…help make a wider use of molecular knots and links to construct original machines, new catalysts, as well as receptors, i.e. compounds that – thanks to the ability of the “host” molecule to match the geometrical requirements of the “guest” – will be able to bind smaller molecules within their interiors. Publications Original article: Aleksandra Sarwa, Agata Białońska, Michał Sobieraj, Juan Pablo Martínez, Bartosz Trzaskowski, Bartosz Szyszko, “Im…

…tate University and the Gori State Teaching University. From 8th to 9th February, a delegation from the University of Warsaw, consisting of the deans of the Faculty of History and the Faculty of Education, and the representatives of the UW’s Centre for East European Studies and the Faculty of Law and Administration, visited Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and Gori State University. During the meetings, collaboration agreements were si…

…est excavations were conducted at ten sites. More than fifty structures from different periods of the Bronze Age (Umm an-Nar and Wadi Suq cultures) and several Iron Age structures were documented along with dozens of features from later periods or of undetermined chronology. Among the oldest, dated to the Early Bronze Age, or the so-called Umm an-Nar period (c. 2600–2000 BCE), were round stone towers typical of this culture tower tombs.   “In gene…

…F. Brzezinski, US Ambassador to Poland. Mark F. Brzezinski was born in the USA in 1965 and grew up in Washington DC. He is a lawyer by profession. He served at the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton from 1999 to 2001. He was a foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. From 2011 to 2015, he served as a US ambassador to Sweden.   He first came to Warsaw on a Fulbright scholarship in 1991 to conduct research…

…them get to know the new reality, Heybat Naghiyev explained. The best international student in Poland currently serves as President of the Internationalisation Commission in the Students’ Council of the University of Warsaw. He is a representative of the UW in the 4EU+ Alliance Student Committee.   Heybat Naghiyev willingly participates in numerous student activities, e.g. the UNICOMM project (University Community Active Participation Project) – h…

…e were used to monitor supernova SN 2018evt. One of the main instruments providing spectroscopic data was the 3.54-metre NTT telescope located at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on La Silla Hill in Chile. The data were collected as part of the ePESSTO+ project, in which Dr Mariusz Gromadzki has been involved for several years. Publication details Lingzhi Wang, Maokai Hu, Lifan Wang, et al, 2024. Newly Formed Dust within the Circumstellar E…

…nd International Mobility – Meetup Chicago, held on 5th February. The second event focused primarily on scientific collaboration between Polish and American scientists, academic mobility and possibilities of conducting projects at Polish universities.   “On the last day of the Fair, which was devoted to the research potential of Polish universities and the development of international cooperation, we discussed the possibility of conducting joint r…

…ield incredibly accelerates the progress of scientific work: “For me, as a young physicist, the most important thing is to receive advice on how to function in the scientific world today.” The resident scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory come from all over the world: Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, India, Japan, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, Italy and the UK. Apart from Grzegorz, there is another Polish intern – Julia Stankiewicz…

…f popular science lectures for the New Millennium, inaugurated in October 2000, whose speakers include scientists, politicians, people connected with the world of culture and art, as well as the clergy.   Prof. Piotr Węgleński passed away on 19th January 2024 as a Great Friend of the University and an unquestionable Authority in the academic community. In an ecumenical spirit On 1st February, a formal session was held in the Senate Hall of the Kaz…

…allow the researchers to verify hypotheses constructed in past decades by historians and archaeologists. They pointed to the high level of mobility of people inhabiting the areas of ancient Mediterranean civilisations and the new centres of power and culture emerging on European territories. Such mobility resulted from the operability of individuals and communities, as well as from the opportunities created by such large and diverse political orga…