On 28 June 2025, the University of Warsaw’s Kazimierzowski hosted the award ceremony for the Benedict the Pole Prize – a distinction granted to outstanding researchers and explorers whose work expands the horizons of our understanding of the world. One of this year’s laureates was Professor Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka. In this year’s 11th edition of the […]
The Minister of Science and Higher Education has awarded scholarships to exceptional young scientists for the twentieth time. Among the recipients was Dr. Robert Mahler from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The scholarship is awarded to young scientists, i.e. persons without a doctoral degree or those who received a doctoral degree […]
We are pleased to announce that three PCMA UW projects have won funding in the 15th edition of “Small Grants” awarded by the Centre for Research on Ancient Civilizations. Dr. Paulina Komar: International Conference „Liquid Gold: Olive Oil in Antiquity – Cultivation, Production, Trade, and Cultural Significance” Dr. Dawid F. Wieczorek: Coverage of native speaker proofreading costs […]
The National Science Centre has awarded funding for three new projects to be carried out at the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka has received funding under the OPUS 28 grant for the project: “Amphora Sealing Practice and Socio-Economic Change in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt. Analysis of […]
We are pleased to announce that Dr Urszula Wicenciak-Núñez has been awarded the degree of doktor habilitowany (postdoctoral degree). The decision was made by the Council of the Discipline of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw on April 9, 2025. Dr habil. Urszula Wicenciak-Núñez specializes in the archaeology of the Levant from the Iron Age through […]
On April 2, a ceremony at Kazimierzowski Palace marked the presentation of the Rector’s Distinctions of the University of Warsaw. Among this year’s recipients was Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw. The Rector’s Distinctions are awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions, including groundbreaking research and innovative […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo and the Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Ifao) have awarded their joint post-doctoral fellowship for the sixth time. This edition’s fellow is Dr. Gabriele Mario Conte. As part of the fellowship, he will organize an international conference “Perceptions of health in the Nile Valley: The social and cultural dimension […]
The fourth edition of the “Archaeo-Oriental Studies” competition for research projects combining Oriental Studies and archaeology has been resolved. Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka (PCMA UW) and Dr. Daria Elagina (University of Hamburg / University of Münster) have been awarded a grant for research on Ethiopian manuscripts. Their project: “Paper Trails. Identification of Watermarks on the Paper of Ethiopian […]
Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki has been appointed by the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Prof. Dr. Alojzy Z. Nowak, as Deputy Director for Research at the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Dr. Drzewiecki has been associated with PCMA UW for several years. Since 2018, he has been emloyed as an adjunct, while […]
The results of the 27th OPUS grant competition held by the National Science Centre (NCN) have been announced. Among the funded projects is one led by Prof. Piotr Bieliński from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW), titled “Rises and Falls: Dynamics and Mechanisms of Settlement Development and Collapses in the Mountains […]
In the thirteenth edition of the Small Grants program by Center for Research on Ancient Civilizations of the University of Warsaw (CRAC), funding was awarded to ten projects. Among them was a topic submitted by Assoc. Prof. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski: “Ceramic building materials marked with military stamps in Tyras – import or local production?“ The research […]
The National Science Centre of Poland has announced the fourth list of recepients of its Miniatura 7 grants. Three researchers from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw are among those awarded. Funding provided through the grant has been allocated to: Dr. Paweł Lech – preliminary/pilot study, query, research visit: “Assessing the Archaeological Potential […]