The scientists have observed the source for a high-energy cosmic neutrino coming from outside our galaxy. The article in “Science” magazine describes the observational campaign and its results. Prof. Tomasz Bulik from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw is one of the authors.   On 22nd September last year, the Ice Cube Neutrino…

Do you want to study in English at UW or other Polish universities? We offer you an intensive programme which focuses on academic English as well as a basic course of Polish language. The deadline for sending application: 15th July.   Secondary school graduates from abroad who want to study in English at the University…

In August 2017, Ben Hur Mussulini came to Poland for the first time. He visited Warsaw for a week, got to know the university and met researchers from the Centre of New Technologies. He also came to decide whether to join the team of Prof. Agnieszka Chacińska. He found out about the job opportunity in…

13 European Higher Education networks and associations call on the EU institutions to double the budget for research, innovation and education in the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF).   The University of Warsaw is a member of the European University Association (EUA) and the Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA). These two…

The international conference entitled “Zbigniew Brzeziński: Thoughts – Politics – Legacy” will be held on 20th-21st October at the University of Warsaw.   Zbigniew Brzeziński was a Polish-American diplomat and political scientist. He belonged to the realist school of international relations. Zbigniew Brzeziński was a national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to…

On 28th September the University of Warsaw and the University of Cambridge were celebrating the official inauguration of the strategic partnership between the two institutions and the launching of the permanent programme of Polish Studies at Cambridge.   The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, the Rector of the University of…

The Virgo collaboration and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration report the three-detector observation of gravitational waves. This result highlights the scientific potential of a global network of gravitational wave detectors, by delivering a better localization of the source and access to polarizations of gravitational waves. The two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory detectors, located in Livingston, Louisiana,…

From 18th to 22nd June, the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Warsaw will organise the 2nd World Congress on Logic and Religion.   There are important topics that are proposed to be discussed at the 2nd World Congress on Logic and Religion in Warsaw, these include: Impact of religious beliefs on logical structures;…

The Foundation for Polish Science will fund a new international research unit which will operate within the Centre of New Technologies of the UW. Research teams of a new unit will focus on the adaptive cellular mechanisms triggered by stress.   “International Research Agenda” is a prestigious grant awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science.…

On 22nd April candidates who would like to study at the University of Warsaw can take part in an Open Day. It will be an opportunity to get to know various programmes of study and talk to lecturers and students.   Faculties, institutes and other units of the University of Warsaw will present their educational…