…versity in Europe according to this ranking, finishing ahead of Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, which are ranked second and third respectively.   The full results of the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025 can be found at www.topuniversities.com….

…the “enfant terrible” of physics. Until recently, they were generally regarded as entities that did not fit into the special theory of relativity. However, a paper just published in Physical Review D by physicists from the University of Warsaw and the University of Oxford has shown that many of these prejudices were unfounded. Tachyons are not only not ruled out by the theory, but allow us to better understand its causal structure.   The authors o…

…subsequent rounds, documents can be submitted on 26th and 29th July, and between 30th and 31st July. Admission timelines and rules can be found at www.irk.uw.edu.pl, in the description of a chosen degree programme.   In the place of an accepted candidate who does not submit their documents in time, another person ranked on the reserve list will be accepted.   Another round of the admission process can be started if a ranking list has not been ful…

…and complete the course (including taking the final assessment) on a fully remote basis; Only courses from the current offer for UW students will be accepted (they shall be open for enrolment in the winter semester for UW students either way); Proposals for opening new courses initiated and co-developed in the framework of 4EU+ cooperation will not be accepted; Courses should be taught using innovative methods and techniques (examples of good pra…

…  More information about the Lindau event can be found at https://www.lindau-nobel.org/   Lindau full of physics Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings have been held regularly since 1951. The attendees, Nobel Prize laureates, have there a chance to share their research experiences with young scientists. Each annual event comprises many conferences, plenary sessions, lectures and networking.   Every year the list of the Lindau guests includes several doze…

…pient, deals with various difficulties in the daily ‘media diet’. In the age of dynamically evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence or robotisation, of increasing numbers of areas in a socio-economic life, emerging new phenomena and effects, such as deepfake, it is easy to become a victim of lies, or even a tool for disinformation in one’s hands. The third decade of the 21st century should be perceived in the context of education fo…

…Project proposals need to be submitted by 30th September. On 21st June, an online information session will be held. Academics from the eight research-intensive universities: the University of Warsaw, Charles University, Sorbonne University, the University of Heidelberg, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Milan, the University of Geneva, and Paris-Panthéon-Assas University can submit their proposals for joint educational and research p…

…d for cooperation between science and business. We want to educate not only those who are looking for a job, but above all, those who will shape the directions of the modern world and the labour market,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, said during the competition gala.   This year, the competition’s chapter selected twelve finalists in four categories: “Master of Business”, “Innovation/Innovator of the Year”, “Social…

…am Mickiewicz University in Poznań, have created ultra-thin polyamine and polyamine-silicon actuator membranes using a deposition technique called plasma-assisted polymerisation. Plasma is an ionised gas consisting of free electrons and positively charged ions. In plasma-assisted polymerisation, gaseous monomers – molecules of the same or several different compounds of relatively low molecular weight – are excited by the plasma. The result is high…

…e charges. Although majority of molecules have a dipole moment, they only occasionally form crystalline networks in which the dipoles are aligned in one direction, creating a ferroelectric phase.   Until recently, it was widely believed that in liquids, dipole interactions were too weak compared to the energy of thermal motion to maintain such ordering. The possibility of forming liquid phases with ferroelectrically ordered dipoles is surprising o…