…he Vice-Rector for Student and Quality of Teaching, Prof. Sambor Grucza, the Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Human Resources, the Chancellor Robert Grey, and the representatives of the faculties of Oriental Studies, Chemistry, Physics, Political Science and International Studies.   The main topic of the discussion was the collaboration with Taiwanese universities in various fields, such as semiconductors, smart manufacturing, international communi…

…tor Grant at the Faculty of Sociology – Using Human Rights to Change Abortion Law: Involvement Patterns and Argumentative Architectures in the Global Figuration of Human Rights (Abortion Figurations), led by Prof. Marta Bucholc. In 2023, ERC grants under Horizon Europe have been awarded to four researchers with projects at the UW:   ERC Starting Grants: – one at the Faculty of Modern Languages – The concept of teotl: a complex approach to the prin…

…l-wide tree dataset, to explore how the diversity of native forests, human activities and the environmental conditions modulate invasions of tree species.   The publication was prepared by an international team of researchers. One of the co-authors is Prof. Bogdan Jaroszewicz from the Białowieża Geobotanical Station, University of Warsaw.   The scientists found that anthropogenic factors (e.g. distance from the nearest sea port) increase probabili…

…c units of genome organisation in many species, ranging from yeast to human.   A team of researchers led by Prof. Maria Cristina Gambetta from the University of Lausanne, Dr Aleksander Jankowski from the Institute of Informatics, University of Warsaw and Prof. Michael S. Levine from Princeton University presented in the journal “Cell” evidence of a previously unreported level of genome folding.   They found that in the nervous system of fruit fly…

…ing skills, as well as prepare make-up, stage design or costumes. The group is made up of first- to third-cycle students and graduates. At the beginning of each academic year, open auditions are held for everyone, regardless of their field of study.   “The Cheerful Hamlets theatre plays an important role not only for the Institute of English Studies, but also the faculty and the university – we have an increasing number of international students w…

…seminars as part of a project focusing on women’s and human rights in the context of global challenges; Dr Joanna Wójtowicz from the UW Faculty of Biology – together with Prof. Jacob J.K. Kirkensgaard’s team, the researcher will conduct interdisciplinary research in the University of Milan. The scientific objective is to elucidate the light-induced dynamic changes in thylakoid structure, vital for photosynthesis, by measuring the kinetics of thes…

…from the UW’s Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics is designing together with a team of researchers algorithms, which can be used for complex-structured elections. This feature applies e.g. to participatory budgeting elections.   The researchers presented a proportional election method used for counting votes, which they called the Method of Equal Shares. Through this method, the preferences of each group of voters can be taken into a…

…c/linRNAs in MCF-7, and AMG511 and GSK1070916 decreased circGFRA1, as drug effectiveness in MDA-MB-231 cells.   The discovery may in the future significantly affect human’s health and improve the processes of treatment and prevention of the disease.   The results of the study were presented in the article “Inverse Impact of Cancer Drugs on Circular and Linear RNAs in Breast Cancer Cell Lines”, published in the journal Non-Coding RNA.   More inform…

…es and their Korean counterparts. The 1st V4-ROK University Presidents Forum for Nuclear Industry Human Resource Development was organised in Seoul at the initiative of Prof. Kipung Yoo, the President of the Kepco International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS). The first meeting of its kind was attended by rectors and staff of the most important universities of the Visegrad Group countries, which are involved in training employees for the nuclear s…

…tor for International, Social and Humanitarian Issues of Kherson State University. Human and machine face challenges As part of the second day of the summit, a debate on artificial intelligence and innovative technological tools was organised. It was attended by Robert Grey, the UW Chancellor, and Gabriela Allmi, the Senior Director EMEA and Asia Pacific at Harvard Business Publishing Education.   “The University of Warsaw puts an emphasis on digi…