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Matfyz celebrates 70 birthday in style
This week, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University celebrated 70 years since its foundation. “From today's perspective, the faculty seems young. However, the tradition of mathematics, physics and astronomy at Charles University has been going on for almost 700 hundred years,” Rector Milena KrálĂÄŤková said.
Author: Jitka JiĹ™iÄŤkováPhoto: VladimĂr Ĺ igut, CU archives
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Podcast: The post-Covid, current crisis labour market
The Czech labor market situation has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and in recent months by the war in Ukraine. What are the main characteristics of the Czech labor market now? KatarĂna StehlĂková talks about these issues with Klára KalĂšková.
Author: KatarĂna StehlĂkováPhoto: Shutterstock
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EUPRIO's raison d'etre: Sci communication
Tuesday 20. September 2022Zurich is more than the Swiss city of chocolate and banking or one of the richest cities in the world: recently, it was the destination where communicators from all over Europe converged. The conference central theme of the annual conference was “Science communication: how to engage nowadays”.
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Didaktikon: Science for elementary & secondary schools
Tuesday 20. September 2022September saw the opening of the Didaktikon Educational and Creative Centre at Kampus Hybernská, successfully fusing cooperation between Charles University and the City of Prague. Ten interdisciplinary exhibits and a number of events await visitors.
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Key agreement signed at Charles University
Sunday 11. September 2022This Saturday saw a major meeting of rectors from international universities at Charles University discussing the importance of research universities in a time of multiple crises. On the agenda was the signing of a new partnership agreement between two networks, broadening and deepening the contours of cooperation by LERU and CE7.
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The importance of promoting rare and endangered languages
Monday 5. September 2022Seventy languages are taught at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. This is unique not only here, but also in Europe. Students from other disciplines can study Finnish or Hungarian and boost their chances of finding a job using their language skills.
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Forum Radio: No such thing as the “good old days”
Thursday 1. September 2022Many fans knew Pavla Horáková as the author of the Sexton Beetles trilogy. In 2018, Pavla gained renown for A Theory of Strangeness, which won the Magnesia Litera prize. She now has a second ambitious novel out called In the Heart of Europe.
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Scholz outlines new vision for EU at Charles University
Monday 29. August 2022German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gave a key lecture at Charles University on Monday on the future of Europe and the European Union. A response, in no small part, to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which shook up decades of security strategy.
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Massive blaze ravages Czech national park
Thursday 28. July 2022Earlier this week, much of the Czech Republic woke up to the acrid smell of smoke. Not from a fire in the neighbourhood or one town over but more than a hundred kilometres away: in Hřensko and the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. The scale of the fire shocked the country.
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Egyptologists discover tomb of mercenary commander
Thursday 21. July 2022An archaeological team from the Czech Institute of Egyptology discovered the tomb of an ancient Egyptian dignitary during fieldwork in Egypt, in the spring of 2022. Although it was already looted in antiquity, the site is neverthless invaluable.
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Leopold PospĂšil’s memoir published
Monday 4. July 2022Few experts in the social sciences have influenced their field as much as Leopold PospĂšil, whose memoir was published last month by Charles University’s Karolinum Press. During his storied career, the anthropologist befriended the Inuit in Alaska and the Kapauku in Papua New Guinea.
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Czech study in Nature shows how to improve vaccination rates
Tuesday 31. May 2022"Many think that only about half of medical doctors believe in vaccines against Covid-19. In fact, it's 90 percent! Communicating this is a simple way of increasing vaccination rates," summarize Michal Bauer and Julie Chytilová, co-authors of a new study in Nature.
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Med student: Guiding at historic hospital taught me a lot
Monday 23. May 2022“Being a tour guide at the historic Kuks Hospital taught me a lot,” says Jaroslav Matějka, a third-year student at the Third Faculty of Medicine of Charles University. Above all, he credits it with teaching him how to communicate better with others.
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Pharmacy graduate: I'm a “banana child” fulfilling my dreams
Friday 20. May 2022“I want to be as productive and helpful within society as possible,” says Quynh Anh Vu, a Hanoi native and graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy. Quynh Anh received the Rector's Award recognising the best science graduates in April.
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