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Professor Piotr Węgleński passes away It is with sadness that we inform that Prof. Piotr Węgleński, internationally recognised scientist, director of the Centre for New Technologies of the University of Warsaw in 2012-2017, former pro-rector and rector of the University of Warsaw, passed away on 19 January 2024. >>

“From fundamental discoveries to a safe and sustainable future” – symposium organized by the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw On January 30, 2024, a symposium titled “From fundamental discoveries to a safe and sustainable future” will be held in the aula hall of the Old Library of the University of Warsaw. The event is organized by the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw. The program will include the following lectures: “Does […] >>

Marta Korpacz is the laureate of the fourth edition of the “DeepMind Scholarships” program Marta Korpacz, working in the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Modeling Biological Systems, was awarded a scholarship under the Deep Mind program. As part of the scholarship, Ms. Marta will work with her mentor from the University of Warsaw (Professor Joanna Sułkowska) and DeepMind on a selected scientific project. Congratulations! More informations. >>

Francesca Marchetto has created an innovative educational game SFL Escape Room for The Night of Biologists. Francesca Marchetto, a PhD student in the Solar Fuels Laboratory (supervisor: Professor Joanna Kargul), has conceived an innovative, educational game, SFL Escape Room, for this year’s edition of the Night of Biologists organised by the Faculty of Biology on 12 January. The interactive game has been enthusiastically received by both participants and event organizers. Link to […] >>

Poster exhibition from CeNT in Pałac Kazimierzowski On December 15, 2023, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Prof. Alojzy Nowak, opened the poster exhibition presenting research and innovation conducted at CeNT in the Kazimierzowski Palace. This is the first exhibition in a series of similar events for the UW community and beyond promoting the highlights of R&I activities at UW in […] >>

Professor Marta Wiśniewska is a member of the Neurobiology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences has released the outcomes of its Scientific Committees elections for the term 2024-2027, revealing Professor Marta Wisniewska as one of the newly elected members of the Neurobiology Committee. These Committees are a representation of scientists from various fields.They serve as opinion bodies and forums of intellectual exchange among scholars. Congratulations! >>

Researchers from the Centre for New Technologies received OPUS and PRELUDIUM grant funding The results of the NCN OPUS 25 and PRELUDIUM 22 competitions have been announced. The winners include researchers associated with the Center for New Technologies at the University of Warsaw. – Piotr Maciej Chyży, M.A.: “Computational alchemy and experimental validation: a hybrid approach to the design of new antimicrobial peptides.” Financing granted: PLN 139,997. – […] >>

EU project kick-off: “SUNGATE” In October 2023, the EU project “SUNGATE” began, an important participant of which is the Solar Fuels Laboratory run by Professor Joanna Kargul, operating at the Centre of New Technologies University of Warsaw. The aim of the SUNGATE project itself is to develop a novel, circular, sustainable and cost-efficient bio-hybrid technology that will enable the […] >>

Przemysław Malinowski, PhD received funding for the OPUS-LAP project We are pleased to announce that Przemysław Malinowski, PhD (Laboratory of Small Molecules’ Activation) received funding for the OPUS-LAP project “Improved molecular magnets based on sandwich complexes of lanthanides with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons”. Scientists from three other research groups will also participate in the research: Prof. Bartosz Trzaskowski (Chemical and Biological Systems Simulation Laboratory) and […] >>

The European Commission approved the CETO report The European Commission has approved the report of the Clean Energy Technologies Observatory (CETO), one of the key authors of which is the SUNER-C/SUNERGY initiative. CETO provides an evidence-based analysis of the current state of knowledge on which pan-European regulations in this area are based. The Observatory monitors EU research and innovation activities on clean […] >>