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Artur Werys from the Faculty of Physics at a holiday internship at CERN

Opublikowano: 01/09/2025 12:01 pm

Artur Werys at a holiday internship at CERN

Artur Werys, student of the WUT Faculty of Physics, is spending his holidays in an unusual way – he’s working on a prototype of the FoCal-H detector, which will be part of the ALICE experiment. Arthur’s stay is taking place thanks to the CERN programme SPARC (Student Engineering Internships) 2025. Its participants complete internships under the supervision of experts and develop solutions that then support CERN’s research equipment.

Two WUT students compete in the Cyberiada finals

Opublikowano: 01/09/2025 11:59 am

Two WUT students compete in the Cyberiada finals

Cyber Sea and Fellow Gamedecs – these are two out of 10 teams that qualified to the Cyberiada finals, Championships in Computer Games Design for students. Oliwia Pawlicka and Zuzanna Kluczek, WUT students, along with their teams, at the beginning of September will compete for the first place. The competition finals will take place in Łódź during CD-Action Expo 2025, one of the biggest gaming events in Poland.

SUPOMAT - the first self-service SUP board rental station in Poland

Opublikowano: 01/09/2025 11:57 am

SUPOMAT - the first self-service SUP board rental station in Poland

Since June, at the Żyrardowski Reservoir, SUPOMAT has been working - the first self-service rental station of Stand Up Paddle boards (SUP) in Poland. It was developed by a Polish technological start-up Zaklepuje.To, founded by Jakub Jażdżyk – student of the WUT Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology. The innovative project digitalises the water sports market by offering spontaneous and self-service 24/7 access to equipment.

Biogas plants and energy cooperatives

Opublikowano: 21/08/2025 1:33 pm

Another step towards Poland’s energy transition

Two WUT projects awarded funding in the SONATINA 9 competition

Opublikowano: 21/08/2025 1:20 pm

Applications of artificial intelligence can be very broad, photo: pixabay

The use of artificial intelligence in cancer treatment and the improvement of the stability and efficiency of catalysts for hydrogen production are the topics our researchers will pursue under grants from the National Science Centre (NCN).

WUT hosts summer school for students of nuclear energy-related fields

Opublikowano: 21/08/2025 1:12 pm

Participants of the Polish-American summer school under the Regional Energy Training Center initiative, photo by Polski Atom

At the turn of July and August, the Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies CEZAMAT at Warsaw University of Technology hosted a Polish-American summer school organized by the Ministry of Industry and the United States Department of Energy, as part of the Regional Energy Training Center (RETC) initiative.

WUT doctoral student at a conference and summer school in China

Opublikowano: 21/08/2025 1:02 pm

Anna Łabęda, MSc

Anna Łabęda, MSc, from the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology took part in the International Symposium on Innovation and Future Perspective in Silsesquioxane Chemistry (IFSC 2025) and the accompanying Summer School & Young Scientists Forum, held from 18 to 31 July 2025. The event, organized by Shandong University (山东大学) in Jinan (China) under the leadership of Prof. Hongzhi Liu, brought together researchers from all over the world, creating a unique space for the exchange of knowledge and experience. 

Two WUT Teams in the final of an international Mars rover competition

Opublikowano: 21/08/2025 12:59 pm

Two WUT Teams in the Finals of an International Mars Rover Competition

KNR Rover Team and SKA Robotics are two student research groups from Warsaw University of Technology that will take part in the eleventh edition of the prestigious robotics and space competition European Rover Challenge (ERC). The teams will face their rivals in the grand finals, which will take place on 29–31 August on the campus of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków.

WUT researchers are working on new generation batteries

Opublikowano: 11/08/2025 12:17 pm

WUT researchers are working on new generation batteries

An international research project ANGeLiC

Design Educates Awards: 4 distinctions for our students

Opublikowano: 11/08/2025 11:58 am

Design Educates Awards: 4 distinctions for our students

The projects of our four students were distinguished in this year’s edition of the competition "Design Educates Awards", which is a prestigious international competition aimed at promoting value-driven architecture. The distinguished designs were created by: Tomasz Szenajch, Aleksandra Snopkowska, Przemysław Sasin and Agnieszka Wardzińska.

Community Pavilion – student project erected in the Łazienki Królewskie Park

Opublikowano: 11/08/2025 11:32 am

Community Pavilion, photo by Artur Brzozowski

Next to the Hermitage building in the premises of the Łazienki Królewskie Museum, the Community Pavilion was erected – created by teachers and students of the WUT Faculty of Architecture under the initiative ”Stawiamy_” (We Erect).

WUT co-creates of CitCom.ai – technologies for future-oriented cities

Opublikowano: 11/08/2025 11:27 am

The Warsaw University of Technology combines geospatial technologies with human-centric AI, photo by CitCom.ai

CitCom.ai is an advanced test and experimentation platform designed to foster the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI and robotics technologies in urban environments and communities. The initiative promotes close cooperation among research institutions, local authorities, and industry partners to establish real-life conditions for validating AI-driven digital solutions.

Professor Artur Kasprzak distinguished by the American Chemical Society

Opublikowano: 11/08/2025 11:23 am

Professor Artur Kasprzak

Professor Artur Kasprzak is this year’s winner of the prestigious distinction - 2025 Rising Star in Organic & Inorganic Chemistry - awarded by the American Chemical Society (ACS). This distinction is awarded annually to young researchers who do breakthrough research in the field of chemistry and who stand out through their extraordinary scientific activity and high quality academic achievements.

