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WUT in the ranking Times Higher Education WUR 2025

Opublikowano: 11/10/2024 9:17 am

Times Higher Education World University Ranking has been published since 2014.

In the latest edition of the ranking, the Warsaw University of Technology, like last year, was ranked 1201–1500. At the same time, the University got a higher number of points compared with last year.

Collaboration of WUT and Technical University Dresden continued

Opublikowano: 11/10/2024 9:15 am

Mazovian Voivod Mariusz Frankowski, WUT Vice-Rector for Research Professor Mariusz Malinowski, TUD Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Professor Michael Kobel, Saxony Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer

Staff and student exchanges, research projects and joint/double doctorates are the main areas of new agreements concluded between WUT and TU Dresden. Representatives of both universities met on 3 October 2024 at the Warsaw University of Technology.

Understanding proteins: the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Opublikowano: 11/10/2024 9:12 am

Simulation of a protein's three-dimensional structure by artificial intelligence, photo: DeepMind

This year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for "the numerical design of proteins" and "the numerical prediction of protein structures." But what does that really mean? Paweł Borowiecki, PhD, from the Faculty of Chemistry and Prof. Tomasz Ciach from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering explain.

WUT in the ranking Times Higher Education WUR 2025

Opublikowano: 11/10/2024 8:34 am

In the latest edition of the ranking, the Warsaw University of Technology, like last year, was ranked 1201–1500. At the same time, the University got a higher number of points compared with last year.

Why did a physicist win the Nobel Prize for neural networks?

Opublikowano: 10/10/2024 8:26 am

Symbolic representation of a neural network, photo by freepik, kjpargeter

Julian Sienkiewicz, PhD, and Tomasz Gradowski, PhD, from the Faculty of Physics, along with Prof. Przemysław Biecek, PhD, from the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, commented on the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

21st Fairs of Student Research Groups and Organisations

Opublikowano: 07/10/2024 12:06 pm

The graphic depicting a horse – the symbol of the KONIK Fairs

What can you do at the Warsaw University of Technology besides classes? What projects are done by students and how can you join them? Come and find out! You are invited on 8 and 9 October 10:00-16:00 to the WUT Main Building.

DIEGO project – the key to sustainable energy management in industry

Opublikowano: 07/10/2024 10:41 am

Warsaw University of Technology, as a partner research institution, actively participates in the international DIEGO project. Its main goal is to develop digital solutions for sustainable, energy-efficient, and economically viable management of energy infrastructure in industrial plants. The solutions of the DIEGO project are being implemented and launched in five pilot installations in various locations across four participating countries: Poland, Germany, Austria, and Israel.

Our student with a bronze medal of World Judo Juniors Championships

Opublikowano: 07/10/2024 10:33 am

Karolina Siennicka, a student of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, won a bronze medal at the World Judo Juniors Championships. The Polish athlete competed in the under 57 kg weight category, which included a total of 43 contenders.

The 2024/2025 academic year has begun

Opublikowano: 01/10/2024 5:48 pm

The Main Hall filled with people during the inauguration of the academic year

Good luck to everyone

From electronic waste to industrial catalysts

Opublikowano: 01/10/2024 3:26 pm

In the photo, the core research team from the Faculty of Chemistry, from left to right: Michał Młotek, PhD, Prof. Wioletta Raróg-Pilecka, Wojciech Patkowski, PhD, Hubert Ronduda, PhD

Learn more about the project

Operating Room Simulator – A State-of-the-art Laboratory at WUT

Opublikowano: 01/10/2024 9:29 am

The research station was established as part of a project funded by The National Centre for Research and Development

A state-of-the-art Operating Room Simulation Laboratory has been established at WUT’s Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering. It is one of three unique and best-equipped research centers of this kind in Europe.

WUT MakerSpace – A place where technical ideas turn into prototypes

Opublikowano: 01/10/2024 9:25 am

  MakerSpace consists of two areas: a workshop (equipped with devices and tools) and a coworking space.

Workshop, craft room, garage – students at technical universities worldwide can’t imagine their lives without places where they spend long hours creating various prototypes. In Poland, these spaces are still not standard. Meet WUT MakerSpace – a place on the polytechnic map where ideas turn into demonstrators.

