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There’s a lot going on at the University of Wrocław Press and we want to keep you informed! In our series #MondayswithWUWr, we keep you up to date with the most important events, book news and issues important to the Publishing House! We also encourage you to follow the wuwr.eu website and the Publishing House’s social media – Fb, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Space-time symmetries are a key component of fundamental physical theories, such as classical and quantum electrodynamics, or general relativity theory (classical gravitational field theory). The most fundamental of these are described by the Lorentz group (for a non-zero cosmological constant this generalises to the de Sitter or anti-de Sitter group), preserving the value of the speed of light c. On the other hand, if we consider the so-called Galilean limit, in which c goes to infinity, we reduce the theory in question to classical Newtonian physics, where time is absolute.

322 scientists whose projects were on waiting lists in the OPUS 25, PRELUDIUM 22, MAESTRO 15 and SONATA BIS 13 calls received funding decisions on June 7, 2024. Thus, the group of winners of these competitions increased from 452 to 774 researchers.

She has traveled to more than 50 countries! Today we will tell you more about the passion of Karolina Sokołowska, who on a daily basis – whenever she is not traveling, of course – can be met in the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław.

We encourage you to view the photo report of this event, taken by Paweł Piotrowski, photographer at the Communication Department.

The 7th International Lithuania Congress concluded at the University of Wrocław. The conference commemorated several important anniversaries for Lithuania, such as the 20th anniversary of its accession to the European Union and NATO and the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendly Relations with Poland.

In the Oratorium Marianum, those honoured with the ‘’Wrocław Freedom’’ badge gathered on Wednesday, 5 June, but above all friends and acquaintances from the years when a free Poland was fought for.

At the headquarters of the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities of the University of Wrocław, another Exchange of Scientific Associations took place, with 18 student associations and organisations taking part.

6 czerwca mija 35 lat od oficjalnego zdjęcia Bolesława Bieruta z szyldu naszej Alma Mater. 5 czerwca 2024 roku wręczono 35 Odznak honorowych „Wrocławska Wolność” przyznawanych osobom, które w okresie dyktatury komunistycznej przed 1989 rokiem, będąc członkami społeczności Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego (pracownikami lub studentami) stawały w obronie podstawowych wartości, takich jak wolność, prawda, sprawiedliwość oraz godność człowieka.

The history of printing is a fascinating story about the evolution of human communication, which impacted the development of our civilization. The print was invented in China by Bi Sheng around 1040 A.D. Bi Sheng used clay types that were movable and could be used multiple times. The method gradually evolved. Later, wood and metal was used to produce durable and easier to modify types. The technique spread in Korea, where the first metal typeface was invented in 1234. In Korea, in the 15th century, “Jikji” was printed. It is perceived as the oldest book printed with the use of movable metal types, that proceeded the Gutenberg Bible.

Twenty seven researchers from the UWr will be granted with PLN 40 million to realize their own projects as a result of the OPUS 26 and SONATA 19 Projects of the National Science Centre. Scholars from the Faculty of Biotechnology and the Faculty of Biological Sciences are among those, who have received grants.