Jan Laco: Pathology isn’t a 100% science - of course like everything in medicine
Most people are just going to work when Professor Jan Laco analyses his first morning surgical specimens and examines microscopic findings. As the head of the molecular pathology laboratory at the Fingerland Department of Pathology, in addition to routine diagnostics, he specialises in prognostic investigation and predictive markers for cancer.
Petra Köppl, 7 March 2019
Shorebirds as an indicator of climate change impact
Recent doctoral graduate Vojtěch Kubelka at Charles University, Prague, is the lead author of an article in the magazine Science that describes trends in the predation of shorebirds nests with relation to climate change. The article by the six-member international team was part of his dissertation, which he defended in September at the Department of Ecology, at Charles University in Prague.
Michal Andrle, 9 November 2018
Caffeinated beverages in 16th century Bohemia
Anyone interested in the history of hot chocolate, tea and coffee would be thrilled to sit down with Karel Černý - the head of Prague’s Institute of Medicine and Foreign Languages at Charles University's First Faculty of Medicine - as we did. Barring that, the next best thing may be to pick up his soon to be published history about caffeinated beverages in Central Europe
Jan Velinger, 10 October 2018
Archive of all English issues of Forum Magazine
Readers find complete English issues of Forum Magazine in PDF format, including special issues, in our archive. We are looking forward to your suggestions for new topics for Forum Magazine.
25 April 2018
(Dis)believing Czechia. The experts from the Faculty of Science created the Atlas of Religions
The researchers from the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, have just finished a unique project. Experts and general public can now take a look at dozens of maps created by the team, and learn about the regional distribution of religious beliefs in Czechia as self-declared by the citizens after 1989.
Helena Zdráhalová, 30 January 2018
A unique boat from the pyramid age discovered at Abusir by the expedition of the Czech Institute of Egyptology
The mission of the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague has recently made an unexpected discovery at Abusir South that once again highlights the importance of this cemetery of the Old Kingdom officials.
Lucie Kettnerová, 1 February 2016
Yurta-Stroyno Excavation report on 2015 season
The excavation season 2015 took place between the 15th of June and 10th of July (20 days), followed by three weeks of finds processing. One of our main aims during the season was to shed light on stone foundations of the house we uncovered during the first excavation season conducted in 2014. Their surroundings were destroyed by treasure hunters and as such hindered any clear interpretation on the first place.
Petra Tušlová a Barbora Weissová, 20 November 2015
The first season of archeological research in Uzbekistan has revealed a mysterious chamber
The first season of archaeological research in the site Burgut Kurgan in South Uzbekistan has recently ended. The expedition was led by staff and students from the Faculty of Arts. The research team, consisting of Czech, Uzbek, and French participants, was exploring the settlement of the Yaz I culture, which is generally considered a bridge between Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in the southern part of Central Asia.
FF UK, 19 November 2015