…mission. It became clear that in order to save these objects, instant action must be taken, to preserve what has survived of them. Expertise of archaeologists and conservators who had worked with these objects was of essence for their future reconstruction.   Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw coordinates Polish archaeological research in the Eastern Mediterranean since 1959 (since 1990 under the present name). In re…

…nent. Another major finding of the 2015 season were subterranean installations that may have served for capturing drinking water for the garrison of Ptolemy II, the historical founder of the port in early 3rd century BC.   In the second category: top 5 Restoration/ Preservation projects, one of PCMA’s most prestigious projects was awarded: “The Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Mission at the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari” d…

…objects, exhibits of animals and plants as well as rare objects for instance a model of the Arch of Constantine.   Visitors can see the exhibition from Monday to Friday: 10.00 to 16.00 in the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace (Krakowskie Przedmieście 32).   It is organize on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of university’s establishment.   Admission free.   More information about different university’s collections one can find on the University of…

…imedia Fountain Park. From April to November there will be the installations of scientific exhibits around Warsaw.   UW Alumni World Reunion 13-14. May – the event is dedicated to all UW alumni, students, professors, employees. In the program there are the conference “I’m from UW!” and the concert “Alumni for Alumni”.   Night of Museums 14. May – in this year the slogan of the event is “UW with the thrill”. One could discover an unknown face of th…

…f relativity.   Six lectures will be given during the Historical Day, for instance: “Einstein’s ‘The Meaning of Relativity’ Revisited”, “Theory of relativity in Poland before 1939″ or “Back to the Future: How Einstein’s Road to General Relativity Provides Clues to Its Future”.   Among speakers are Prof. Michał Heller, Prof. Andrzej K. Wróblewski or Prof. Marek Demiański. Detailed program of the Historical Day is available on the website of the Pol…

…re passing a suitability test. It is an additional exam, usually oral, to check the candidate’s suitability to take up a course and to later work in the profession. International candidates may arrange an online suitability interview. These tests apply for instance in case of the psychology course in English.   In every year more and more foreign students study at University of Warsaw. Currently the number of them increased about 30% in comparison…

…rea. The forms of glass vessels found in the area can be dated to the Byzantine–Umayyad period (6th–7th century). There is also some evidence that other artisanal installations, such as pottery workshops, were active there as well. It will be the task of the next season to verify these hypotheses during excavations….

…theoretical parts of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), installed at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva. Polish digital humanities consortium DARIAH-PL has joined DARIAH-EU. The University of Warsaw is a coordinator of Polish network. Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH-EU) is an European network, aims to improve and support digitally-enabled research and teaching across the humanities an…