 4EU+ comprises six universities: Charles…

…k also won the Nike Award, Poland’s top literary prize, in 2008. In 2015, Olga Tokarczuk received another Nike Award for the impressive historical novel “The Books of Jacob” (Księgi Jakubowe).   In 1987, Olga Tokarczuk graduated from the University of Warsaw Faculty of Psychology. She is the 15th woman to receive the literature prize and the 6th from Poland. Among the laureates are also other two graduates of UW, namely Henryk Sienkiewicz, and Cze…

…Christensen, Ambassador of Denmark to France, and Tomasz Młynarski, Ambassador of Poland to France.   Prof. Antonella Baldi, Vice-Rector for Internationalisation from the University of Milan, presented the 4EU+ progress report. Prof. Milena Kralickova, Vice-Rector for Education from Charles University, gave a presentation on the kick of the 4EU+ EUN project.   The 4EU+ student representatives, as well as associated partners, shared their perspecti…

…gather in Paris due to the 4EU+ Alliance Annual Meeting. The online transmition will be available here. Bringing together the Rectors, Steering Committee, Vice-Rectors of Education and Research and the representatives of Flagships and 4EU+ Working Groups across the six member universities, the 2019 Annual Meeting will cover the achievements of the Alliance and discuss the future goals, including the implementation of the Erasmus+ ‘European Univer…