WUT has the best electrical power engineers!

Opublikowano: 11/08/2025 11:08 am

WUT has the best electrical power engineers!

During a thrilling grand final of the competition Future Energy Challenge 2025, our students won by beating the best teams from, among others, Taiwan, India or USA. The team comprises students from student research associations DREN and PEPA RG operating at the Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Electrical Engineering. The substantiative supervisors of the team were Krzysztof Kalinowski, MA, and Professor Jacek Rąbkowski. 

Earthquake-resistant school – our students won an international competition

Opublikowano: 11/08/2025 11:06 am

Winning project of the school designed by the WUT Faculty of Architecture students

Nina Dobroczyńska, Emiliya Skipar and Julian Hendigery from the Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Architecture (WAPW) created a project of a model school resistant to earthquakes in challenging Himalayan conditions. A requirement of the Nepal School Project competition was the use of natural materials and designing the facility in line with the environment. Our students won the main prize in the competition.

WUT students win award in the Student Aerospace Challenge

Opublikowano: 04/08/2025 5:19 pm

In the photo, ignition of the hypergolic fuel-oxidizer mixture during lab testing

The OrbitWUT team, composed of students from Warsaw University of Technology, received the prestigious ArianeGroup Award in the Student Aerospace Challenge 2024/25. The competition, organized by the Astronaut Club Européen in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), ArianeGroup, and Dassault Aviation, brought together teams from leading technical universities across Europe.

Butterfly wings under the microscope of WUT researchers

Opublikowano: 04/08/2025 5:14 pm

In the photo, there is a butterfly with yellow wings and a pink flower.

Professor Mariusz Zdrojek and Anna Wróblewska, PhD, from the Faculty of Physics at Warsaw University of Technology are taking part in a research project aimed at developing innovative materials for passive heating and cooling of buildings, drawing inspiration from nature. The research team will investigate how black butterflies and spiders absorb light, while white insects reflect it – all in pursuit of better thermal management in buildings.

Noise and vibration protection – BRIK railway projects at WUT

Opublikowano: 04/08/2025 4:57 pm

A man wearing a helmet and a reflective vest is working on the railway tracks

Cezary Kraśkiewicz, PhD, and Prof. Artur Zbiciak led two major BRIK (Railway Innovation Research and Development) projects at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). These initiatives resulted in the development of prototype technologies aimed at reducing noise and vibrations caused by railway traffic. In January 2025, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. signed perpetual license agreements for the use of these solutions, marking a milestone in their practical implementation.

Innovative supported catalysts – driving industrial progress

Opublikowano: 04/08/2025 4:19 pm

In the photo: Ewa Iwanek, PhD, with her thesis students: Monika Datko and Alexander Mussmann

Learn more about the project

Smart Villages Plus – a smart countryside rooted in science

Opublikowano: 18/07/2025 2:44 pm

In the photo: a rural landscape: in the foreground, a field; in the background, a tractor, a forest, and a house.

Tailoring rural development and quality of life to the specific needs and potential of individual regions – this is the main objective of the Smart Villages Plus project, led by the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at Warsaw University of Technology. The initiative presents not only an opportunity for the revitalisation of rural areas, but more importantly, for their sustainable and integrated development through the innovative application of technological and scientific resources.

Our researcher visits the Joint Research Centre

Opublikowano: 18/07/2025 2:24 pm

In photo: Prof. Kamila Sałasińska during her visit to the Joint Research Centre in Ispra

Professor Kamila Sałasińska, from the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, was among 10 researchers from Poland invited to participate in the event "Visit of the Polish Young Scientists", held at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra on 24–26 June 2025.

A bridge built on qubits

Opublikowano: 18/07/2025 2:18 pm

In the photo: Aleksander Mazur and Konrad Łącki at the quantum workstation

Quantum technologies are one of the key areas of interest for researchers and students from the Faculty of Physics at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). Supporting education in this field is a newly developed QUBIT workstation – a physical platform for working with qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information. This advanced infrastructure was created in partnership with SONOVERO R&D, the developer of AIQLAB and a strong proponent of integrating science with industry.

Final of the "Become an Ambassador" Competition

Opublikowano: 16/07/2025 5:21 pm

In the photo, there are six people, including two female students from Warsaw University of Technology who were awarded in the "Become an Ambassador" competition.

Natalia Dominiak and Karolina Skalska from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering represented Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) in the final of the national "Become an Ambassador" competition, organized by the Leopolda Wild Foundation in collaboration with the Poland in Silicon Valley Centre. Karolina Skalska was named the overall winner of the competition. The initiative aimed to inspire young women to engage in economic diplomacy and promote Poland internationally, particularly in the context of Polish–American relations and the development of innovation.

A new class of high-performance light-emitting materials

Opublikowano: 15/07/2025 9:26 am

In the photo: a man is holding a lit light bulb, and a group of people are holding mobile phones

The materials were developed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Warsaw University of Technology, under the leadership of Professor Janusz Lewiński. The simplicity of the synthesis process combined with the unique optoelectronic properties of these compounds makes them highly promising candidates for practical applications in optoelectronic devices.

Innovative treatments for inflammatory skin diseases

Opublikowano: 15/07/2025 9:19 am

In the photo: hop cones (Lupuli flos)

Can hops – widely known as a key ingredient in beer – serve as the foundation for advanced therapeutic preparations? A team of researchers from Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), led by Jan Krzysztoforski, PhD, and the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM), will seek the answer through a pioneering interdisciplinary project.