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Popular Science: Stories of Ukrainian migrantsThey are the biggest group of foreigners in Czechia. But do we know their fates? Family and relationships with their homeland are factors that form the financial behaviour of the migrants. Eva Janská with colleagues from the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and the Centre of Theoretical Studies of Charles University analysed the financial consequences of migration based on interviews. Published Aug 13, 2018 |
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Popular Science: The work of anthropologists in commercial archaeologyWhile excavating human remains in commercial archaeology, anthropologists are often limited by financial and time constraints and the collection of meaningful information is therefore rather difficult. That is why technologies and work methodology need to be quicker, cheaper and simpler and the collaboration between anthropologists, archaeologists and developers needs to be better to achieve maximal results. Erika Průchová from our faculty and her colleagues examined these field techniques and their effectiveness during the recent excavation of three cemeteries in Karlín, Prague. Published Aug 06, 2018 |
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Popular Science: Cancer “supercells” helped by iron to escape therapy?It is the second most abundant metal on Earth and an important biogenic element. Adults of average height have about 3-4 grams of it in their body. Iron is not only needed to make hammers or cast tubes, it is also involved in many metabolic processes that makes it indispensable for cells. The putative role of iron in the development of cancer is addressed in an article published in Oncotarget as a result of the co-operation between the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Department of Genetics and Microbiology at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. Published Jul 30, 2018 |
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Matyas Fendrych gets prestigeous ERC Starting grantTwo scientists associated with Charles University, Matyáš Fendrych from the Faculty of Science and Ondřej Pejcha from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, have received the prestigious scientific awards of the European Research Council, the so-called ERC Starting Grants (ERC StG). Published Jul 27, 2018 |
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Popular Science: Community Gardens in PragueIn the cities of North America and Western Europe, community gardens have been developing for more than a hundred years. Previously, allotment gardening had also been present in Eastern Europe, while community gardening has occurred recently. Jana Spilková from the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development of our faculty shows the similarities and differences between Prague and the cities, where this phenomenon was born. Published Jul 23, 2018 |
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25 years of our American semester!This year marks the 25th year of the American semester – an annual exchange program between Charles University's Faculty of Science and one of the most prestigious American universities, Dartmouth College (New Hampshire, USA). Roughly halfway through the program, on May 3rd – 4th, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the program with a number of events for faculty and the general public. Published May 29, 2018 |
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3rd BIOCEV DAYS 2018Annual Scientific Conference with Poster Session will take a place on June, 18 -19 2018 at Biocev, Vestec. Published May 28, 2018 |
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A certificate confirming the entry of Camocio maps in the Memory of the World Register by UNESCO was handed overOn Thursday, April 5th, 2018, a certificate corroborating the entry of the Camocio maps of the Great Siege of Malta in the Memory of the World Register by UNESCO was solemnly handed over. Published Apr 24, 2018 |
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Guided tours for foreign studentsDo you study in Prague and want to find out more about the history and present of some interesting districts of Prague? The “Study in Prague” association of seven Prague universities in cooperation with the City of Prague has prepared two guided walking tours with commentary in English. First one takes place on Thursday 26 April, 12.30, second one on Thursday 3 May, 12:30. Published Apr 23, 2018 |
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Study in Prague photo/video competitionPost your photo/video at your personal* Instagram/Facebook/Twitter account and use #studyinprague and #MyPragueUni hashtags. Deadline for submitting photos/videos is April 30th, 23:59 CET. Published Apr 03, 2018 |
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Quo Vadis Chemie: Biomimetic Natural Products SynthesisProf. Andrew L. Lawrence, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of Edinburgh, UK. On 9th of April at 15:00 the Lecture Hall CH2, the School of Chemistry Building, FoS CU, Hlavova 8, Praha 2. Published Apr 03, 2018 |
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Prague Protein Spring 2018The conference will reflect both the theoretical and the experimental points of view, and finally, tackle a question of utilization of the knowledge in applied science. The major goal of PPS 2018 meeting is to propose a discussion on the current progress in the field and anticipate the future direction in protein science. It will take place on May 3 - May 6 Prague, Villa Lanna. Published Mar 15, 2018 |
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STARS helps our PhD programes turn internationalInterview with prof. RNDr. Jakub Langhammer, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of external relations and information technology of the Charles University Faculty of Science concerning the STARS program. Published Feb 21, 2018 |
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STARS program is open for applicationsFaculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague has launched its program supporting talented PhD research students from all over the world. During the STARS 2018 call, prospective students can apply to PhD research topics announced on the web pages on January 15th, 2018. Deadline for application is March 16th, 2018. Published Jan 17, 2018 |
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New ERC Consolidator grant at our faculty!Vladimír Hampl and his team at Department of parasitology and BIOCEV gets ERC Consolidator grant! The five-year project "Life without mitochondrion" will examine two potentially amitochondriate lineages by means of genomics and transcriptomics, conduct experiments simulating the moments of mitochondrial loss and try to induce the mitochondrial loss in vitro by knocking out or down genes for mitochondrial biogenesis. Published Nov 30, 2017 |
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Dependent Growth: Foreign Investment and the Development of the Automotive Industry in East-Central Europe by prof. Petr PavlínekThis book offers a critical analysis of recent developments in the automotive industry of East-Central Europe (ECE). Economists, industry specialists and national governments have considered the rapid development of the automotive industry in ECE in the past twenty years an unqualified success. The book was published by publishing house Springer. Published Nov 22, 2017 |
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Quo Vadis Chemie: Synthesis of Natural Products and Designed Non-natural Bioactive MoleculesOn 27.11. at 15:00 the Lecture Hall CH2, the School of Chemistry Building, FoS CU, Hlavova 8, Praha 2 Published Nov 21, 2017 |
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Research highlight: coordination and redox state-dependent structural changes of the heme-based oxygen sensor AfGcHK associated with intraprotein signal transductionPublished Nov 10, 2017 |
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Hot new book Lexis in DemographyRecently published book by two members of the Department of Demography and Geodemography, Klara Hulikova and Olga Kurtinova, offers a rather less traditional point of view on research in the field of population issues. Published Nov 06, 2017 |
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Do not look past! The Epidiverse project is hiring: 15 vacancies for a PhD position at the partner institutes all over Europe.The EpiDiverse consortium will train 15 Early Stage Researchers to become expert eco-epigeneticists, equipping them with the interdisciplinary skills - molecular, (epi)genomic, ecological and bioinformatics - to successfully tackle this new research area. EpiDiverse training will emphasize empirical and informatics skills to become fluent and creative in extracting knowledge from big ‘omics data in natural contexts. Published Oct 16, 2017 |