…intern position.   “Marcin recommended me and, after a few days, the laboratory contacted me via an e-mail to start the admission process,” Grzegorz Florczyk explained.   Among world-class specialists “The atmosphere at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory stimulates scientific work. Many internal events are held here, which offers a great opportunity to meet other scientists, learn about their projects and establish potential collaborations,” Grzegorz F…

…ceive an increased subsidy amount of 10 per cent between 2020 and 2026.   International relevance The evaluation included, for instance, the universities’ preparation of a self-assessment report in the OSF (Funding Stream Support System, PL: Obsługa Strumieni Finansowania), and ten expert visits to the universities’ facilities were carried out. The assessment was given on the basis of the progress made in leading the transformation, the stimulatio…

…whom both the University of Warsaw and the academic community in Poland and abroad owe a great deal. Summarising the life and work of Prof. Piotr Węgleński is not easy. He was a vivid, modest and extremely important figure for the UW. He carried out numerous projects for the development of the University and changed its image in Poland and abroad,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, said during a ceremonial meeting in memory of Prof. Piotr Węgl…

…raud, the Director of the Department of Cultural, Educational, Academic and Scientific Diplomacy at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Étienne de Poncins, the Ambassador of the French Republic to Poland, and representatives of French scientific institutions.   The main topic of the discussion was the establishment of the Eastern Europe Research Lab (Fr. Institut français de recherche sur l’Europe orientale, le Caucase et l’Asie du…

…rship system, financed both from the University budget, the Rector’s Fund and the “Initiative for Excellence – Research University” (IDUB) programme. It also provides sources of funding for research and scholarly activities, and takes care of the infrastructural facilities for doctoral candidates.   All initiatives aimed at doctoral candidates are developed in consultation with the University of Warsaw PhD Students’ Union. The University is open t…

…atives of cultural and scientific institutions to identify sources and markers of natural dyes used in the past to dye textiles. Their work supports the research of archaeologists, conservators and art historians.   The excavations at the Old Dongola site are being carried out under a European Research Council grant. The chemical analyses were carried out under a grant from the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programme.   Publication…

…of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland and Chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Warsaw Universities. He was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. The funeral of Prof. Piotr Węgleński took place on 1st February.   On 1st February at 11.00 am a solemn session in the Senate Hall of the Kazimierzowski Palace was held in memory of Prof. Piotr Węgleński. At 13.00 am, a mass took place at the Church of St. Joseph of the V…

…ine – National Research Institute took part in a series of lectures and scientific meetings titled “Under the sign: Medicine”, which was accompanied by the unveiling of a new plate of the Faculty of Medicine. The application filed in January was accepted by the Minister of Health on 22nd May and the Polish Accreditation Committee on 29th June. Finally, on 11th July, the Minister of Education and Science approved the establishing of the Faculty of…

…eviously thought to be identical, are separated by millions of years of independent evolution. The scientific article was published in the journal Nature Communications. Nematodes (or roundworms) are a type of invertebrate animals. They inhabit water and soil. Many of them are parasites found in both animals and plants.   Researchers point out that the study of nematode genomes is challenging for technical reasons and has been very poorly understo…

…sociation. This year, she was elected ICA Fellow at the International Communication Association. She is a member of an independent research partnership between academics and the Meta, known as the U.S. 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study, and a member of the disinformation committee at Social Science One….