Conference: sustainability in an unstable world

Start date Nov 16, 2022

On behalf of the rector of Charles University, Prof. Milena Králíčková, we would like to cordially invite you to the international conference Sustainability in an Unstable World, which will take place on Wednesday, 16 November 2022 at 10.00 a.m. in the Karolina Patriotic Hall. The conference will feature presentations on biodiversity and the Green Deal for Europe by world-renowned experts in the fields of ecology, sustainable development and environmental economics. The programme will also include a discussion. Registration until 9 November.

Published Oct 17, 2022

Snow Leopards in Nepal by professor Pavel Kindlmann

Snow leopards in Nepal, is the title of a new book produced by Springer, edited by Prof. Pavel Kindlmann from the Institute for Environment of the Charles University. The publication is the only one so far to provide comprehensive information on population dynamics and presents not only a comprehensive overview but also new, previously unpublished data from 15 years of intensive photo-trapping combined with sampling and analysis. These data could be useful for other researchers working on the snow leopard. In addition to the editor, the co-authors are former or current PhD students of the Institute of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Charles University.

Published Nov 15, 2022

New book "Atlas of the Gravity and Magnetic Fields of the Moon"

Günther Kletetschka, Associate Professor at the Department of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics, has become one of the co-authors of a major new monographic publication from Springer. The book contains information on the geology of the Moon together with basic information on magnetic fields, mapping and topographic models.

Published Nov 12, 2022

What are reduced mitochondria for?

A few years ago, scientists discovered a curious case of protozoa (oxymonads) that do not have mitochondria. Since then, the research group of Associate Professor Hampl from the Faculty of Science of Charles University and the BIOCEV research centre has been asking how the unique loss of mitochondria occurred. In a paper, which has just been published in the prestigious journal Current Biology, Associate Professor Hampl's team with Justyna Zítek as the first author used the closest known relative of the oxymonads, a free living flagellate Paratrimastix pyriformis, as a model species.

Published Nov 04, 2022

GA CR awarded prestigious grants, one of them goes to our faculty

The Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GA CR) will fund 10 new EXPRO projects and 23 JUNIOR STAR projects from next year. Both prestigious competitions aim to promote scientific excellence through superior conditions - EXPRO is designed for experienced scientists who have a breakthrough idea, while JUNIOR STAR will allow outstanding budding scientists to pursue their own research topics. One of the JUNIOR STAR grants goes to our faculty - it was awarded to Dr. Filip Kolář from the Department of Botany. Congratulations!

Published Nov 05, 2022

Sports events offer for our international students

We are very pleased, that you have joined our university. We would like to offer you the possibility to meet with other international students during sport events prepared by the students from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport. You can join regular sports activities happening every week. This is a great opportunity to socialize with others and be active concerning your healthy life style. More details you can find below.

Published Oct 25, 2022

New calls for postdoc applicants open

We are looking for prospective international, non czech citizens, post-docs for research within a specific field of biology, chemistry and geography. Deadline for applications is July 20th, 2022.

Published Jun 17, 2022

How to convert teaching from in-class to online environment

Are you struggling with teaching via Zoom or other online platforms? Are you exhausted after every class taught online? Are your students less engaged online than in-class? Are you unable to cover all the planned material while teaching online? This two-session interactive course is tailored-made for lecturers who are in the process of converting their in-class courses to the online environment. It provides basic tips about what to do and will help you feel more confident about teaching online.

Published Nov 03, 2020

Dr. Ruth Tachezy receives the CELSA 2022 Award

The CELSA Award is presented annually and aims to recognize university public figures who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve society and humanity in general. This year, the CELSA Board awarded two prizes, one of which was presented to Ruth Tachezy, Ph.D., of the Department of Genetics and Microbiology. She was recognized for her involvement in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, both during the initial testing period and later in communicating with relevant institutions, the media and the general public.

Published Nov 21, 2022

Small mountain lake opens a window to the past

The team centered around Associate Professor Petr Kuneš from the Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague has been researching the prehistory of Bohemian Forest (Šumava) lakes for seven years. The sediments collected have been unravelling new stories and now part of the results have been published in a prestigious journal Science of the Total Environment. The unusual quality of the record from a small mountain lake (Prášilské jezero) has made it possible to reconstruct changes in the lake ecosystem in great detail, revealing processes associated with the brownification of the water that go beyond the scope of a local study.

Published Nov 15, 2022

Lecture: Extracellular vesicles and viruses: close relatives or enemies?

Start date Nov 09, 2022

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the special lecture "Extracellular vesicles and viruses: close relatives or enemies?" of Leonid Margolis, Senior Investigator and Head of Section on Intercellular Interactions at National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH, USA) which will be held on November 9th, 2022 at 10.00 a.m. at Biocev.

Published Nov 07, 2022