New course: Ice sheets and glaciers in the warming world

How much, and how fast, will the global sea level rise? How did glaciers in the Alps look like a hundred years ago, and will there be any in another hundred years? What is the current state of glaciers and ice sheets, and what are the methods to study them?

Published Feb 06, 2021

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology opens a new PostDoc position

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology opens a PostDoc position for 8 months (October 2020 – May 2021) in following thematic areas (alternatively); 1) Atmospheric circulation and/or extreme climate and weather events, 2) Natural hazards and risks with focus on slope processes, 3) Runoff processes and catchment hydrology, 4) Numerical modelling of past climate-glacier interaction and 5) Response of woody plants to climate change.

Published Feb 27, 2020

Open phd positions

We are looking for candidates on selected phd projects in the Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology

Published Feb 27, 2020

Stefan Hecht: Potential of sediment tomography techniques (2D/3D) in geomorphology and geoarchaeology

Start date Nov 07, 2019

Stefan Hecht (Heidelberg University) will give a talk on topic: Potential of sediment tomography techniques (2D/3D) in geomorphology and geoarchaeology. The talk will take place in November 7, 2019 at 14:00 in room "Pravá rýsovna".

Published Oct 11, 2019

G. Florescu: Using fossil charcoal as a fire proxy

Start date Mar 04, 2019

Published Feb 26, 2019

Physical geography colloquium - timetable spring term 2019

Physical geography colloquium - timetable for spring term 2019. Scientific results presented by several guests as well as the overview, progress and results of phd projects are usually presented in the seminar.

Published Feb 13, 2019

Lukasz Pawlik: Biomorphodynamics of forested hillslopes

Start date Nov 29, 2018

Lukasz Pawlik (University of Silesia, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Sosnowiec & University of Krakow) will give a talk on topic: Biomorphodynamics of forested hillslopes. The talk will take place in November 29, 2018 at 14:00 in room "Věž" (Tower).

Published Nov 27, 2018