…ern asked researchers from the Faculty of Geology to assess geological and geotechnical conditions for the telescopes to be built in Paranal in Chile.   The observatory is located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile on Cerro Paranal at over 2600 m altitude. It is one of three observatories operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Cherenkov Telescope Array is designed to be the largest and most sensitive observatory which will have…

…RC Days with “OurMythicalChildhood” The “ERC Week” will be held from 13th to 19th March. During this week, and throughout 2017, special ERC events will take place across Europe. The celebrations will also occur in countries outside Europe to promote the ERC globally. More information…

…2013 a team of physicists from the Universities of Oxford and London proposed a much more efficient protocol for generating groups of photons. The idea was to place a quantum memory at each source, which would be capable of storing emitted photons. The photons stored in the memories could be released at the same moment. Calculations showed that the time scale required to wait for a group of 10 photons would then be shortened by a whopping ten ord…

…or funding. The University will also finance, among others, publications and scientific journals, the participation in conferences, study visits. The UW research budget for 2017 equals PLN 1.2 million. This new model of research funding is aimed at strengthening internationalisation of the university and supporting researchers and their ambitious, great projects of global significance.   There are three ways of receiving funds: subsidies enabling…

…Prize 2017 in the category Future – astronomy dedicated to an outstanding individual or organization whose ongoing research is making a groundbreaking contribution to the field of observational or theoretical astronomy.   The UW scholar received that prestigious award due to his research on the long-term large-scale sky survey. Not only Prof. Udalski, but also Prof. Neil Gehrels from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Prof. Shrinivas Kulkar…

…ruary during a Gala in Cracow, held within the framework of the conference “Foreign students in Poland 2017”….

…just started tweeting. It shares information regarding science, academic and scientific events, and important issues. On Twitter it is also possible to observe many employees of the UW, among others, the Rector of the University of Warsaw – Professor Marcin Pałys and the spokeswoman of the University – Anna Korzekwa.   Students and employees of the UW receive e-mails with information on rules of terms, scholarships, studies or social matters. Peop…

…017 our University and the British one will sign an agreement regarding the extension of Polish studies in Cambridge and mutual scientific cooperation….

…rnal of science published the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars – identyfing ascendant performers in the research world. The University of Warsaw was ranked among the world’s top 100 institutions. In the region of South East Europe the UW was ranked 3rd.   It has been a great year for the UW scientists. Researchers from the Astronomical Observatory of the UW cooperated in the discovery of gravitational waves and discovered an Earth-like planet orbiti…

…tring theory, and mathematical knot theory and random matrix theory.   For young and old people In the category of institutions the jury of the competition has chosen the Faculty of Physics of the UW. The university entity is involved in organizing open classes – a comprehensive school outreach program including open lectures with spectacular experimental demonstrations, laboratory classes for pupils and dedicated lectures at schools. Besides this…