What is Open Science? Where to publish? How to develop a research data management plan? The 4EU+ Alliance is organising a series of online workshops Open for you! The first event is taking place on 10th February. Open for you! is a training programme for the academic communities of the 4EU+ Alliance member universities to learn more about Open Science: the principles of open scientific review, FAIR, open source or citizen science.   The first eve…

…the centre has been managed by the University of Warsaw. It offers a capacity of twenty-eight places, which can be used by employees, doctoral candidates and pensioners of the UW. The centre has been redecorated and extended in recent years. On 24th May, it was officially reopened following the completion of renovation works.   3. Four new ERC grants The University of Warsaw has secured four new winners of prestigious European Research Council (ER…

…espect to chairpersons of faculty and university committees, management, expert and reviewer teams, and chairpersons of scientific and popularisation events. More information on the current Gender Equality Plan for the UW >>   Equality Policy at the UW The University of Warsaw has introduced a number of solutions regarding the policy of counteracting discrimination, mobbing and other undesirable behaviour at the university.   On 28th February a ne…

…an individual with outstanding leadership and excellent senior management experience at an international level. The successful candidate should have demonstrable experience working on a par with university leaders and exhibit strong stakeholder management abilities, along with commitment, excellent interpersonal skills, and outstanding communication capabilities.   The selected person will start their work in the office of the General Secretariat…

…ember. The competition was held in the auditorium of the UW’s Faculty of Management. The championships were organised for the twenty-eighth time and were attended by 63 teams representing 21 universities in Poland training computer scientists. In addition, seven student teams and one sponsored team took part in the competition.   Twelve medals The 2024 ICPC Polish Collegiate Programming Contest winner was the team from the University of Wrocław, w…

…many more, there are equally a number of serious risks and challenges associated with it.”   The Council of Europe’s Deputy Secretary also highlighted the Council of Europe’s adoption this year of the first-ever international legally binding treaty to ensure respect for human rights, the rule of law and legal standards for the use of artificial intelligence. The conference began on 18th November at 5 pm in the Senate Hall of the Kazimierzowski Pal…

…ntific problems, covering a wide range of disciplines. The maximum duration of the project implementation is six years. Prof. Adam Izdebski is a historian and ecologist. Between 2003 and 2008, he studied history and psychology as part of the MISH programme (Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in the Humanities) at the University of Warsaw, and in 2007/2008 he also completed his MA in history at the University of Oxford. He defended his PhD in his…

…doctoral candidates and employees from abroad. The new space offers a range of functional solutions: comfortable offices, workshop rooms, a spacious lecture theatre, rooms for researchers and a room for a parent with a child. There is also an open integration area for students to foster relationships and exchange experiences. On 28th October, there was the opening of the administration and teaching building in the upper courtyard of the Krakowskie…

…to verify the widespread scientific belief that species’ ranges are shifting poleward with climate change.   The results of the analysis, published by the researchers in the “Science” journal, suggest that new species sites are not necessarily appearing north of the species’ current range, as a western direction is more likely for many European forest plant species.   “For years, ecologists have been debating the rate of migration of terrestrial…

…tions in areas of interest to the user; the possibility for users to manage their loans and bookings online thanks to clear and easy-to-use accounts. Enrolment at BUW During the period of implementation of the Alma and Primo systems, BUW will be open at all times to users with a valid library account; the Free Access collections can be used on site, while access to BUW e-resources will be available with temporary restrictions.   There will be a su…