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The European ground squirrel is now among the most endangered mammals in the Czech countryside. While it was still common in many places in the mid-20th century, today it survives only in small and isolated colonies. Changes in the agricultural landscape, the loss of suitable grassland habitats, and intensive land use have led to a dramatic decline in its populations. For this reason, the Rescue Programme for the European ground squirrel was introduced in the Czech Republic, and conservationists and scientists are seeking ways to stabilize and strengthen its populations. Research on this species has been conducted by Irena Schneiderová from the Department of Zoology at the Faculty of Science, Charles University.

Thanks to the Czech Antarctic Research Programme (CARP), the Czech Republic is one of 29 Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty, granting it decision-making power on the continent's future. Here at Faculty of Science, Charles University, we are very happy to be a part of this massive opportunity that CARP imparts upon the Czech nation. While our faculty and its employees have long collaborated with the CARP unofficially, a new collaboration between FoS CU and MU was officially established in 2025, and FoS CU became an official part of CARP, being responsible for the Long-Term Ecological Monitoring program.

Are you interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in biology, chemistry, geography, geology, or environmental science? Apply to the Faculty of Science at Charles University. Applications for doctoral studies are accepted until 30 April.

We cordially invite you to this event on European Research Council (ERC) grants. It will take place on 21 April 2026 (13:00–14:00) online in English. Scientific officer and project adviser from the ERC Executive Agency will provide insight into the logic and evaluation of these grants. We kindly ask those, who want to attend, to register beforehand.

Charles University has announced the laureates of the Bedřich Hrozný Award for an outstanding creative achievement for 2025. We are delighted to share that among the awardees are also our colleagues from the Faculty of Science, Professor Ivan Čepička ang Mgr. Marek Valt. Their discovery significantly enriches current understanding of the evolution of eukaryotic organism. 

The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science expresses its support for the position of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic, Council of Higher Education (RVŠ), Czech Rectors Conference (ČKR), Charles University, and other academic institutions regarding the draft law on the mandatory registration of entities collaborating with foreign partners, which would have significant negative impacts on international cooperation in the fields of higher education, science, and research. The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science at Charles University endorses the call by the aforementioned bodies and institutions addressed to the Government of the Czech Republic to halt the preparation of this bill.