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Graduate teacher: Mobile phones don't belong in school
Mobile phones expose children to constant shifts in attention, impacting their ability to focus on tasks requiring patience. Lukáš Barborka, a top teaching graduate and mathematician from CU, says this trend is harming students' skills.
Author: Jitka JiřičkováPhoto: Michal Novotný
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A look back at Michael Grätzel's guest lecture at CU
Professor Michael Grätzel, the celebrated chemist behind the invention of dye-sensitised solar cells, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from CU. The accolade marks the 16th honorary degree in his distinguished career.
Author: Jan VelingerPhoto: VladimĂr Ĺ igut
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Primus Day: Building a daring scientific community
Friday 4. April 2025More than 160 researchers have received support through the ground-breaking Primus programme ( launched in 2017) enabling them to establish independent labs focused on innovative frontier research.
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Wellbeing was already a priority for King Charles IV
Tuesday 1. April 2025A lost manuscript signed by none other than Charles IV, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was found during work on the historic Carolinum building. Archaeologists were stunned to discover that wellbeing was just as important then as today.
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Forum Radio: Society and graphic design
Monday 31. March 2025Identita (or Identity) is a project that highlights both the past history and present of Czech graphic design. It was created by design experts Filip Blažek and Linda Kudrnovská (graduates of the Faculty of Arts at CU) who clinched a Czech Grand Design Award not long after our interview.
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CU as a best practice example for Erasmus+ BIPs
Thursday 27. March 2025Blended intensive programmes (BIPs) are one of the new Erasmus+ features that were introduced in 2021. In this informative article, the author explains how they serve students as well as university staff. Read more to find out if BIPs are right for you!
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From poker to Google to the NYSE
Tuesday 25. March 2025First, they developed an AI that was the first in the world to beat the best professional poker players. Then, their DeepStack project, along with the implementation team, was acquired by Google. The dream of the CEO of EquiLibre is to run the best trading firm from Prague.
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Multi-year study sheds light on long-term trauma impact
Friday 21. March 2025Experts from the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies have shared insights and the results of a key study on post-trauma aid. Cooperation between CU and NKVTS was initiated following the tragic events of 21 December 2023.
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Science at CU: The psychology of poverty
Friday 30. August 2024"The psychology of poverty is still a relatively new research direction at the interface of economics and psychology," explains the scientific and partnership couple Julie Chytilová and Michal Bauer from Charles University. They present more in one minute.
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Science at CU: Preventing pregnancy complications
Friday 30. August 2024"Our long-term research is devoted to the development of new technologies for the screening of pregnancy complications during the first trimester," says Ilona HromadnĂková, a physician/scientist from the Third Faculty of Medicine.
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Science at CU: How do deep-sea fish see?
Friday 30. August 2024"We explore the extremes of the vertebrate eye. Deep-sea fish are very interesting in that they have many extreme adaptations, from which we can then draw conclusions for our human ventricular eye," explains evolutionary biologist Zuzana Musilová from the Faculty of Science of Charles University. More in one minute.
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FORUM EN 13 2024
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