…ings on the Ampato, Pichu Pichu, Sara Sara Misti peaks in southern Peru and Quehuar Llullaillaco, the highest archaeological site in the world (6739 meters) in north-western Argentina.   Lecture and presentation of the UW Medal On 27th May, in the Ballroom of the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace, Dr Johan Reinhard gave a lecture entitled “The sacred Andes. High mountain archaeology”. The event was organised by the Centre for Andean Research, the Museum…

…of Mordyński.   It was Potocki’s design, which was used to create the great seal of the University. The seal certified the completion of master’s and doctoral studies.   “The University of Warsaw was meant to be a place of education in the new spirit for future lawyers, doctors, architects, humanists, physicists or chemists. They would take advantage of the newest science achievements and steer the country in a different direction,” Dr Krzysztof M…

…artefacts and artistic exhibitions such as clinical atlases of human anatomy, graphics, drawings and posters from various historical periods. The UW Library Garden was open as long as 1 am. Games The University of Warsaw Museum in the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace opened its doors to showcase an exhibition “Na kampusie wszystko gra” which presented the history of games ranging from the Bronze Age to the 20th century. The visitors had also a chance t…

…eptile. Their work results are published in Royal Society Open Science. A human, a whale, a giraffe and a mouse share one common feature – they are all mammals. Predominantly, in mammals there are seven cervical vertebrae. The number of vertebrae is essential in the growth and development of an organism. Researchers point out that the increase in the number of vertebrae leads to terminal disorders and tumours as early as in the foetal stage.   “An…

…scope of their cooperation. The event was opened by Prof. Sambor Grucza, the UW Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Human Resources.   The meeting was attended by the representatives of the UW units, including the Department of Ukrainian Studies, Department of Applied Linguistics, Department of Intercultural Studies in Central and Eastern Europe, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Political Scie…

…only in Polish The language of instruction for the vast majority of courses run at the University of Warsaw is Polish, however several faculties offer a selection of programmes taught in foreign languages, mainly in English.   The full list of the study programmes in English in the 2024/2025 is provided on the Admissions Office’s website >>   Recognition of foreign education Recognition of a certificate or a level of education for purposes of admi…

…istics of a particular material, however, it is much more complicated to design a material and predict what the material with specific properties should look like.   “Quantum Algorithms” is the acronym of Prof. Gull’s research project that will be conducted at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw. The Swiss-born scientist has received the European Research Council Advanced Grant to carry out his scientific works. The world-class theo…

…tools developed by the scientists can facilitate the drug design process by helping to select the most promising molecule-riboswitch pairs for further experimental validation. The results of the research carried out by the scientists at the UW and RIKEN Institute can accelerate the design of controllable RNA fragments as a potential strategy in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Piotr Chyży, Marta Kulik, Ai Shinobu, Suyong Re, Yuji Sugita, J…

…. Obłuski presented an innovative approach to research infrastructure in the humanities and social sciences.   The second part of the meeting on research security and changes in international risk and evaluation (RI&E) policy took place on 23rd March at the UW campus in Krakowskie Przedmieście. The issues were discussed by Prof. Kurt Deketelaere from the LERU Secretary-General and Mirko van Muijen from the European Commission’s Directorate-General…

…ector of the Laboratory of Media Studies, University of Warsaw, coordinator and co-originator of the conference.   The debate was accompanied by two workshops: on generative artificial intelligence, and on the CLARIN infrastructure (Common Language Resources & Technology Infrastructure).   The conference was held under the patronage of the International Communication Association, a scholarly society for media and communication.   More information…