…test result.   Discount on RT-PCR test for family members of UW employees and doctoral candidates UW employees and doctoral students who will get tested can receive a discount from WARSAW GENOMICS for 4 RT-PCR tests to be used by their family members. The reduction amounts to PLN 89, and the cost of the test for a family member is PLN 350. Family members (max. 4) can use the discount by booking a test at: https://badamygeny.pl/zamow.   How to get…

…a new class of active, elastic microswimmers produced by simply cooling a 3-component emulsion. They are easy to control and cheap to fabricate – says Dr. Maciej Lisicki from the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw. – By changing the external temperature and controlling the cooling rate we are able to see the formation of intricate and beautiful geometric structures resembling flagella of swimming microorganisms – the scientist adds. Surfact…

…s have been adapted to respond to the novelties of the Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027, e.g. digitalisation, inclusion and sustainability.   Higher education institutions need to comply with the requirements of the Council Recommendation on automatic mutual recognition, to ensure the full automatic recognition of learning periods abroad in the smoothest way possible and without the student having to do any extra coursework or exam. Erasmus Charter fo…

…the event took place in Singapore, from where it was transferred to Warsaw.   In May, ICM also organised the Virtual ICM Seminars in Computer and Computational Science to provide a platform for HPC and the computing science community.  …

…  The most important statistics In 2020, the university community comprised 40 247 students and 2 435 doctoral candidates, including 3 810 from abroad, and diplomas were awarded to 8 933 graduates. The University of Warsaw employs 7 678 people, including 3 894 academic teachers (531 professors). 32 900 candidates, including 2 440 from abroad, applied for admission to 1st, 2nd and uniform Master’s degree studies.   Researchers participated in 96 p…

…events are new discoveries.   These new events do not show an accompanying longer signal that might be expected from a host star, suggesting that these new events may be free-floating planets.   Predicted by Albert Einstein 85 years ago as a consequence of his General Theory of Relativity, microlensing describes how the light from a background star can be temporarily magnified by the presence of other stars in the foreground. It produces a short b…

…ungary, Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, The Netherlands, UK) comprise the Einstein Telescope consortium. In Poland, the consortium is led by the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw with the participation of several other institutes, including the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center and Astrocent.   “This marks a great leap forward on the path to make the Einstein Telescope a reality. I have huge hopes for the scienc…

…was awarded in 2017, we have detected signals from fifty binary compact objects, but they were only the mergers of two black holes or two neutron stars,” explains Prof. Dorota Rosińska from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw.   “Now, it is the first time when a mixed pair was detected. However, Prof. Krzysztof Belczyński and I have predicted such a scenario for twenty years,” adds Prof. Tomasz Bulik from the Astronomical Obs…

…g featuring 172 the most international universities in the world in 2021. The ranking was compiled using data from the Times Higher World University Rankings. More information >> International rankings by subject In March, the University of Warsaw has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021. The University of Warsaw’s best pe…

…s who live in the same household with someone with COVID-19 are not permitted to stay at the UW premises. Public events, meetings, gatherings, open lectures, conferences, courses and training may be held on-site with the permission of heads of unites or Chancellor. Summer schools, camps, and meetings may take place on-site in compliance with sanitary and hygienic requirements. The University of Warsaw Library and other libraries make their collect…