…During the meeting, UW corporate spin-offs were awarded. The main awards, however, went to the Warsaw Genomics spin-off and the research team that discovered a universal method for stabilising mRNA molecules.   Warsaw Genomics consists of doctors and scientists whose main mission is to develop and deliver highly sensitive and accurate evidence-based genetic tests. With the application of cutting-edge genetic analysis tools, they search for diseas…

…nterdisciplinary character. It consists of archaeologists, epigraphers, documentalists and pottery specialists. During its work in Dongola it will also take advantage of the latest scientific methods in cooperation with specialists in the sciences, such as physics, biology and chemistry.   In the current season the team will focus their research on the residential district from the 14th to 16th century – a time when Dongola underwent political, so…

…open to universities, academics, researches, students, schools, companies as well as individual visitors. It organises workshops and offers field courses for students (in Polish and English) run by experienced researchers from the Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw, e.g. a general geology course, geological mapping course, and integrated observations and environmental measurements in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. ECEG also prepared a s…

…Adam Mickiewicz hall sang the national anthem. Next, Prof. Marcin Pałys, rector of UW welcomed everyone and gave a speech. He summed up the most significant events that happened over the last academic year and presented the university plans for the future. Later, the matriculation which marks the formal admission of a student to membership of the University of Warsaw started. Only first-year students and doctoral students who obtained the best ma…

…ge UK universities? Prof. Marcin Pałys, rector of the University of Warsaw, and Prof. Stuart Croft, vice-chancellor of the University of Warwick discussed Brexit with Anna Fazackerley, a journalist who writes about universities for The Guardian. The article was published on The Guardian website.   In the article, the University of Warsaw rector and the University of Warwick vice-chancellor shared their opinions on Brexit and its possible implicati…

…ses the researcher.   Since October 2017, DELab, together with NESTA (a British think tank) and EURECAT (a technological centre in Catalonia), has been involved in the project called EU ENGINEROOM which is part of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative. EU ENGINEROOM has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. NGI is a European Commission programme focused on creating a more ethical, human-…

…ive students are offered a wide range of degree programmes in humanities, social, exact and natural sciences as well as numerous interdisciplinary programmes which combine knowledge and skills in various fields.   Currently, candidates can register for: American Studies (1st and 2nd cycle) Environmental Management (2nd cycle) International Relations (2nd cycle) Political Science (1st and 2nd cycle)   Check our study guide 2018/2019   In order to b…

…main campus of UW. Participants from all over the world, e.g. Iran, Canada, Belgium, Vietnam, Portugal, USA and Israel had an opportunity to take part in a series of workshops with Prof. Ewa Gmurzyńska and Dr Aleksandra Winiarska from the Center of Conflicts Resolution at the Faculty of Law and Administration. They were discussing topics related to communication in the international environment, sharing ideas from different interdisciplinary pers…

…and telecommunications. The EPO experts have evaluated them and the jury, composed of internationally renowned personalities from politics, business, journalism and academia, has selected the 15 finalists – 3 in 5 categories: industry, research, non-EPO countries, SMEs and lifetime achievement.   Prof. Jacek Jemielity, Prof Edward Darżynkiewicz and Dr Joanna Kowalska from the Centre of New Technologies of UW and the Faculty of Physics are interest…

…rs and respond more efficiently to their concerns.   Answering the survey questions will take about 15 minutes. You can find it here.   The survey is an initiative of, among others, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).   The findings of the survey will be published at the beginning of 2019….