Extrasolar planets are common in the Milky Way
A team of astronomers including researchers from the international PLANET project and the University of Warsaw Observatory based Polish OGLE survey led by prof. Andrzej Udalski has announced results of statistical studies on, how common extrasolar planets are in the Milky Way [more]

3^rd Polish Law & Economics Conference
The Conference will take place at the University of Warsaw on April 20-21, 2012. We welcome submissions in all fields of Law & Economics. Registration for the Conference will start in March 2012 [more]

UW Doctor Honoris Causa title for prof. Hauben
On 11^th January professor Hans Hauben has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in the field of history

University of Warsaw joined Refo500
On 15^th December prof. Włodzimierz Lengauer, vice-rector of the University of Warsaw and prof. Jerzy Axer, director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies "Artes Liberales" signed the partnership contract with Refo500 [more]

"Kapuściński Lectures" at UW
On 8^th December HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway delivered a lecture "Development and Dignity". The lecture was part of the "Kapuściński development lectures" [more]

Professor Szewach Weiss has been awarded Doctor Honoris Causa title
On 30^th November former Israeli Ambassador to Poland, political scientist, academic teacher, diplomat and professor of our University Szewach Weiss was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Warsaw

Professor Aaron Ciechanover has been awarded Doctor Honoris Causa title
On 15^thNovember professor Aaron Ciechanover was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in the field of chemistry by the University of Warsaw and the Warsaw University of Technology [more]

2012 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics announced
2012 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics has been awarded to professor Witold Nazarewicz, professor of physics at the Faculty of Physics UW and University of Tennessee [more]

Witold Lipski Prize announced
This year's Prize for Young Researchers in Computer Science for the best scientific achievements in computer science and its applications was awarded to Paweł Parys, a Ph.D. student from the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, UW. [more]

Minister of Higher Education from Sultanate of Oman at UW
On 19^th September Dr. Rawy Saud Al Busaidi paid a visit to the University of Warsaw. She met Ministry of Science and Higher Education and UW officials. The meeting concerned the possibility of Omani students studying at the University of Warsaw

Secretary-General of the Council of Europe at UW
On 15^th September Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland paid a visit to the University of Warsaw. He met with UW and MFA officials and took part in the conference organised on the ocassion of 20 years of Polish membership in Council of Europe

Prince Eustachy Sapieha's gift for the Research Centre in Cairo
Prince Eustachy Sapieha’s daughters have recently donated 28 volumes to the book collection of the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo [more]

Ag(II)SO4: Neither sulphate, nor peroxodisulphate - remarkable discovery
Wojciech Grochala and coworkers from the University of Warsaw joined by a colleague from the Jožef Stefan Institute (Slovenia) have examined silver(II) sulphate, Ag(II)SO4, synthesized for the first time 1½ years ago [more]

Cygnus X–1: Black hole In The Swan
Krzysztof Belczynski and Tomasz Bulik of the University of Warsaw and Charles Bailyn of Yale University announced results of research. Scientists had studied the most interesting binary star system in whole galaxy – Cygnus X–1 – the source of X–ray wavelengths [more]

Exotic structure of xenon difluoride at high pressure
Scientist from the University of Warsaw and Cornell University have predicted unusual behavior in one of the simplest noble gas compounds – xenon difluoride [more]

The Alumni Association of the University of Warsaw
On 30^th January, the Alumni Association of the University of Warsaw in North America held its inaugural meeting at the Embassy of Poland in Washington DC [more]

Prof. Tomasz Dietl from the University of Warsaw is a new member of the ERC Scientific Council
The European Commission has appointed seven new members of the Scientific Council, the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC). One of them is Prof. Tomasz Dietl from the UW’ Faculty of Physics and Polish Academy of Sciences [more]

President of the European Council at UW
On 17^th January President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy paid a visit to the University of Warsaw. President van Rompuy delivered a lecture "Europe’s Future". Lecture was organized on the occassion of the 20^th anniversary of the Centre for Europe at University of Warsaw [more]