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.

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.

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.

WUT researchers among the distinguished recipients

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 18^th Technician-Graduate Competition for graduates of vocational education schools in the 2023/2024 school year.

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.

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.

A "cosmic" project by our scientists

A team of young enthusiasts of autonomous drones Starling will fight for victory in A2RLxDCL Autonomous Drone Race in Abu Dhabi. Now they have managed to get through two stages and the final race is ahead of them.

A team from the Students’ Space Association wants to check if PV panels covered with a special material may change radiation present in space into electric power needed to complete missions more efficiently. The EVE CURIE experiment is implemented as part of a German Swedish programme REXUS/BEXUS, co-organised by the European Space Agency.

Quantum technologies are one of the key research areas in contemporary science and high-tech industry. Researchers from WUT's Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology have been playing a leading role in this race for over a decade. They design and develop technologically advanced electronic systems with ultra-precise timing and signal processing for numerous international quantum experiments. In doing so, they contribute to groundbreaking projects that have the potential to revolutionize not only experimental physics but also computer science, cryptography, and modern business.

On January 29, 2025, an agreement was signed to cooperate on the development of hydrogen technologies and synthetic fuels. The document was signed by representatives from ORLEN S.A., the Warsaw University of Technology Płock Branch, and the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. On behalf of WUT, the agreement was signed by Prof. Renata Walczak, Vice-Rector for the Płock Branch of WUT.

International cooperation of researchers

This year, Prof. Andrzej Kraśniewski from the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology at the Warsaw University of Technology received the Distinguished Star award in the Internationalization Stars competition.

Our university has once again been included in the Times Higher Education subject rankings, which feature nearly 1,500 universities from 97 countries and territories. WUT is present in four out of the eleven subject areas of the ranking, maintaining last year’s position in each.

Warsaw University of Technology and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań have been selected to participate in the Google.org Cybersecurity Seminar program, through which they may receive a grant of up to 1 million dollars.

The ranking lists of candidates to the Doctoral School of the Warsaw University of Technology are available. Now candidates are obliged to admit required documents until February 2, 2025.

International collaboration of researchers

The project of Prof. Robert Ziółkowski from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology has been included in the list of initiatives that received funding in the competition organized by the Medical Research Agency for the implementation of applied research in the biomedical field.

Revenues from the commercialization of intellectual property belonging to employees of the Warsaw University of Technology increased from 600,000 PLN net in 2023 to over 2.1 million PLN net in the recently concluded year 2024. This growth is the result of a greater focus on our university's third mission.

Roxana Mînzatu, the Vice-President of the European Commission, visited the Warsaw University of Technology. The occasion provided an opportunity to engage with students and university authorities and to discuss the future of technical education.

Between December 6 and 15, 2024, our doctoral student, Paweł Czernic, from the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, participated in a research mission at the Ptolemais site in Libya. Ptolemais is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient cities. The project includes fieldwork such as geophysical surveys, terrain mapping, and excavation works.

A dream for researchers and science enthusiasts worldwide, a symbol of everything that is greatest in science. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is a place that captivates with its impressive infrastructure, opportunities, and exceptional standing in the global research community. It is a place that our researchers are fortunate to call their second home. We visited them to gain a deeper understanding of what makes working at the world’s most renowned research facility so extraordinary.

The promotion of research and innovation in the production and use of renewable fuels was the central focus of the agreement signed on December 17, 2024, by Prof. Piotr Przybyłowicz, Dean of the Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering, and Czesław Siekierski, PhD, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. The meeting was also attended by Prof. Krzysztof Zaremba, Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology.

The revitalized appearance of the iconic Warsaw palm tree is, in part, the result of work by a team from WUT's Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering in collaboration with the Lubas company. Our specialists were responsible for designing and crafting the new leaves.