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An event entitled Bethlehem Chapel II was held this week at the UMPRUM auditorium, organised by the Czech Rectors' Conference, the Council of Higher Education Institutions, the Czech Academy of Sciences and many others impressing the importance of resisting cuts in education and science.
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Amid growing international competition, Charles University (CU) has maintained its position and again been ranked among the best four hundred best universities in the world in a prestig-ious global evaluation that further highlights CU’s excellent placement in comparison with the best universities in the Central Europe region.
Some fish that come ashore at night have an unusually high number of olfactory receptor genes that might allow them to smell in the air. Scientists at the Faculty of Science of Charles University present a new study published in BMC Biology addressing this topic.
Daniel Palouš accomplished a research stay in the Global Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory led by prof. Tom Crowther at ETH Zurich with the support of several foundations and the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology under the guidance of prof. Jana Albrechtová, Faculty of Science, CU. He co-authored a study recently published in the journal Science.
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this year's edition of the Biology Olympiad was extraordinary in many ways. It was originally scheduled to take place in Russia. With the great efforts of Lenka Libusova the chair of the International Biology Olympiad, a new host country was obtained.
According to the QS World University Rankings 2024, Charles University is the only Czech university to place among the top 250 universities worldwide. It thus ranks among the top 1.5% of educational institutions in the world.
For the third time, Charles University participated in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023, an international comparison of how universities approach Sustainable Development Goals.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of prominent Czech ethnologist and CU legend in humanities, linguist, Ibero-Americanist, translator, dean emeritus of the Faculty of Arts and associate professor, František Vrhel.
Ombudspersons from universities from not just Europe but around the world are currently meeting in Prague at the 18th International ENOHE Conference (14-16 June).
To share their experiences and jointly seek effective ways to improve safety in the academic environment.
Professor Milena Králíčková, the rector of Charles University, is one of the most influential women in the Czech Republic. She is ranked 36th on the list of the most influential women published annually by the Czech edition of Forbes magazine. Other women associated with Charles University also topped the list.
“It is an unprecedented success,” says Martin Loebl, the head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, regarding Hans Raj Tiwary, who has been awarded the , one of the most prestigious awards in the field of computer science.
Petr Witz is a Postdoc researcher and Assistant Professor at the Department of Public and Social Policy at the Institute of Sociological Studies at Charles University. As a researcher, Witz was based in Copenhagen for thtree years or so and worked with the largest cross-border infrastructure project in Europe.
On 26 and 27 May, Rectors from LERU and CE7 universities met at Charles University, Prague, at the invitation of CU Rector Milena Králíćková. The meeting was the first of two planned this year, with the second scheduled in Warsaw in September.
This Tuesday Charles University welcomed a delegation from the public research University of Passau in neighbouring Germany, a strong effort to deepen existing ties and establish plans for future cooperation.