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Life of conodonts
29-12-2021…e, the vertebrates, come from”, said Leonhard. Tooth structure like tree rings “Slicing these microscopic teeth allows us to get a glimpse into the daily life of organisms which lived nearly 500 million years ago. Conodonts differ from other vertebrate teeth because they kept growing throughout the life of an animal – adding, constantly and periodically, new enamel-like structures upon the youngest surface. This creates a record similar to tree…
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The Climate Change and Sustainable Development Agenda
06-12-2021…ms of the modern world. Prof. Sambor Grucza UW Vice-Rector for Co-operation and Human Recourses At the University of Warsaw, within the framework of activities for the Sustainable Development Goals, we provide the highest possible standards of education and actively support the idea of life-long education. Our mission is to prepare future graduates who will be aware of the contemporary challenges of civilisation and will know how to solve them…
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The Survey by the University Team for Quality of Education Assurance for University Teachers
01-12-2021…says Prof. Sambor Grucza, vice-rector UW for Cooperation and Human Resources. Further, Prof. Grucza adds “University internal regulations have also been modified, e.g. the principles of competitions for academic positions as well as the principles of the periodic assessment of academic teachers.” The Survey by the University Team for Quality of Education Assurance In 2022 the University of Warsaw is planning to reapply for the HR Excellence in…
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When does a study require an opinion from the Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants?
29-10-2021…s be participating in your study? Will you conduct any experiments on human cadavers, human remains or parts thereof, other biological material of human origin (organs, tissues, cells, cell lines, body fluids) or human embryos or fetuses? Will you be using private documentation (letters, personal notes, diaries, etc.) of public figures in your study? Will you be using personal information previously collected for another purpose (such as medical r…
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Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants
29-10-2021…and processing of personal data (pdf) Rules for documenting rewards for participants (pdf) Templates for documents and forms: Application for ethical review from the Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants concerning the compliance of a research project with ethical principles (Word) Information clause on personal data processing and participant informed consent (Word) Participant informed consent to taking par…
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Dr. Aneta Afelt awarded with the Nicolaus Copernicus’ medal
21-10-2021…lished an article forecasting the risk of a new coronavirus outbreak in the South East Asia region: “Bats, Coronaviruses, and Deforestation: Toward the Emergence of Novel Infectious Diseases?” (Frontiers in Microbiology). She has been one of the first public voices in the country to speak openly about the inevitable appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Poland. As the reason for the inevitability of colonisation of the global community by the viru…
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IDUB research infrastructure available to UW scientists
14-10-2021…n tested and are ready to use. The coordinator of the infrastructure project “Mobile eye tracking equipment for the study of human cognition” is Dr. Alicja Niedźwiecka of the Faculty of Psychology. She received 202 thousand PLN for the purchase. The call for applications was announced within the framework of IDUB Action I.4.2 “Fund for the Renovation and Development of Research Infrastructure” (Priority Research Area II “Beyond Micro and Macro Wor…
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The enigma of Palaeozoic corals resolved
04-10-2021…it in a turbulent environment. Similar structures of diverse design are also known in recent octocorals. Dr. Phil Alderslade (CSIRO, Hobart), a specialist on extant octocorals, and Dr. Emilia Jarochowska (Friedrich-Aleksanders Universitat, Erlangen) were also involved in this study. Publication details: Berkowski B., Zapalski M.K., Jarochowska E., Alderslade P. (2021). “Early development and coloniality in Oligophylloides from the Devonian of…
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Optical billiards on a microscale
24-08-2021…, obtaining two coupled microcavities. The entire complex structure was made of cadmium, zinc, and magnesium tellurides in the MBE laboratory, headed by Dr. Wojciech Pacuski. It took over 12 hours to produce the structure, and the thickness of each layer was made with an accuracy of a few nanometres (billionths of a metre). Then, the crystal was illuminated by a laser beam. The crystal absorbed the light and became excited for a short time (some t…
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New article in “Nature Physics”
16-07-2021…by that deforming the droplets in such a way that they start extruding elongated filament-like structures at one or a few spots on the surface. The extrusion of elastic appendages induces motion of the droplets in a way similar to the motion of microscopic swimmers, such as bacteria. The droplets are rechargeable – by reversing the cooling process, they retract the filaments. – We present a new class of active, elastic microswimmers produced by…
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