49th European Muscle Conference

Start date Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 26, 2022

After a two-year enforced break, the European Muscle Conference (EMC) will take place again this year. The 49th edition of the conference will take place from 22 to 26 September 2022 in Prague and it is organized under the auspices of the Dean of our faculty together with his colleagues from ESMR (European Society for Muscle Research) by Assoc. Jitka Žurmanová from the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Physiology, Charles University.

Published Sep 08, 2022

Symposium "Biogeography of the Carpathians"

Start date Aug 12, 2022 - Aug 14, 2022

The third interdisciplinary symposium on the topic "Biogeography of the Carpathians" will be held from 12 to 14 September 2022 by the Faculty of Science of Charles University under the auspices of the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Jiří Zima. The symposium offers scientists working on biodiversity and evolution of the Carpathian biota an excellent opportunity to share their latest findings and network with colleagues in the field.

Published Sep 08, 2022

The story of evolution written in phosphorus

Phosphorus is one of the elements that is crucial for the construction of organisms and their metabolism. Its cycle across the environments is also one of the best understood. That there could still be a lot of white spaces on the map of our understanding of such a fundamental process occurred to the Czech paleontologists Peter Kraft and Michal Mergl. The publication, which takes a new view to the changes in the phosphorus cycle over geological time, was recently published by the prestigious journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

Published Aug 29, 2022

15. International Conference GeoRaman 2022

Start date Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 01, 2022

The 15th International Scientific Conference GeoRaman 2022 will be held from 29 August to 1 September at Karolinum, the historic building of Charles University. The GeoRaman conference series is a traditional gathering of top scientists focusing on the application of analytical method of Raman spectroscopy in the geosciences, planetary sciences and cultural heritage. This edition is organized by the staff of the Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, main organizer is Mgr. Adam Culka, Ph.D.

Published Aug 29, 2022

Join the Teribear run in the faculty team "Rolling Scientists"

Start date Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022

Teribear moves not only Prague, but also our faculty. If you want to join the faculty running team "Rolling Scientists" and contribute to a good cause, you can do so in the week between 12 - 18 September 2022. Just follow the instructions below in this update.

Published Aug 25, 2022

Tau protein on the trail

The tau protein is an important factor linked to the development of human neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. Yet there is still much we do not know about tau and other similar proteins. The most recent discoveries come from the work of an international team (Siahaan et al.) including co-authors from the Department of Cell Biology, Lenka Libusova, Ph.D. and graduate student Tereza Humhalová. The study has been published in Nature Chemical Biology.

Published Aug 19, 2022

Summer School on Migration and Development at our Faculty

Start date Aug 14, 2022 - Aug 20, 2022

Eighty students from more than forty countries are participating in the week-long Summer School on Migration and Development at the Faculty of Science of the Charles University from Sunday 14 August (to Saturday 20 August). The programme is organised by the Geomigration team from the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development with the support of the European International Network for Migration and Integration Research IMISCOE. The summer school takes place in the Albertov 6 building.

Published Aug 17, 2022