…homologous with septa in other corals. One of the most common heterocorals is Oligophylloides, described by the late Prof. Maria Różkowska.   The research led by Prof. Błażej Berkowski from Adam Mickiewicz University accompanied by Prof. Mikołaj Zapalski from the Faculty of Geology at the University of Warsaw resulted in a detailed analysis of perfectly preserved Oligophylloides corals from the Upper Devonian of Morocco and revealed that juv…

…ents. More information about the speaker >>   The inauguration of the 2021/2022 academic year began on 1st October at 2 pm in the Auditorium Maximum building. Maintaining all the sanitary regulations aiming to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 was required. All participants were asked to wear protective face masks. Due to the epidemiological situation, the Adam Mickiewicz Hall in the Auditorium Maximum building was open to guests who…

…helps readers find books. In her off-hours, she often reads detective stories, choosing mainly Polish and Scandinavian ones. Among Polish authors, she appreciates the prose of Wojciech Chmielarz and Jakub Żulczyk. Annually, she reads about 40-50 books, most of them, of course, during the summer holidays.   In the “Read with UW” series (#CzytajzUW), she chose a book that she had read herself while on holiday. She recommends “The Hidden Life o…

…t. The 23 study programmes were considered as best in Poland: Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology (UW and JU equally), Economics, Education, Journalism and Communication, Polish Studies, Physics, Geography (UW and Adam Mickiewicz University equally), Geology, History, Internal Security, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Mathematics, Environmental Protection (UW and Adam Mickiewicz University equally), Political Science, Law (UW and JU equally),…

…ific policy. It is also an opportunity to exchange international experiences related to Open Access to scientific publications. We have invited the representatives of European and national institutions responsible for the development of science and implementation of Open Access, as well as the representatives of other regional publication platforms,” informs Dr. Krzysztof Siewicz, coordinator of the Polish Scientific Publications Platform p…

…nt led by a non-communist since World War II.     Henryk Samsonowicz began studying history in 1947. He had an opportunity to learn from the greatest representatives of discipline: Marian Małowist, Witold Kula, Aleksandr Gieysztor, Tadeusz Manteuffel, and Stanisław Herbst. In 1954 Henryk Samsonowicz completed his doctoral studies. The publication of his doctoral dissertation, titled: “Village Handicrafts in Poland. 14th–16th centu…

…NT UW, Institute of Organic Chemistry PAS, and Institute of Electronic Materials Technology / Łukasiewicz Research Network. Publication details: Jacquet M, Izzo M, Osella S, Kozdra S, Michałowski PP, Gołowicz D, Kazimierczuk K, Gorzkowski MT, Lewera, A, Teodorczyk, M, Trzaskowski B, Jurczakowski R, Gryko DT, Kargul J (2021), Development of a universal conductive platform for anchoring photo- and electroactive proteins using organometallic te…

…nowski (University of Oxford). The team is trained by three staff members of the UW Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling (ICM): Maciej Szpindler, Marcin Semeniuk, Michał Hermanowicz, and Łukasz Kondraciuk from the UW Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics.   The 2020-2021 ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge (ASC20-21) finals took place on 8th-12th May 2021. Out of 350 universities (8 500+ s…

…a Kumor, Faculty of Modern Languages, (Flagship 2), “Knowledge through Terminology – From Multilingual Data to Domain-specific Knowledge via Terminological Resources”, project coordinator: Prof. Mariusz Górnicz, Faculty of Applied Linguistics, (Flagship 2), “Jewish Identities in Changing Europe: Challenges, Problems and the Burden of the Past”, project coordinator: Prof. August Grabski, Faculty of History, (Flagship2), “Visual Literacy: Understan…

…he social, cultural, and political aspects of modern football. He visits the University of Warsaw Library regularly. Dr. Dmowski is a fan of prose, which he treats as a change from everyday chores. In the series #CzytajzUW, he presented his favourite book “Moscow-Petushki” that was written between 1969 and 1970.   Olga Laska: Why “Moscow-Petushki”? I thought we were going to talk about sports. Seweryn Dmowski: “Moscow-Petushki” by Vieniedikt…