29 czerwca 2021
On 13th-14th July, Welcome Point organizes new workshops “The art of public speaking”. UW students who are interested in the topic can register by 4th July.
During a two-day event, UW students will learn how to use argumentation techniques, formulate the purpose of the speech, make a speech plan, or engage the audience, etc.
The workshops will be held on 13th-14th July, from 10:00 am. to 1:30 pm.
Attendance during two days of workshops is required. Qualified students will receive a link to the meeting.
Who can participate?
- BA students of 2nd and 3rd year,
- long term students of 4th and 5th year of uniform Master studies,
- MA students.
To register for the workshops, please fill in the form >>
One can apply by 4th July, 12 pm.
More information can be found on the University of Warsaw Welcome Point website >>
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
23 czerwca 2021
On 22nd June, the results of Perspektywy Ranking 2021 were out. The 23 study programmes run by UW were recognised as best in Poland. UW came second in the ranking of the best universities in the country, following the Jagiellonian University.
Since the beginning of the ranking, the University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University (JU) have taken the first two places: UW occupied the first place ten times, and JU nine times. In 2015 and 2017-2018, both universities shared the first place equally.
Perspektywy Ranking by Subject
UW was ranked first in this year’s edition of the Perspektywy Ranking by Subject. The 23 study programmes were considered as best in Poland: Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology (UW and JU equally), Economics, Education, Journalism and Communication, Polish Studies, Physics, Geography (UW and Adam Mickiewicz University equally), Geology, History, Internal Security, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Mathematics, Environmental Protection (UW and Adam Mickiewicz University equally), Political Science, Law (UW and JU equally), Psychology, Sociology, International Relations, and Management (UW and Koźmiński University equally).
According to Perspektywy, the 17 best study programmes are run by Warsaw University of Technology and 15 by the Jagiellonian University.
See the full results of the ranking >>
International rankings
Over the last months, the results of the most prestigious international rankings were published, e.g. QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, Shanghai’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects and QS World University Rankings by Subject. According to the QS University Rankings, UW is considered the number one university in the country. The University of Warsaw occupied 308th place worldwide. More information >>
UW among the most international universities 2021
In January, UW has been ranked 123rd in a ranking featuring 172 the most international universities in the world in 2021. The ranking was compiled using data from the Times Higher World University Rankings. More information >>
International rankings by subject
In March, the University of Warsaw has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021. The University of Warsaw’s best performance is in Archaeology, Modern Languages, and Philosophy. More information >>
In May, the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), compiled by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, was out. Mathematics and Physics, run by the University of Warsaw, were ranked 76-100. Also, nine other UW subjects were included in the ranking. More information >>
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
21 czerwca 2021
On 18th June, Prof. Alojzy Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw, has issued an ordinance on the operation of UW in the state of the COVID-19 epidemic. As of 1st July 2021, UW returns to on-site functioning.
As Poland’s epidemic situation has improved, COVID-19 vaccines widely available, and the restrictions have been eased, the UW Rector has issued the ordinance on the functioning of the University of Warsaw in the state of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The document includes information on the return to the university’s on-site operation, doctoral examinations, and the organisation of summer schools, team-building meetings and meetings of university bodies.
As of 1st July, the following regulations will apply:
- UW operates under general rules – on-site. In justified cases, remote work, and online meetings of certain bodies at the University of Warsaw, are possible.
- UW academic community members and visitors must obey all the hygienic and sanitary regulations. They result from the applicable provisions of law and the recommendations and guidelines of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
- Individuals with possible symptoms of COVID-19 and individuals who live in the same household with someone with COVID-19 are not permitted to stay at the UW premises.
- Public events, meetings, gatherings, open lectures, conferences, courses and training may be held on-site with the permission of heads of unites or Chancellor.
- Summer schools, camps, and meetings may take place on-site in compliance with sanitary and hygienic requirements.
- The University of Warsaw Library and other libraries make their collections accessible to users, complying with sanitary and hygienic requirements. If there are technical possibilities, libraries may operate in self-service mode.
More information on the ordinance >>
The organisation of classes being part of the 1st, 2nd and long-cycle study programmes, doctoral studies, programmes in doctoral schools, postgraduate studies, courses and training is regulated by separate regulations.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
18 czerwca 2021
UW students and doctoral candidates can attend 4EU+ shared online courses being held in the winter semester 2021/2022. It is possible now to register for courses offered by Sorbonne University. The registration deadline closes on 2nd July.
Five 4EU+ Alliance universities, the University of Warsaw, Charles University, Sorbonne University, Heidelberg University, and the University of Milan, will make their courses available to all 4EU+ students.
Sorbonne University’s offer
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
16 czerwca 2021
The University of Warsaw is offering an unpaid 76-hour intensive Polish language course online for international employees.
The course is aimed at learning basic communication skills that might be useful during working and living in Poland. Participants of the course will explore at the elementary level essential phrases, eg. how to buy a ticket, order a coffee or lunch, how to find your way around UW and dealing with basic affairs and phrases essential for social life in Poland. The course is also a unique possibility to network with other international employees and share experiences of living and working in our country.
The course will take place on 2nd–27th of August 2021, from 9:30 to 12:00 on the Kampus Platform and Zoom.
Course offer:
- free participation,
- 76 hours of Polish language at basic level,
- professional and passionate teaching team,
- online classes,
- great atmosphere in international environment.
For willing participants it is also possible to take part in additional classes on culture and language organised by Polonicum UW.
Who can apply?
The course is intended for international employees of University of Warsaw.
An employee should be understood as a person employed during the period of implementation of the development activity at the University on the basis of a contract of employment or appointment, in the group of academic teachers or non-academic teachers.
Please note that the places are limited.
Registration will start at the end of June and will be available on Kampus platform.
