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Researchers from the Faculty of Mechatronics presented the results of their work at the international Symposium on Current Trends in Analytical Chemistry in Mumbai. One of the presentations was honoured with an award for the best oral presentation.

Anna Sztyber‑Betley PhD from the Institute of Automatics and Robotics at the Faculty of Mechatronics of Warsaw University of Technology is the co‑author of two publications released in the prestigious journal Nature. The first paper concerns the phenomenon of emergent misalignment in large language models, while the second publication focuses on tools that enable a reliable assessment of the real competencies of artificial intelligence systems.

Bacterial infections and the growing resistance to antibiotics are among the most serious challenges facing modern medicine. Researchers at Warsaw University of Technology have decided to take on this problem.

On 5–6 March 2026, the inaugural meeting for the international ECLECTICCE project – Enhancing CCI skills and knowledge in Advanced Technologies for more competitive and inclusive products and services – took place in Padua, Italy. The initiative, funded under the Interreg Central Europe 2021–2027 Programme, focused on strengthening technological competencies within the cultural and creative industries. One of the project partners is Warsaw University of Technology.

The Faculty of Materials Engineering is launching an international research project called ‘RETIN-A-EYE – Machine Learning Platform for Personalised Intravitreal Anti‑VEGF Therapy Using Drug‑Loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles’. The project is funded by the National Science Centre under the M‑ERA.NET 3 Call 2025 programme.

In February, the Universitat Politècnica de València hosted another edition of international workshops, attended by students from the A3 specialisation – Architecture, Technology and Structures – at the Warsaw University of Technology's Faculty of Architecture, under the guidance of Prof. Anna Maria Wierzbicka. The workshops resulted in the construction of a wooden educational pavilion, implementing the principles of the New European Bauhaus initiative within the ENHANCE consortium.

This is a significant achievement, especially given that the Max Planck Society is one of the most renowned scientific organisations in the world. It ranks third in terms of the number of publications in leading scientific journals, and its community includes as many as 31 Nobel Prize laureates. In this year’s edition of the programme, only 20 candidates from around the world were selected, with a success rate of approximately 2%. Sabina is one of only two participants from Europe to have been admitted.

During the Swedish Royal Couple’s visit to Poland, the conference “Scaling Innovation for Europe: Sweden and Poland in Partnership” took place at the Copernicus Science Centre, with the Warsaw University of Technology as a co-organizer. Representatives of the University participated in the event, with students presenting their technological projects.

The number 13 proved lucky for Warsaw University of Technology. On Friday, March 13, the awards in the 13^th edition of the Genius Universitatis competition were presented. The WUT team won the main prize in the Event category, secured two second places in the Gadget and Press Advertising categories, and finished as runner-up in the Genius Stars category, yielding only to one other team in the final. The awards were accepted by Krzysztof Szymański, Head of the Communication and Promotion Office at Warsaw University of Technology. The competition is organised by Perspektywy. 

On 13–14 March, the International Education Fair took place at the EXPO XXI hall in Warsaw. Among the exhibitors, the Warsaw University of Technology had a strong presence. Over the two days, our stand was visited by hundreds of pupils, teachers, and parents who wanted to learn more about technical studies and the opportunities offered by our University.

The research will use Organ-on-Chip technology

On 26 February 2026, Warsaw University of Technology hosted one of the largest trade missions in recent months. More than 45 representatives of Dutch defence-sector companies and institutions came to Warsaw for a three-day visit to assess the potential of Polish entities in building joint consortia under the European Defence Fund (EDF). In addition to Warsaw University of Technology, the Dutch delegation visited Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, WB Electronics, and the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation.

At the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography of Warsaw University of Technology, the project "Historical Earth Research for Multitemporal Evolution Study by Remote Sensing technique (HERMES)" is being carried out. The initiative focuses on developing a modern, fully automated method for analysing archival aerial photographs using artificial intelligence.

Ravindra Singh from the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare in Padua has been awarded one of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships in the latest edition of the programme. The researcher will carry out his fellowship at the Faculty of Physics of Warsaw University of Technology, under the supervision of Prof. Małgorzata Janik. In this call, out of more than 17,000 proposals submitted, 1,610 were selected for funding. 

At the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology, an innovative R&D project entitled “Development of an Inertial Navigation Support System for High-Spin Objects (NeuroNavi)” is currently underway. The project is led by Dawid Florczak, MSc, and has received funding under the renowned LIDER XV programme of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR). It represents an important step towards developing independent, nationally developed (sovereign) navigation technologies for rocket and unmanned systems.

Visit our stand on 13 and 14 March at the EXPO XXI Centre in Warsaw

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education has announced the results of the 6^th edition of the “Student Research Groups Innovate” competition. The Warsaw University of Technology has been an active part of the initiative since the very beginning. The initiative enables the most talented students in student research groups to implement advanced research and development work and transfer the developed technologies to the economic sphere. 

The paper “Reliable Determination of Photoreaction Kinetics and Cyclization/Cycloreversion Quantum Yields for Dithienylethene Switches” by Jakub Drapała, PhD, and Krzysztof Durka, PhD, from the Faculty of Chemistry at WUT, has been highlighted on the inside front cover of the renowned journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. The work was conducted in collaboration with Katarzyna N. Jarzembska, PhD, and Radosław Kamiński, PhD, from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Warsaw.

The Minister of Science and Higher Education has awarded PLN 13 023 552.19 to a consortium in which the Warsaw University of Technology is a partner, as part of the programme “Support for participation of Polish scientific teams in international projects of research infrastructure”. The funding will support the project: “Financing the activity of the Polish node of the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science – E-RIHS.pl”, to be implemented from 2026 to 2030.

As part of the government initiative “Atom at Universities”, a competence-building project at the Warsaw University of Technology has now ended. The undertaking, financed by the Ministry of Energy, aimed to prepare specialised engineers for Poland’s developing sector of nuclear power.

The event will take place on 10–11 March

Zofia Witkowska from the Faculty of Architecture at WUT has designed the Ceramics Centre – a space devoted to clay and ceramics, presenting their history and significance within a unique architectural setting. Her concept envisions three buildings connected by an underground level, with forms inspired by objects made of clay. The project was developed under the supervision of Joanna Klimowicz, PhD, as part of the course Public Utility Building Design.

The 9^th edition of the interdisciplinary mpiBIM project has come to an end. Students from four Faculties of the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) – the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the Faculty of Environmental Engineering, and the Faculty of Management – took part in this inter-faculty initiative. This year’s task was to design the WUT Interdisciplinary Research Centre. The mpiBIM project has been conducted continuously since 2017.

Researchers collaborating within the STAR experiment, conducted at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory, have obtained breakthrough results concerning the structure of the quantum vacuum and the dynamics of strong interactions. The findings have been published in Nature.

We would like to inform you that from 16 to 18 February 2026, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., a condolence book will be available in the Main Hall of the Main Building of the Warsaw University of Technology.