…pproach to map redox-active thiols in proteins exposed to mitochondria-derived ROS. The analysis of Dr. Ida Suppanz, among others from the Warscheid group revealed ROS-sensitive sites in several components of the protein synthesis apparatus. Ulrike Topf using sophisticated protein biochemistry and cell biology techniques and a simple yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism, observed that upon increased ROS levels global protein synthesi…

…alev will receive a doctor honoris causa degree Dr. Sergei Kovalev is a Russian biophysicist, human rights activist and politician. He is associated with the Moscow State University. Dr. Kovalev is an author of more than 60 scientific publications. In 1970s. he was sentenced to seven years in labour camps and three years of internal exile due to his activities against the authorities of USSR. In 2018, Dr. Kovalev will be awarded with the UW honora…

…unknotted in eucariota. Our goal is to use knotted proteins to design selective inhibitor new antibacterial drugs. To do this, we work at the interface of physics, mathematics, biology and chemistry – explains Assistant Professor Joanna Sułkowska.   At the beginning of this year, Assistant Professor Joanna Sułkowska has received the International Rising Talent Grant (L’Oréal-UNESCO). Before, she won, among others, Sonata BIS grant (National Scienc…

…ute to the research. – What we have been trying to do is to construct bridges between academy, ethnic/linguistic minorities and local communities, and non-academic organizations and institutions, including local activists – explains Dr. Justyna Olko. – We work with some of the linguistic minorities in Poland, including speakers of Wymysiöeryś, Lemko, Kashubian. We work with the representatives of the Isle of Man and Guernsey, speakers of Basque (E…

…tribution to history of Poland and Germany and his engagement in Polish-German reconciliation and process of European integration.   Prof. Borodziej has been delivering lectures at universities in Dresden, Magdeburg and Jena. From 2010 to 2016, he was one of two directors of the Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena – an institute for the interdisciplinary and transnational study of the historical events of the 20th century in East Central and Southeastern Eur…

…s the most prestigious robotics competition for students. Student teams design and build the next generation of Mars rovers that will one day work alongside astronauts exploring the Red Planet.   36 teams from 7 countries will compete at the Mars Desert Research Station during the University Rover Challenge.The University of Warsaw Rover Team and four other teams from Poland will also participate in that competition. Their mars rovers will have to…

…ted machines 2020 – Advanced Grant, 2.4 mln euro, project: Smart-Contract Protocols: Theory for Applications Prof. Anna Matysiak, Faculty of Economic Sciences 2019 – Consolidator Grant, 1.99 mln euro, project: Globalization- and Technology-Driven Labour Market Change and Fertility Prof. Piotr Sankowski, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics 2010 – Starting Grant, 1 mln euro, project: Practical Approximation Algorithms 2015 – Proof of C…

…c Potential, Business Friendliness, Human Capital and Lifestyle, Cost Effectiveness and Connectivity. The capital of Poland attracted 392 FDI projects between 2006 and 2015. More information is available in the text “Polish Cities of the Future 2017/18”.   In the article “The 19 most sociable and friendly cities in the world” published by Business Insider, Warsaw took the 15th place among most sociable and friendly cities in the world. Study analy…

…, the director of the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo, focused on the ruins of a Medieval monastery in el-Ghazali, which functioned between the 8th and the 13th century. A grant from the Qatar–Sudan Archaeological Project allowed for the extension of the excavations into the cemetery. Within a few months of fieldwork over 80 graves were investigated.   An interesting part of these investigations were anthropological analyses of human remains from th…

…of the UW co-organizes an international conference entitled “Research on Human Reminds from Polish Excavations in Africa and the Near East”. It will be held on 9th December.   The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw cooperated together in order to organize a conference regarding physical anthropology.   In the event both Polish and foreign scholars will participate. The special lecture…