Universities

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SWPS University joins European Reform University Alliance

Warsaw’s SWPS University has become the first private university in Poland to achieve 'European university status’ after joining the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) as an associated partner.

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    Polish researchers develop digital tool for measuring gender equality in science

    A digital tool for measuring gender equality in science has been developed by experts from the National Information Processing Institute - National Research Institute. Among other things, it offers insight into data about women employed in the science sector in Poland and Europe.

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    Lodz Solar Team wins iLumen European Solar Challenge 2022

    Students from the Lodz University of Technology have won first place at the European electric solar car race iLumen European Solar Challenge in Belgium.

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    Polish scientists to help create tanks for gas of the future

    High-pressure, extreme capacity composite tanks for transporting hydrogen with hydrogen tube trailers are being developed by an international consortium that includes scientists from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

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    IT programs at Lodz University of Technology get ABET accreditation

    Computer Science and Information Technology taught in English at Lodz University of Technology have received the prestigious accreditation of the American organization ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.).

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    Kraków Space Systems team win European Rover Challenge 2022

    The AGH Space Systems team has won the 8th edition of the European Rover Challenge in Kielce. The team from Kraków took 1st place in the on-site competition. DJS Antarixh team from India won in the remote formula.

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    Non-English-language scientific publications are also important, research shows

    The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. Meanwhile, they often provide important information on the protection of biodiversity in the world, says Dr. Joanna Kajzer-Bonk, a biologist from the Jagiellonian University.

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    Over 85,000 foreigners study in Poland

    Nearly 86,000 foreigners are now studying in Poland, with more than half coming from from Ukraine and Belarus, says a new report from Poland’s science and higher education data collection agency RAD-on data.

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    Life

    Scientists monitor bee health in ‘unique’ apiary on roof of university

    Scientists from the Faculty of Environmental Engineering of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology are working on measuring instruments and devices that will help in the care of bee families. They have set up an apiary called 'Ulopolis' on the roof of one of the buildings on the main university campus.

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    Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences gets ‘European University’ status

    The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences has been granted European University status by the European Commission.

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Shaking nanotubes

The properties of nanomaterials depend on how these structures vibrate, among other things. Scientists, including a Polish researcher, investigated the vibrations occurring in various types of carbon nanotubes.