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The Rector, wearing an academic gown, touches a female student’s shoulder with the ceremonial mace.
The 2026/2027 academic year officially began
The ceremonial inauguration and symbolic opening of the 2026/2027 academic year are behind us. Many guests celebrated alongside our academic community, which has been joined by newly admitted students.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 awarded
The Swedish Karolinska Institute has awarded Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel the Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. “Once again, the Nobel Committee has recognized basic science research that provides the foundation for further scientific breakthroughs. Perhaps the discoveries of this year’s Nobel laureates will help us better understand the mechanisms responsible for emotions, memory, and behavior,” comments Professor Paweł Włodarski, Head of the Department of Histology and Embryology and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at WUM.
A medal bearing the image and inscription “Energy of Lech Wałęsa,” lying on red fabric next to an open navy-blue case lined with dark velvet. The medal is suspended from a white-and-red ribbon.
Prof. Michał Grąt Receives the Lech Wałęsa Energy Medal
Prof. Michał Grąt, Vice-Rector for Internationalization, Promotion and Development of the Medical University of Warsaw, has been named a recipient of the Lech Wałęsa Energy Medal in the “Energy of Science” category. The distinction was awarded to Prof. Michał Grąt and the UCK WUM team. On behalf of the professor, the medal was accepted by Dr. hab. Maciej Krasnodębski of Department of General, Transplantation and Liver Surgery at WUM.
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WUM scientists receive Prime Minister’s Awards
Prestigious awards for outstanding doctoral dissertations have been awarded to Dr. Marcin Morawski from the Chair and Department of General, Transplantation and Liver Surgery and Dr. Krzysztof Stępień from the Department of Drug Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. An award for achievement in scientific activity was presented to Prof. Andrzej Górski, Rector of WUM from 1996 to 1999.
Three conference attendees stand in front of a venue directory beneath a large banner for TTS 2026, the 31st International Congress of The Transplantation Society, held in Sydney, Australia.
Pioneering liver transplant strategies from WUM at a global congress in Sydney
Chimeric liver transplant and auxiliary transplantations in patients with extensive liver injury – those two surgical strategies used for the first time in the world by a team from the Medical University of Warsaw were presented at the TTS 2026 Congress in Sydney. Representatives of our university also showed the unique development of the center, combining large-scale transplantation activities with the introduction of innovative treatment methods.
A young woman and a man in white coats shake hands during the White Coat Ceremony. Another attendee is standing in the background, while two people can be seen at the service desk.
White coats on, time to begin your studies
This academic year, 160 students of the English-language medical program and 25 students of the English-language dentistry program are joining our community. To help the newly admitted students get off to a good start at university, Orientation Week was held from September 27 to 30. One of its most exciting moments was the White Coat Ceremony. The auditorium where the ceremony took place was filled to capacity.
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Adaptation students at Four Faculties of WUM
How do you find your way around the university? Who should you turn to for help if needed? What does the Student Government Board do? Older-year students, university authorities, and first-year academic representatives answered these and many other questions during the orientation days, known as “adaptees,” (adaptation students) organized for students beginning their first year of study.
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We hosted Graham Harrison, EUniWell Managing Director
The objective of the visit was to review the cooperation within the EUniWell alliance to date and to discuss prospects for the near future.
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“We want to add life to days.” Modern palliative care was discussed at WUM
“It is not about adding days to life, but life to days,” emphasized Dr Tomasz Dzierżanowski, the Head of the Department of Palliative Medicine WUM, during a conference devoted to contemporary palliative care. Experts discussed how, with modern treatment methods, psychological support, new technologies and the involvement of volunteers, patients may be helped to maintain dignity, independence, and the highest quality of life even when facing a serious illness.
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WUM at the 30th Festival of Science
WUM once again joined the organization of the Festival of Science in Warsaw. For the 30th anniversary edition of the event, scientists from the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Pharmacy prepared lectures, workshops and lessons for students, introducing participants to topics related to health, medicine and pharmaceutical sciences.