More details can be found on Welcome Point website >>
For more details please contact Welcome Point: welcome@uw.edu.pl
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
14 czerwca 2021
The Centre of New Technologies invites to a webinar by
Joanna Kowalska, PhD,
Division of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
Title: How mRNA vaccines work and how to improve them with chemical modifications?
Date: 18th June 2021 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 pm (Central European Summer Time)
Host: prof. Joanna Trylska
Virtual seminar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89327576237
Meeting ID: 893 2757 6237
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Abstract:
The gene expression process, in which the genetic information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a protein product, controls the function of our organisms. Expression of each protein-coding gene occurs in two crucial steps: (i) copying the information written in DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA) in a process called transcription and (ii) the translation of nucleotide sequence of mRNA into a functional protein. Most of traditional medicines (drugs) exert their therapeutic effect by interacting with proteins in the human body. However, this approach is ineffective in the case of many diseases such as cancer, infectious diseases, and genetic disorders. An alternative to traditional drugs is gene therapy, which is an experimental approach relying on the use of genes to treat or prevent disease. In recent years, synthetic mRNA has emerged as a promising candidate for therapeutic gene delivery. The last decade has brought a significant progress in our understanding of mRNA cellular fate and function and this knowledge has been quickly adopted to improve mRNA-based therapeutics, many of which are currently tested in clinical trials. The great breakthrough in mRNAs-based therapeutic field was the development of mRNA-base SARS-CoV2 vaccines, independently, by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna. This success has convinced many that mRNA-based therapeutic interventions and vaccines may soon revolutionize the drug industry.
Our group has developed many reagents providing access to chemically modified mRNAs with improved therapeutic properties. One of our inventions is used in mRNA-based anticancer vaccines that are currently under clinical trials. To identify mRNA modifications with superior properties, we employ an interdisciplinary experimental approach that combines biological chemistry, molecular biophysics, and molecular biology to understand the structure-function relationship for mRNA. We are also aiming at answering one of the ‚big’ still open questions in the therapeutic mRNA field, which is ‚how exactly mRNA translation is controlled in time and space in the cell?’. During the talk, I will provide an overview of our past and recent research focused on either modulating activity of therapeutic mRNA or visualizing the fate of modified mRNA in living cells and whole organisms.
11 czerwca 2021
The University of Warsaw has been ranked 308th in the latest QS World University Rankings – one of the world’s most-consulted international rankings that name top 1 300 universities. The 18th edition of the ranking has seen the university rise 13 places year on year.
According to the QS World University Rankings 2022, published by global higher education consultancy QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the University of Warsaw occupied 308th place worldwide, improving its performance (in 2022: 308th place, in 2021: 321st place). UW was also ranked 130th in Europe and 1st in Poland.
1 300 universities, 300 more than last year, were evaluated according to the following five indicators:
- Academic reputation (40%)
- Employer reputation (10%)
- Faculty/student ratio (20%)
- Citations per faculty (20%)
- International faculty ratio/international student ratio (5% each)
UW performed best in the academic and employer reputation categories.
More information on the rankings >>
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
UW employees and their closest family members can get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the University Vaccination Point, located in the University of Warsaw Library building.
It is possible to get vaccinated until 14th June, depending on the number of available places. In case of high interest in vaccinations, additional dates for receiving the first dose, after 15th June, will be taken into consideration.
Who can register for vaccination at the University Vaccination Point?
- full-time and part-time employees employed under an employment agreement/appointment,
- family members of an employee entitled to use the Company Social Benefits Fund – child, spouse, parent, parent-in-law.
How to register for vaccination?
Those who want to register for vaccination are requested to fill in the form “Vaccination application organised by the University of Warsaw in cooperation with CenterMed”.
Important information:
- Vaccinations will be administered by the CenterMed Warsaw company (“CenterMed Warszawa”), 00-630 Warsaw, 10a Waryńskiego Street.
- Vaccination place: the University of Warsaw Library building (sports area, at -1 level), 00-312 Warsaw, 56/66 Dobra Street.
- Detailed information regarding the organisation of vaccinations at the University Vaccination Point is available at https://centermed.pl/uw.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
09 czerwca 2021
Position of post-doc in the OPUS project 2020/39/B/NZ2/01301 entitled „Development of tools for the rational design of peptide therapeutics” financed by the National Science Centre, Poland, is open for application. Project leader: dr hab. Sebastian Kmiecik. Available positions: 2. Deadline for applications: 11 July 2021. For more info see >> pdf
08 czerwca 2021
Over 360 000 scientific articles from nearly 1 400 journals and mobile versions of books in Open Access – these resources are gathered in the largest scientific database in Poland with full-text publications – the Library of Science.
The Library of Science project is led by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computer Modelling at the University of Warsaw as a part of the Open Science Platform. The new version of the library provides full-text publications of journals and books, along with an interface for automatic imports and uploads of new resources by journal editors and publishers. Thanks to the implementation of recognised technical standards, scientific publications which are available on the platform are very well visible for search engines and are thus easily accessible to all interested readers.
On 15th June, an online conference “Library of Science. Developing the infrastructure and resources of Open Science” will be held.
“During the conference, we would like to host a discussion about the needs and expectations of scientific publishers and journal editorial boards related to Open Access, especially in the context of the European and Polish scientific policy. It is also an opportunity to exchange international experiences related to Open Access to scientific publications. We have invited the representatives of European and national institutions responsible for the development of science and implementation of Open Access, as well as the representatives of other regional publication platforms,” informs Dr. Krzysztof Siewicz, coordinator of the Polish Scientific Publications Platform project.
More information on the project >>
The new version of the platform has been developed in the project “Platform of Polish Scientific Publications”, co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund (total project value: PLN 5 164 777,78, co-funding from European Funds: PLN 4370,951.43).
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
