…is the number of antibiotic-resistant infections rising, but also the number of bacterial strains that cause these infections. At the same time, there has been a decline in the effectiveness of antibiotics used. Moreover, no new class of antibiotics has been developed for more than thirty years. There is a risk that we will soon lose any effective method of combating antibiotic-resistant infections. For a century, compounds known as antimicrobial…

…night. Until now, however, we have known little about regional differences in nesting habits of the chimpanzees.   Until recently, nesting on the ground was considered typical of gorillas, but appeared to be rare in most populations of chimpanzees. A team of researchers led by Dr Thurston C. Hicks, now at the UW’s Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, conducted an extensive chimpanzee nesting survey between 2004 and 2013 at 20 regions in the northern Dem…

…upernovae of type Iax. This finding may help to understand the number of supernovae caused by exploding white dwarfs. Detection of similar systems should further allow constraining the conditions for SN Ia progenitors.   Details of the paper: Greiner, C. Maitra, F. Haberl, R. Willer, J. M. Burgess, N. Langer, J. Bodensteiner, D. A. H. Buckley, I. M. Monageng, A. Udalski, H. Ritter, K. Werner, P. Maggi, R. Jayaraman and R. Vanderspek 2023, “A heliu…

…the 16th century onwards, under the Funj Sultanate, it developed as a regional political center and hub for teaching of Islam. The Old Dongola Mosque, a building continuously used for 1100 years, is the only surviving edifice to have withstood these transitions and historical events.   The two-storey building, 12m high, stands on top of a sandstone outcrop, dominating the landscape. Originally built as a throne hall or church in the early 9th cen…

…o raise money for earthquake-affected Türkiye.   The collected money will be donated to the Turkish Presidency for Disaster and Emergency Management – AFAD.   BANK NAME: SANTANDER BANK POLSKA Account number: 41 1090 1883 0000 0001 5300 0647 Name of recipient: Ambasada Turcji…

…It will allow the European University Alliances, and national and regional authorities to examine, test and facilitate the delivery of a joint European Degree label, based on common criteria. The initiative aims to mitigate obstacles in creating joint study programmes and awarding joint qualifications. It will target all higher education institutions across Europe and foster all types of transnational cooperation, facilitating an open dialogue bet…

…e environment and becomes a valuable resource,” Prof. Kargul says. SUNERGY is an open community advocating for solar fuels and chemicals as the new paradigm for a climate-neutral Europe in 2050. The community consists of a wide-range group of experts from industry, academia and society. SUNERGY aims at becoming a large European Research and Innovation initiative working towards the conversion and storage of renewable energy into fossil-free fuels…

…020/2021, UW lecturers from 22 faculties and other units have made a total number of 165 shared courses available to 4EU+ participants. Over 250 students from five 4EU+ partner universities participated in courses offered by the University of Warsaw.   Courses must be taught in one of the languages of the 4EU+ Alliance partner universities (German, French, Italian, Danish or Czech) or in English, and correspond thematically to one of the 4EU+ Alli…

…rammes – 3 projects – PLN 66.5 million European Regional Development Fund Innovative Economy Operational Programme, the Foundation for Polish Science – 41 projects – PLN 60 million European Regional Development Fund Human Capital Operational Programme, the Foundation for Polish Science – 3 projects – PLN 300,000 other, under the Social Funds – 9 projects – PLN 4.3 million The list of the most meaningful projects of the UW from the Social Funds (20…

…urces Strategy for Researchers. The University of Warsaw is implementing a number of actions to support and reinforce internationalisation. Among the introduced initiatives there is the Welcome Point. One of the aims of the IDUB Programme – the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” is to maintain an appropriate level of internationalisation. The programme covers actions for international employees to facilitate their adaptation in new surr…