…ity, lecturers should attempt to find an appropriate solution and be flexible. All UW academic teachers and students have their Google email accounts, therefore it is possible to use, e.g. Google Meet.   However, there are also practical classes, being part of curricula, that will have to be conducted on-site, e.g. laboratory classes.   On 25th May, there will be detailed instructions on conducting language exams, that certify language skills.   A…

…internet or phone.   “We should also think about other people who might need our help: our neighbours or the elderly. It can be a very good way of dealing with anxiety,” emphasises Dr Chrząstowski.   Psychological support The UW Psychological Counselling Centre (CPP) is a unit which offers UW students and employees help and support. From next week, an individual counselling and walk-in-clinic interventions will be provided online. The day before…

…elephone contacts as well as limit direct contacts. We strongly recommend email or telephone contact.   UPDATE: (16th March 2020) UW administrative staff work remotely. People are asked to contact administrative officers by e-mail. In exceptional cases, the head of the office may agree to allow individuals to come to the office, in line with regulations of the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate.   UPDATE: (18th March 2020) Due to the Rector’s order on th…

…Poland), is in the process of establishing procedures regulating possible shortening or cancellation of mobilities.   At the same time, due to the dynamic nature of the situation, we recommend following the announcements for travellers in connection with the spread of Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, posted on the websites of: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Main Sanitary Inspectorate World Health Organisation All those who are planning trips to Italian region…

…ooden buildings. “In our trenches, we encountered numerous post holes, some of them still retaining fragments of wooden posts,” explains Dr. Drzewiecki. “Among our finds, the most numerous artefacts were pottery sherds, some richly decorated with painted or incised ornaments. On 38 fragments we found inscriptions in the Greek alphabet. We also documented animal remains, fragments of glass vessels, metal, bone and stone objects. We also collected m…

…n. It drew a crowd of about 1000 people who wanted to visit the dig, listen to lectures and meet the team members.   Another task in the “ArchaeoCDN…” grant is coordinated by Tomomi Fushiya, a heritage management expert, who is organizing meetings and workshops for schoolchildren and teachers in El-Ghaddar. – Local students at El-Ghaddar made a wonderful presentation about Old Dongola archaeological site – says Fushiya. – A new program was Object…

…s.” According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, people who have recently been to China or in contact with such persons and who have alarming symptoms (temperature above 38 degrees Celsius, coughing, shortness of breath) should report to hospital wards of infectious diseases. Detailed information on symptoms and a list of hospital units is available at: https://www.gov.pl/web/zdrowie/byles-w-chinach-i-zle-sie-czujesz-sprawdz-co-robi…

…cinity of very massive objects, like stars or black holes.   When such a massive object, which may be too faint to be observed from Earth, passes in front of another, more distant source of light, its gravity bends the fabric of spacetime in its vicinity. This distorts the path of light rays coming from the background source – essentially behaving like a giant magnifying glass.   Gaia16aye is the second micro-lensing event detected by ESA’s star s…

…ties,” says Dr Artur Obłuski, acting director of the PCMA UW.   More information is available on the PCMA website >>…

…e institutions. The Alliance has the ambition to create an integrated European university system, capable of empowering students, researchers and society as a whole to take on the challenges facing Europe. For more information, please visit www.4euplus.eu….