About
The Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw comprises nine institutes, a botanical garden, three field stations, and a core facility unit. It employs nearly 380 staff members, including over 200 academic teachers. Over 550 students study at the Faculty, and around 110 doctoral candidates also conduct their research here.
The main Faculty building is located at 1 Miecznikowa St., and some internal units also occupy space in the neighboring Biological and Chemical Research Centre at 89 Żwirki i Wigury St. The Botanical Garden is located on Ujazdowskie Avenue, adjacent to the Royal Łazienki Park, while the Faculty’s field stations are situated in Białowieża and in the Masurian region – in Urwitałt and Pilchy.
The Faculty of Biology UW continues the tradition of the Faculty of Philosophical Sciences of the Royal University of Warsaw, established in 1816, where subjects such as botany and zoology were taught. The UW Botanical Garden was founded in 1818. After the university was closed in 1831, biological research was continued at institutions such as the Main School (1862–1869) and the Russian Imperial University of Warsaw (1869–1915), and after the university was re-established in 1915, at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The Faculty of Biology has operated as an independent unit since 1969.