Nineteenth annual Science and Technology Week underway












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            * Nineteenth annual Science and Technology Week underway
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            * Charles University faculties among partners popularising science

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            The 2019 Week of Science and Technology, the biggest festival of its kind in the Czech Rep

            by the Czech Academy of Sciences, got underway on Monday, kicking off more than 700 events
            lectures, workshops exhibitions, screenings, and technical displays – at venues across the
            large part of the programme will take place in Prague, including at participating facultie

            University.
            Science and Technology Week is a festival unlike any other – offering members of the publi
            the proverbial kitchen (or in this case laboratory) to see how real science and scientific

            conducted (and successes achieved).
            All week, visitors will have a chance to choose from a rich programme of events and worksh
            videomapping of the Academy of Science’s main building on Narodní Street.

            Themes this year include threats such as global warming and natural disasters as well as t
            anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that brought down totalitarianism in the former Czech
            1989. The head of the Czech Academy of Sciences Eva Zažímalová explained Monday that one o

            aims of Science and Technology Week continues to be the popularisation of science, casting
            the latest findings and research:
            “We feel there is a duty to of course inform the public about how research is conducted an

            information accessible to to people from different fields. Another reason we do it is that
            on our toes: if you want to explain things to a lay audience or the broader public, you re
            understand all of the facets yourself. A third reason, is that we feel there is a lot to b

            that Czechs can celebrate successes not just in sport or the art world but also in science
            Professor Miroslav Bárta, who heads the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles Universit
            school’s vice-rector for public affairs, agrees the emphasis on global issues and science 

            events of November 17 is spot on:
            “Science, freedom and responsibility are the main topics and I think they were the right c
            know, society faces all kinds of challenges and these words signify ways we have to approa

            partner, Charles University and many of its faculties are very much involved in this year’
            are very happy to be a part of it.”
            Faculties at Charles University taking part in the 2019 Week of Science and Technology inc

            and Second Faculties of Medicine, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Pharmacy 
            Králové, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, the Faculty of Arts, and the Catholi
            Faculty.

            You can find listings of all events at this year’s festival here [ URL "http://www.tydenve