Tomasz Lasocki, PhD, from the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences at the Warsaw University of Technology and Janina Petelczyc, PhD, from the Department of Social Insurance at the Warsaw School of Economics have co-authored a report on self-employment in Poland. The report, titled "Voluntary Poverty – The Consequences of Voluntary ZUS for the Self-Employed", presents research findings on the financial situation of Polish entrepreneurs in Poland.
A team of students from four Warsaw universities – Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) (leading the consortium), University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, and Medical University of Warsaw – is working on an innovative targeted therapy for liver cancer. As part of the HEPASWITCH_IGEM2025 project, they aim to develop a groundbreaking solution that could revolutionise treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The initiative is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
In mid-February, the ranking list for the M-ERA.NET 3 Call 2024 was published. The list includes two projects from PW, involving researchers from the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering: “BAS4WIND - Basalt Fiber Composites for Sustainable Wind Energy” and “BioCAN - Development of bio-based polymers with covalently adaptable networks for recyclable natural fibre reinforced composite production”. Both projects have received funding under the program.
In February, the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at WUT hosted a ceremonial gala summarising two competitions organized by the Polish Society of Mechanical Engineers and Technicians (SIMP). During the event, awards were presented to the winners of the 24th Competition for the best mechanical diploma thesis, prepared and defended at a Polish technical university during the 2023/2024 academic year, as well as the 18th Technician-Graduate Competition for graduates of vocational education schools in the 2023/2024 school year.
As part of WUT’s collaboration with industry, a team of researchers from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering developed and implemented an innovative device called IZYDOR, designed for collecting incremental samples of bulk materials from transport vehicles. The research team at WUT was led by Marek Wojtyra, PhD, associate professor. The project was carried out in cooperation with the client, CEREUS WENA from Toruń.
The KNE Power Engineers Student Research Group, operating at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering at WUT, has won a grant in the competition organized by the BOŚ Foundation. The project involves the development of a laboratory prototype of a wave energy power plant, which aims to convert the mechanical energy of ocean waves into electrical energy.
