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Sky in sight
24-11-2014…ional microlensing in our Galaxy, several exoplanets, many of them unique, such as the recently announced discovery of a binary star system with a “Cold Earth” – OGLE-2013-BLG-0341LB, and a new category of exoplanets which are not bound to any star (so-called rogue planet). OGLE is also the world leader in studying variable objects – the “OGLE collection” currently consists of over half a million previously unknown variable stars. Another very imp…
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Buildings are open
21-11-2014…e of New Technologies, both categorized at the highest A+ class, I, as the rector, never forget that the University is one. I see this investment from the perspective of the whole University, from the point of view of benefits that they will bring to the whole academia – said the Rector. New seat of the Faculty of Physics The new seat of the Faculty of Physics is the place of realisation of educational and research programmes in the field of t…
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Who will be the best foreign student?
20-11-2014…udents at the Polish higher education institutions on the bachelor, master and doctoral level. Both foreign nationals and students with dual citizenship are eligible. Candidates should prove they are active in such fields as culture, social life, ecology or sports. The Interstudent Competition is organized by Perspektywy Educational Foundation under the “Study in Poland” programme. The application deadline is the 30th of November. More informa…
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Computer pine
17-11-2014…not about the trees growing in public parks, but about those which make up, among others, directories on computer hard discs. Professor Mikołaj Bojańczyk is featured in the next episode of our series on the European Research Council grants laureates. In 2009 the European Research Council, in their Starting Grant call aimed at supporting pioneering research initiatives leading to breakthrough discoveries, awarded Mikołaj Bojańczyk with 0.8 milli…
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Double opening
13-11-2014…the building. Centre of New Technologies Its modern laboratories, didactic, lecture and seminar rooms will be used mainly by the students and employees of the Faculties of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling. The scientists of the centre will specialise mainly in application of modern technologies in medicine, monitoring and environment protection, economy or crime detection…
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Citizens and the state in Eastern Europe
12-11-2014…cientists applying for European Research Council grant is successful. Since 2007, the Council has received over 26,500 project proposals for its calls; more than 2,300 projects have been selected to receive ERC funding. The competition is held among not only scientists from the European Union but also from associated countries – in other words – from around the world. In November, we will know the names of the laureates of the 2014 edition. The ER…
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Pioneering library
03-11-2014…other two projects University participates as the institutional partner, cooperating, among others, with the University of Oxford. This evolved into our idea for film presentations of the laureates of European Research Council competitions. We started with Piotr Sułkowski from the Faculty of Physics, who won the grant in 2013. Piotr Sankowski Professor Piotr Sankowski, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, University of Warsaw –…
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Cross-cultural communication
27-10-2014…Among them, there are many recognized researchers, as well as young talents, who often, after taking some time for an internship abroad, come back to us – the most important thing is that they are able to combine their passion for science with belief in the sense of teaching – transferring their knowledge to students, developing their interests, inspiring others to take up independent studies. Special focus should be directed on the laureates of…
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The results of the Erasmus Mundus
22-10-2014…funds for its project SIGMA Agile for cooperation with the Western Balkans, as 1 out of 31 successful projects per 159 submitted project proposals. The project was submitted by the International Relations Office at the University of Warsaw. Budget of the project is 2 999 275 EUR. The second Polish higher education institution which received a grant in this competition is the Warsaw University of Technology. More information on the selection re…
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The World’s Perception of the EU
16-10-2014…rope. Speakers from Poland and countries such as United States, China, India, Serbia, Ukraine, Mexico and Nepal will present their papers during the conference. The event is organized with Polish Association of International Studies and Polish European Community Studies Association. PZU Foundation is the strategic partner of the conference. The conference “The World’s Perception of the European Union” will take place on 23 October (Thursday) fro…
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