…Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has settled the competition for International Research Agendas. The projects are funded by the European Union, under the European Funds for a Modern Economy (FENG) programme. Among the projects awarded was the agenda submitted by the UW’s Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies (QOT). The team led by Prof. Konrad Banaszek received a grant of PLN 30 million for the project “Quantum Optical Technologies”.   The pr…

…ker International Prize and the 2019 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.   The novel is available in the open stacks of the University of Warsaw Library. Selected feminist books from the University of Warsaw Library No English-translated work by Annie Ernaux is available at the UW Library now.   Invisible women: exposing data bias in a world designed for men/Caroline Criado Perez. London: Chatto & Windus, 2019. The mother of all questions/Rebe…

…n 2020, a gathering sponsored by the NOIRLab (National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory) and the AAS (American Astronomical Society) to bring together astronomers, policy makers, and other experts to discuss the impact of large satellite constellations on astronomy and society. The study group called for all LEO satellites to be at 7th magnitude or fainter, which would largely decrease their negative impact on the astronomical observ…