From the diary of the WUT Racing team

Opublikowano: 01/10/2024 9:15 am

The WUT Racing team during the FS East competition in Hungary

This year, students from the WUT Racing team participated in three Formula Student competitions: in Hungary (July 28–August 3), Croatia (August 20–25), and Poland (August 27–September 2). How did it go for them? Let's hear from the team.

A WUT student will participate in the "Fly a Rocket!" program

Opublikowano: 01/10/2024 9:06 am

During the campaign, Bartosz Rylski led the "Flight Simulation" group

Bartosz Rylski, a second-year student at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering (Aerospace Engineering), was the only representative from a Polish university to qualify for the prestigious European Space Agency (ESA) program. He participated in the launch campaign of a student rocket.

WUT Starter – a guide for new students

Opublikowano: 30/09/2024 3:59 pm

An image depicting eyes

Starting university is like a leap into the unknown. An interactive guide comes to the rescue, helping you get to know Warsaw University of Technology.

Inauguration ceremony of the academic year 2024/2025

Opublikowano: 30/09/2024 9:34 am

In the photo, the Main Hall with a set-up wall and arranged chairs – prepared for the inauguration of the 2024/2025 academic year

On October 1, at 10.00, in the Main Building of WUT

EasyGreen Hydroponic Pot – a startup by WUT graduates

Opublikowano: 25/09/2024 8:22 am

EasyGreen Hydroponic Pot

EasyGreen is a startup founded by a group of WUT graduates. The team has just completed work on a unique project—a hydroponic pot for growing herbs at home. The project was developed as part of the Mentoring Program, run by WUT's Careers Service, in cooperation with mentor Dawid Adach.

Our scientists in World’s TOP 2% Scientists 2023

Opublikowano: 25/09/2024 8:14 am

World’s TOP 2% Scientists lists authors of the most cited publications.

The latest ranking World’s TOP 2% Scientists includes 77 academics from the Warsaw University of Technology. This is as many as 18 people more than last year. The list is prepared by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier and SciTech Strategies.

WUT's Institute of Heat Engineering building has been modernized

Opublikowano: 23/09/2024 8:59 am

The ribbon cutting ceremony

On September 18, this year, the renovated building of the Institute of Heat Engineering at WUT was officially opened for use. The ceremony marking the completion of the project was attended by representatives from the University's authorities, the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Budimex—the general contractor of the project—and invited guests. The event took place at the Institute of Heat Engineering building at Nowowiejska Street in Warsaw.

Houston, we are solving your problem!

Opublikowano: 20/09/2024 10:10 am

Academics from our two Facultites are involved in the project

In July NASA said that for financial reasons they are giving up the launch of the 433.5 billion dollars’ worth VIPER rover designed to search for natural resources on the south pole of the Moon. In view of these limitations at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, can we still dream about exploration of natural resources and searching for traces of life on Mars?

Closer to understanding the matter-antimatter asymmetry

Opublikowano: 20/09/2024 10:08 am

The STAR detector, which tracks thousands of particles produced by each ion collision at RHIC, weighs 1,200 tons and is roughly the size of a house. Photo: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

A team from the WUT’s Faculty of Physics has published an article in Nature detailing the first experimental observation of an antihypernucleus. The research was conducted as part of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Graphene camouflage

Opublikowano: 20/09/2024 9:59 am

The material has a great potential for application in the stealth technology

Our physicists have developed a nanocomposite graphene-based material, the unique properties of which may be used for military purposes. Their research results were published in the journal ”Optics Express”.

Protection against ionizing radiation as lightweight as graphene

Opublikowano: 20/09/2024 9:53 am

Graphene nanocomposites in the form of thin sheets

Our physicists, in collaboration with experts from Warsaw, Katowice, and Łódź, have investigated graphene-based nanocomposites that could be used in radiation protection materials. The results of their research have been published in Scientific Reports.

The Proton Dynamic team's racing marathon

Opublikowano: 20/09/2024 8:56 am

It was a successful season for the Proton Dynamic team, but the students are already thinking about the next one

Germany, Croatia and Poland - these were the locations where the Proton Dynamic team from the Warsaw University of Technology competed in the Formula Student series. How did our students perform?

We know the raking lists to the Doctoral School

Opublikowano: 16/09/2024 5:10 pm

In the photo, three people are sitting at a computer, and one is pointing at the screen

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 September 19, 2024.