…lected data from 50 locations in Poland using the specialist online tools fDi Markets and fDi Benchmark. The authors of the report collected data under five categories: economic potential, business friendliness, human capital and lifestyle, cost-effectiveness and connectivity.   Warsaw attracts more investors than any other Polish city between 2014 and 2018. The number of investments in sales, marketing and support and business services operations…

…Widespread use of superconductors is severely hampered by the cooling cost so since their discovery in 1911 there has been a race to find a material which works at ambient conditions. So far the record at ambient pressure is a material based on oxides of copper that need to be cooled “only” to -140 ℃.   Now, a team of researchers led by Prof. Wojciech Grochala from the University of Warsaw and an international team from Poland, United Kingdom, Sl…

…ct coordinator. According to the European Commission, ENGHUM is an example of success story from EU research. The EU-funded project ENGHUM aimed at reaching the scientific excellence in the area of participatory action research in linguistic-cultural heritage and revitalization of endangered languages, e.g. Nahuatl in Mexico or Wymysiöeryś in Poland. An essential goal also included finding solutions for bridging collaboration and knowledge-transfe…

…g others, standard psychological support sessions, a walk-in-clinic – a very short consultation in an emergency situation that does not require prior registration, psychoeducation services, and short-term psychotherapy. More information…

…gy (EIT), which was set up to transform our food ecosystem. By connecting consumers with businesses, start-ups, researchers and students from around Europe, EIT Food supports innovative and economically sustainable initiatives which improve health, access to quality food, and environment. It comprises 50 partners across 13 countries including, among others, the University of Warsaw, University of Cambridge, Technical University of Munich, Autonomo…

…from the NASA’s Swift Observatory and the Chandra X-ray Observatory helped to verify the finding. Scientists found that the object emitted soft X-ray radiation, indicating the temperature of almost one million degrees.   Supersoft X-ray emission – a very strong level of the weakest X-rays – has long been considered a result of nuclear fusion on the surface of a white dwarf, a small, very dense star. As a white dwarf captures material from a compan…

…lated to the protection of patents and intellectual property. Moreover, it helps researchers to obtain grants and external funding.   On 27th November, the UW authorities, UTTC directors, members of UW corporate spin-offs, researchers, and representatives of business attended the ceremony of 20th anniversary of the University Technology Transfer Centre establishment. The event was a great opportunity to discuss challenges which Polish universities…

The first excavation season of the project called “UMMA – Urban Metamorphosis of the community of a Medieval African capitality” has just begun. It is founded by the European Research Council. In 2017, Dr. Artur Obłuski from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of UW (PCMA UW) won a ERC grant in order to analyze the transformation process of the city of Dongola in Sudan from an important Christian centre, the capital of the kingdom of M…

Three years ago, the University of Warsaw opened its European Centre For Geological Education (ECEG), a unique research and teaching unit. The centre is situated in the closed Korzecko quarry in Chęciny in the Holy Cross Mountains. It is a perfect place for geologists from Poland and all over the world. Watch the video about ECEG and see for yourself. ECEG was established on 19th October 2015. The centre is in the area of the oldest rocks, counti…

…arsaw will organise three Cultural Orientation Workshops. The events will help international students to adapt to a new environment and to better understand other people.   The first workshop, (19th-20th October), is dedicated to first-year long-term students of 2nd cycle studies (MA). The second meeting, (16th-17th November), is dedicated to first-year long-term students of 1st cycle studies (BA). The last workshop, (23rd-24th November), will gat…