…uation of the population in the context of climate change. In the future, this research may help to design green cities resilient to climate change and friendly to all the species that live there. Publication details Urban, M.C., Alberti, M., De Meester, L., Yuyu Zhou, Brian C. Verrelli, Szulkin M. et al (2024), Interactions between climate change and urbanization will shape the future of biodiversity, Nature Climate Change: https://doi.org/10.103…

…bsite: UCZELNIE PRZYSZŁOŚCI –Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju – Portal Gov.pl (www.gov.pl)….

…Natural Sciences; Interdisciplinary Doctoral School. Online meetings All four doctoral schools are organising meetings devoted to the admission rules: Doctoral School of Social Sciences – 8th May at 5 pm. More information: https://sdns.uw.edu.pl/en/strona-glowna-english/ Doctoral School of Humanities – 14th May, 10-11.30 am, and 28th May, 12-1.30 pm. More information: https://sdnh.uw.edu.pl/en/2024/04/meetings-for-candidates/ Interdisciplinary Doc…

…sidence in Poland. The events were held on 8th May (on-site) and 14th May (online). The application deadlines were 6th and 10th May accordingly. The Welcome Point team organised two meetings regarding the legalisation of stay in May. The events were open to all international students and doctoral candidates from the University of Warsaw.   The meetings were conducted by Dr Łukasz Wieczorek, who coordinates legal issues concerning residence in Pola…

…community. It tells the stories of Deaf children of hearing parents, hearing children of Deaf parents (CODA), education of the Deaf, the difference between Polish Sign Language and a sign language system, but foremost of the lack of understanding and exclusion,” Adrianna Glegoła says and adds: “This is not an easy reading, but I definitely recommend to reach for it”.   The book Deaf by Anna Goc can be found at the University of Warsaw Library in f…

…nd-cycle and long-cycle programmes, are specified in the Appendix No. 4 of the Resolution No. 269 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw dated 24th May 2023 (in Polish) >>   Additionally, the admissions procedures and qualification criteria for studies provided in English are published in the IRK system >>     Results of the matura examination are crucial in the admission to the first-cycle and long-cycle studies. Some study programmes may requ…

…ve for existing such heavy black holes,” said Prof. Łukasz Wyrzykowski from the UW’s Astronomical Observatory, a Gaia team member from 2008. The UW researcher belongs also to the Black Hole Task Force. Intriguing companion The star orbiting the Gaia BH3 is also unusual. It is a an old star in the Galactic stellar halo, which is orbiting in the opposite direction with respect to the stars of the Galactic disk. Its kinematic characteristics indicate…

…in which the region was perceived in the early modern period, i.e. between the 16th and 18th centuries. The five-year project, which will begin in October 2024, has received funding of €2.5 million.   Bull, deer or reindeer? The project will delve into the understanding of this region using representations of animals typical to Eastern Europe, such as an aurochs, a wisent, an elk, and a saiga antelope, whose Latin name saiga serves as the acronym…

…rtunities that align with their academic interests and goals. Ranging from online courses to collaborative projects and learning pathways, the portal provides an overview of diverse educational offerings available to 4EU+ students.   More about the 4EU+ offerings can be found on the Alliance website >>   Welcome at the UW The Welcome Point of the University of Warsaw is the central information centre for international students and employees who vi…

…vary in behaviour means understanding how behavioural individualities, i.e. personalities, emerge and are selected, leads us to a better understanding of how higher level systems, such as food webs, communities, or ecosystems, function. The researchers focused on various personalities of freshwater fish, for example boldness, exploration, activity, aggressiveness and sociability, as well as the way they are manifested and their ecological and evo…