…ent exchange in Russia, Italy and the USA. She is a two-time laureate of the international translation competition.   In 2023, Adrianna Glegoła started her doctoral studies at the Doctoral School of Humanities of the University of Warsaw. At the same time, she continues her education studying Polish Sign Language Philology at the UW – the only programme of this kind offered in Poland.   D like Deaf “Deaf is a story of a community ignored by the sy…

…mmes of the studies, including the selected studies in English, part-time first-cycle, second-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…

…heses investigated the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism in the Standard Model.   Prof. Englert has been recognised with numerous honours for his scientific achievements, including the 1982 Francqui Prize, the 1997 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize, the 2004 Wolf Prize in Physics, the 2010 J.J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics by The American Physical Society, and the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Resear…

…Milky Way. The newly discovered classical Cepheid in the Galaxy, named OGLE-GD-CEP-1884, can be categorised as the first ultra-long-period Cepheid in the Milky Way. The period of 78.14 days is nearly ten days longer than that of the previous record-holding Cepheid, S Vulpeculae. This star is present in the ASAS-SN and Gaia DR3 catalogs of variable stars, yet it has been classified as a long-period variable. Based on more than ten years of the phot…

…tefan Pokorski, now professor of the UW Faculty of Physics, during his internship at the CERN had a chance to work with Prof. Englert. Over twenty doctoral theses of the Faculty of Physics are focused on the use the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism (BEH mechanism) in the Standard Model. The conferral ceremony will take place on 23rd April at 12 pm in the Senate Hall of the Kazimierzowski Palace. Prof. Stefan Pokorski from the UW Faculty of Physics is…

…from Gaia, which are planned to be published in 2026.   Details of the publication The article “Discovery of a dormant 33 solar-mass black hole in pre-release Gaia astrometry” by the Gaia Collaboration, P. Panuzzo, et al. was published in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters….

…ough the accounts of ancient and mediaeval authors and up-to-date reports from local informants, who were not always reliable. The images they provided were reproduced in large numbers, which often did not contribute to the evolution of science but, on the contrary, strengthened errors and misunderstandings,” Prof. Jurkowlaniec said.   As an example, the researcher cites an excerpt from Julius Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War. The narrative…

…ffairs, the Welcome Point team can provide relevant and up-to-date information on issues associated with the UW, student activities, and campus life.   Details of the welcome undertakings are descried on the Welcome Point website >> 2024/2025 Admissions Registration for 2024/2025 study programmes at the University of Warsaw will launch on 6th June 2024. The timeline of the first-cycle programmes, long-cycle study programmes, and the second-cycle p…

…ntly in the user’s favour,” said Dr Karolina Brylska, vice-director of the Laboratory of Media Studies, University of Warsaw, coordinator and co-originator of the conference.   The debate was accompanied by two workshops: on generative artificial intelligence, and on the CLARIN infrastructure (Common Language Resources & Technology Infrastructure).   The conference was held under the patronage of the International Communication Association, a scho…

…nd published as a book in 2000.   “Since then, Across the Dark Continent has gained unflagging popularity and has already been published in seven editions,” Jakub Gniadzik added.   On the basis of selected reportages by Kazimierz Nowak, Łukasz Wierzbicki published another book entitled Kazik in Africa. Aimed at the youngest readers, the book quickly made it to the list of compulsory school reading, and, in October 2009, it was nominated for the Ko…