…the Polish society. The researchers also recommend further initiatives to reduce the impact of the crisis. The free CMR Spotlight pdf can be downloaded from the Centre website >>. The issue is also available in the English language on the website >>.   The webinar “A refugee at your home. How can you help them?” (Uchodźca w naszym domu. Jak pomagać?) The UW Faculty of Sociology organised a webinar under the title “A refugee at your home. How can…

…the registration should be directed to Dorota Jurkiewicz-Eckert, Erasmus Plus coordinator at the UW Centre for Europe, d.eckert@uw.edu.pl. Details on the course are provided in English on the Centre website >>.   Lectures for unenrolled students Unenrolled students are offered open-access lectures given at the Faculty of Economic Studies. The classes are conducted in Polish and English. More details are available on the Faculty website>>.   Biolo…

…h the main representatives of the Vienna Circle, their life, achievements and scientific interests. The exhibition is accompanied with lectures by scientists from the universities of Vienna and Warsaw. The Vienna Circle is a group of philosophers, scientists and mathematicians that was formed in the 1920s. Its founders were: Moritz Schlick (a philosopher), Hans Hahn (a mathematician) and Otto Neurath (a politician and sociologist). The group membe…

…work.   EMBO Installation Grants support group leaders establishing independent laboratories in countries participating in the scheme to strengthen the life sciences there. Recipients of an Installation Grant are integrated into the EMBO Young Investigator Network. As a result, they benefit from the extensive networking opportunities and practical support. Grants are available in the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Turkey.   Names of life sc…

…1 satellite streaks appear in archival images taken between November 2019 and September 2021. According to the study lead author, the streaks are most apparent in so-called twilight observations at dawn or dusk, which are important for finding near-Earth asteroids that appear close to the sun in the sky. ZTF has discovered several asteroids of this nature, including 2020 AV2, the first asteroid spotted with an orbit that fits entirely within the o…

…them for more intensive research work and scientific development,” as Prof. Tomza describes his colleagues. Researcher profle   Assoc. Prof. Michał Tomza, PhD, from the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, is a theoretical physicist and chemist. He specialises in quantum physics of matter and light-matter interactions. He was awarded the National Science Centre Award 2020 for this theoretical description of interactions between ultracold atom…

…in Science Citation Index – Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, and per capita performance of a university.   Scientific achievements of UW researchers Prof. Jacek Jemielity from the Centre of New Technologies and Prof. Cezary Cieśliński from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw received the 2021 Foundation for Polish Science Prize in chemistry and materials sciences for developing chemical modifications of mRNA as tools…

…ture? – social interactions in a world of isolation” during the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces. Submissions will be due on 12th January. Participants of the workshop will reflect on issues of social functioning in the world of the Metaverse. The event is designed to allow for interaction in three autonomous forms: lectures combined with Q&A sessions, an experiment involving participant observation in the VR environment,…

…covered. In addition, small lamps (with visible signs of use), pot stands, and lanterns were found (though the latter had no fire-related marks). In the corner of the room, there was a large, semicircular furnace.   “Many of the discovered vessels are unique: they are unusually ornamented and, in the future, they can become the highlight of many museum exhibitions”, said Dr Drzewiecki.   In the second trench, remains of a medieval garden were disc…

…ly valued by her students as well as scientists in Poland and abroad. After debates, many left the Department of Papyrology in much worse mood than the one they were in when entering the building”, said Prof. Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spano, dean of the Faculty of History. “Once Croesus, the Lydian king, asked wise men who the happiest man was. The answer he received was: Tellus of Athens. Tellus was the happiest man because he lived in a well-governed…