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* Science and research activities at Charles University
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Charles University is an internationally acknowledged research university. Research projec
represent one third of the yields; the academic and research workers account for more than
Charles University staff. Together with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Cha
is the most efficient scientific institute in the Czech Republic according to an official
the scientific outcomes (evaluation by the Board for Research, Development, and Innovation
Charles University spends about CZK 3.2 billion to finance its research programmes. The ac
actively and successfully participates in grant programmes within the Grant Agency of the
and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic.
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* Scientific achievements and discoveries
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The greatest recent scientific achievements [ URL "UKEN-1251.html "] of Charles University
Research Areas [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-450.html"]
Scientists and students are often nominated for prestigious domestic and international awa
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* Support of science at Charles University
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Charles University provides a comprehensive system of support for science and research, wh
parallel in the Czech university setting. It combines elements gradually built since the e
new programmes for support of excellent science so that it incorporates all the stages of
from student projects up to large projects by notable scientific teams.
The system consists of several mutually complementary university programmes:
See closely in the section Research Funding [ URL "UKEN-65.html "]
Another important aspect of scientific work is the qualification growth of academic staff.
of Science and Research is also responsible for the agenda of Academic-Pedagogical Degrees
"UKEN-75.html "] , be it habilitation and professors, visiting professors or honorary doct
titles of associate professors and professors from the CU have traditionally enjoyed great
Transfer of Knowledge and Technology - The Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer (C
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for knowledge and technology transfer (KTT).
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* International cooperation in science and research
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The extension of international cooperation in science and development corresponds with the
international prestige of Charles University. Charles University applies many tools that h
this area:
The International Advisory Board
The International Advisory Board [ URL "UKEN-395.html "] acts as an advisory body of the C
Rector especially in determination of the main directions of scientific and educational wo
university, its research centres, and the system of internal funding. The individuals appo
board are important scientific and pedagogical personalities active in the prime foreign i
Photo: IAB meeting, Karolinum, 2019.
European Centre
The Charles University European Centre [ URL "https://ec.cuni.cz/ECEN-1.html"] was establi
2014. The centre aims to strengthen the role of Charles University in international scient
the “research university” and to involve Charles University research workers in internatio
networks, thus allowing especially young and inexperienced research workers to gain experi
international level and obtain more financial means for science and research
Together with other partners, Charles University has signed CELSA (Central Europe Leuven S
Alliance) cooperation agreement; the cooperation is to facilitate the exchange of good pra
and research
The “Post-doc” fund was established in 2010. It seeks to support young foreign researchers
of the doctoral study). The researchers work in teams at the faculties and other organisat
Charles University and participate in work on scientific and research projects for the per
Large research infrastructures
Scientific teams of Charles University actively and successfully enter international resea
[ URL "https://ec.cuni.cz/ECEN-54.html"] through programmes of the Ministry of Education,
of the Czech Republic, the Horizont 2020 programme, ESFRI, and other EU programmes, which
built on the basis of cooperation.
Research centres of Charles University
BIOCEV (Vestec u Prahy) BIOCEV is a joint project of Charles University and the Academy of
a main partner in the area of science and research. The research of the centre focuses on
of specific genes responsible for heart and liver diseases, deafness, viral infections or
of new biomaterials for replacement of blood vessels, cardiac valves, development of new t
diagnostic procedures in medicine, etc.
MEPHARED (Hradec Králové) The Teaching and Research Centre of Charles University gave rise
campus of two faculties – the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kr
university sought to improve the quality of study and research, and ensure maximum interco
activities’ results with companies in the application sphere.
UNIMEC and BIOMEDIC (Plzeň) The campus of the Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň is located in t
vicinity of the teaching hospital and incorporates the building of theoretical institutes,
intended mainly for education, and the Biomedicine Centre – an institute for research and
in the area of substitution and regeneration of organs. Five of the twenty theoretical ins
Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň have moved to new and modern facilities for research and deve
Centre for Mediaeval Studies A joint enterprise of the Institute of Philosophy of the Acad
v.v.i. and Charles University in Prague. (The Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sc
a of Charles University in Prague). It organises and provides specialised doctoral trainin
lectures, and seminars. It also holds interdisciplinary medieval discussions, internationa
conferences.
European Research Council (ERC) grants at Charles University - see list of current project
ec.cuni.cz/ECEN-87.html"] .
International projects and centres of excellence at Charles University
The scientists and research workers are currently involved in 48 projects within the 8th f
programme Horizont 2020.
The scientists from Charles University participate in a number of international projects,
programme of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) and also the MŠMT progr
of international research and development cooperation INTER-EXCELLENCE, KONTAKT, COST, ING
“Public Health” and “Lifelong Learning: Erasmus, Jean Monnet”, ELI-CZ and others In 2017,
excellence were established at Charles University (the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of
Physics, and the Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové):
• The Centre of Advanced Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Applications (CUCAM) was establ
University, Faculty of Science. The centre managed by Prof. Russel E. Morris from the Un
St. Andrews in Scotland will be concerned with a preparation of new materials with suita
properties by means of non-traditional methods of synthesis
• Two centres – MATFUN and NanoCent were established at the Charles University Faculty of
and Physics. The MATFUN centre will examine basic physical principles of materials with
memory. The scientific team will work under the leadership of the outstanding scientist
Straka, DSc. Researchers examining nano-materials usable for advanced applications will
newly established NanoCent centre. The research will focus on the development and study
applicable in chemistry of surface, power applications, microelectronics, or biomedical
The research centre will be managed by RNDr. Milan Dopita, Ph.D.
• A new centre of excellence for the area of advanced research in Separation Science STARS
activity at the Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové. The scientific
under the leadership of Professor Petr Solich; Professor František Švec, a renowned anal
with long experience in the most prestigious scientific institutes in the USA will becom
the team. The project incorporates three strategic foreign partners – the University of
Australia, the Requimte Research Institute of the University of Porto in Portugal, and t
Balearic Islands in Spain.
• In 2018, the KREAS project (Creativity and Adaptability as Conditions for the Success of
Interrelated World) is being started at Charles University, Faculty of Arts. It is the o
scientific project, which has gained financial support for excellent research from EU so
project involves humanities-scientific research into adaptability of the European societ
the new social challenges (e.g. globalisation, migration, or new technologies). The proj
will be managed by its head applicant and researcher, doc. Mirjam Friedová, Ph.D.
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