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Academics from CERGE-EI received the Bedřich Hrozný Prize

24 March, 2023

Julie Chytilová and Michal Bauer from the CERGE-EI received the Bedřich Hrozný Prize for a publication in the Nature journal. 

Congratulations!

The Bedřich Hrozný Prize for Creative Initiative is awarded by the rector of the Charles University for a significant and original creative initiative such as a specialist paper published in a journal or book, a work of art, the staging of an exhibition, realising a patent, etc. The Prize may be awarded to a staff member or a team working at the University.

Julie Chytilová and Michal Bauer from the CERGE-EI received this prize for a publication in the Nature journal. Their article Communicating doctors’ consensus persistently increases COVID-19 vaccinations researches Czech doctors' trust in vaccines against covid-19 and is the first social science study in one of the most prestigious scientific journals in which authors working in Czech research institutes play a leading role. You can read an interview with the authors of the article in the university magazine UK Forum.

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