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Plastic shells
08-01-2024…time because of the crab’s development, but also because of intra-species competition,” Prof. Marta Szulkin says. The scientists analysed photos of hermit crabs from the Coenobitidae family published on social media and other online platforms. “In the photographs, we discovered a total of 386 individuals using ‘artificial shells’ – mainly plastic caps, but also made from broken necks of glass bottles or metal ends of light bulbs. According to…
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A year in review
28-12-2023…ined as a new member. Green initiatives Through more trees and green spaces, eco-friendly solutions in buildings, community fridges, Platform for Green Dialogue, Rector’s Team for Ecology and Climate Crisis, “Green Day”, dedicated programmes, projects and publications, the University of Warsaw undertakes numerous activities to protect the climate and nature. Below there are the most important initiatives. In April, the UW hosted the fourth Cli…
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Christmas wishes
21-12-2023…Merry Christmas to the entire academic community of the University of Warsaw and its Friends. We wish you joyful moments in good health, satisfaction with your endeavours, and happy New Year! Video with Christmas wishes from the UW Rector and the Academic Community…
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Various nematodes
20-12-2023…I. Martínez-Ugalde, E. King, M. Wagah, D. Absolon, R. Bancroft, P. Gonzalez de la Rosa, J. L. Hall, M. Kieninger, A. Kloch, S. Pelan, E. Robertson, A. B. Pedersen, C. Abreu-Goodger, A. H. Buck, M. Blaxter, “Ancient diversity in host-parasite interaction genes in a model parasitic nematode”, Nature Communications 14, 7776 (2023)…
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Quantum complexity
19-12-2023…chart the complexity frontier of quantum many-body systems, help to understand thermalisation, and shed light on the behaviour of matter near cosmological singularities relevant to our early universe. “This interdisciplinary project brings methods and intuition from information theory and quantum computing to many-body physics and quantum gravity,” Prof. Caputa emphasises. The applied methods will involve new definitions of complexity in quan…
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Tales with a pinch of the Orient
18-12-2023…lam to the West,” Dr Marta Widy-Behiesse says. The video is available on the university’s YouTube channel. An oriental element “Tahar ben Jelloun is a poet, a writer, and a scholar, in whose texts we can find all the ‘layers’ of his education. His literature is also a kind of study of migration and the relationship of the Muslim and Arab world with the West and Europe,” Dr Widy-Behiesse explains. In the original, the collection is called Mes Con…
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Polish language course for international employees
18-12-2023…language course for international employees. The classes will be conducted online by the teaching team from Polonicum UW, the Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners. The course will be held from 15th January to 27th March and include thirty hours of classes. The participation is free. The registration for the course takes place via the Kampus Platform. The participants are then required to take part in the placement test. Applica…
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UW scientist awarded the Fulbright STEM Impact Award
15-12-2023…e injecting it into deep geological formations, as it allows for the long-term or even permanent removal of CO2 from the atmosphere,” explains Prof. Szymczak, adding: “However, this reaction can be unpredictable – its products sometimes clog the rock pores, leading to the cessation of the reaction.” The UW scientist points out that the project is dedicated to the numerical modelling of described processes and searching for conditions in which th…
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Planetary health survey
15-12-2023…MOSAIC project involves working with local communities in low- and middle-income countries living in transboundary zones. “They struggle with the negative effects of environmental degradation that affect their health and wellbeing. They are also in particular socio-political contexts that increase their level of vulnerability,” Dr Aneta Afelt explains. The researchers assume that local communities are best equipped to interpret and use complex i…
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Call for proposals for 4EU+ shared courses initiative
13-12-2023…to 4EU+ students and doctoral candidates: courses must be conducted in an online or hybrid mode to allow students from other 4EU+ member universities to participate in and complete the course; only courses from the current offer for the UW students can be shared. Proposals for new courses initiated and co-developed within the 4EU+ cooperation will not be accepted; courses can be taught in all languages; classes should be conducted using innovative…
https://en.uw.edu.pl/call-for-proposals-for-4eu-shared-courses-initiative/
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