Charles University, Faculty of Science
@sciencecharles.bsky.social
#biology #chemistry #geology #geography #enviromentalsciences Prague, Czechia web: https://natur.cuni.cz/en
#01 NATUR SCIENCE MIXER Short 10-minute talks. People from across the faculty. Research, projects, ideas, and current news at the faculty. And most importantly - space to meet, connect, and talk! ☕ Stop by for a coffee. 🤝 Make new connections for further work..
A respected leader will head the Albertov Biocentre! 🔬 We received 12 applications from world-class experts for Founding Scientific Director. The committee is shortlisting candidates for round two interviews. The successful candidate will be announced by the end of the year.
Nadace Experientia (@experientiacz.bsky.social) is launching the 15th edition of the scholarship competition for research stays abroad! Would you like to visit your dream institution with your own research project? 📅 Submit your project no later than 15 February 2027.
Nadace Experientia@experientiacz.bsky.social · 2w ago📢 Spouštíme 15. ročník soutěže o stipendia na zahraniční stáže! Chcete vycestovat na své vysněné pracoviště s vlastním výzkumným projektem? 📅 Přihlaste svůj projekt nejpozději do 15. února 2027. 🔗 Podrobné informace najdete na www.experientia.cz/pro-zadatele...
🎓 Milan Štefek from Radim Nencka’s group has successfully defended his PhD dissertation at the @sciencecharles.bsky.social! 🎓 Congratulations on this significant milestone! #IOCB #IOCBPrague #PhDjourney #PhDatIOCB #medChem #virology #science
Scientists from our faculty joined colleagues from Ústav biologie obratlovců AV ČR & Česká zemědělská univerzita in collaboration with University of Bangui to build #science capacity in the Central African Republic🌿.
New study in Nature! 🦇 Researchers from our faculty helped rewrite #bat #evolution. Genomic data shows bats originated 65M years ago in Europe, evolving flight & echolocation together. The findings could advance human #health & ageing research. 🧬✨
Third place at the national #FameLab final 🥉. Ecologist Eliška Leštinová succeeded with a 3-minute presentation on #wolf ecology and field research 🐺🌿. @unikarlova.cuni.cz holds the national license for this science communication competition 🎓🔬.
Glacier retreat in the #Himalayas is forming hazardous lakes 🏔️ Research by Dr. Pandey from our faculty combines satellite data with field surveys at 5,500m to assess #flood risks 🧪 Satellites alone aren't enough 🛰️ doi.org/10.1515/geo-2025-0974
Do all cells keep the same DNA? 🧪 A review in Nature Reviews Genetics co-authored by researchers from our faculty explores programmed #DNA elimination. From #passerine birds to nematodes, animals discard whole chromosomes or sequences to regulate development. 🌿✨
Delegates from Japan and Czechia met at our Department of #OrganicChemistry for a bilateral symposium 🇯🇵🇨🇿. Organizers Prof. Kotora and Prof. Nishihara also met with university leadership to discuss student exchange and joint research initiatives 🔬✨.
⚽ How does the Prague derby split Czechia? A study by J. Nemeškal & URRLab (PřF UK x O2) reveals: 🌊 River Vltava divides city fans 🚗 50%+ travel from outside Prague 🏭 Gentrification erased old class myths Big data mapping spatial mobility! 🗺️ Original paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our newest paper on biotin- and chloroalkane-modified nucleotides for dual display of proteins on DNA ruler through streptavidin and halotag binding just published in Angew. Chem. doi.org/10.1002/anie.... @iocbprague.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social @akademievedcr.bsky.social
Researchers at @unikarlova.cuni.cz led by Prof. Zdena Palková completed Phase 1 of the AMON project 🧪. The team tests how #microbes react to modified plastics, metals, and glass to help design safer materials for practical use 🔬🛡️. Co-funded by the #EU 🇪🇺.
💎 The Mineralogical Museum of the Faculty of Science, Charles University @sciencecharles.bsky.social, builds on collections dating back to 1775, when the natural history cabinet Museum naturae Pragense was established at the Prague university.
Dan Káčerek, a #molecularbiology student at our faculty, was accepted to Cambridge! 🧪 Due to post-Brexit tuition, he is raising funds on Donio to study #PlantSciences. Help support our rising #scientist on his journey! 🌿
The international LIFE for Jurinea project aims to save the rare Ice Age plant Jurinea cyanoides in Czechia. Teams from Charles University & CAS are propagating the plant and restoring sand dunes to protect an entire ecosystem & pollinators. 🏜️🌱 #LIFEJurinea #LIFEProgramme
As part of the #HorizonEurope DESIRED project 🇪🇺, CU chemists led by Pavla Eliášová modified #photocathodes using 2D materials 🧪. The design stabilizes cuprous oxide in water 💧, enabling long-term CO2 conversion into green #ethanol 🌿✨. Congratulations! Paper 📄: doi.org/10.1002/aenm...
Surface‐Engineered Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene/Cu<sub>2</sub>O Photocathodes for Highly Selective Photoelectrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction to Ethanol
Surface-engineering Ti3C2Tx MXenes with an in situ-grown TiO2 layer on the surface in combination with visible-light-absorbing Cu2O significantly enhances charge separation and carrier extraction whi....
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🐟 A GA ČR project led by Zuzana Musilová on deep-sea fish adaptation has received the highest rating, "Excellent". The research revealed how fish adapt vision and blood chemistry to darkness and low oxygen, resulting in nine journal papers and an ERC grant. 🌊 Congrats! More info here: 1url.cz/YeUZL
Two new #PNAS papers from the team of professor Petr Volf examine how #Leishmania parasites spread 🔬. Findings explain how parasites anchor inside sand flies and show that natural hybridization is more common than expected 🧪✨. For more info check: 1url.cz/1eU4y
How can evolutionary thinking help us understand culture—and where are its limits? 🧬🧠 A new interdisciplinary monograph by researchers from the Dept of Philosophy & History of Science explores these questions. Out now with @springernature.com ! 📖✨ Check the link: ttps://1url.cz/yeU2i
Culture Evolving
This book provides insights into how evolutionary principles enhance our understanding of culture, enriching our perspective on human nature
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📊 A new study in Science co-authored by Petr Pyšek from the Department of Ecology shows invasive species cause 50% more damage in the Global South than in the North. High trade volumes and weaker governance exacerbate ecosystem impacts.
🧫 IOCB & @sciencecharles.bsky.social, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, welcome applications for a Junior #GroupLeader in #virology with an emphasis on infectious virology. See more ► www.uochb.cz/en/open-posi... 📲 #openposition #iocbprague #iocb #biochem #chemistry #virologyjobs
🎥 Biocentrum Albertov in the media! Our new 5.5B CZK research hub is a joint initiative of Charles University's Faculty of Science, Math-Phys & 1st Faculty of Medicine. Watch Dean Krylov & Vice-Dean Soukup present this cutting-edge project on Praha TV 👇 1url.cz/ReDUU
🌍 Charles University Faculty of Science geologists & ČGS experts won the Esri GIS award in San Diego for mapping Ethiopia's geology (1:1,200,000). 📍 Supported by CzechDevAid, the project includes water resource datasets. 💻 Interactive map now publicly available: 1url.cz/BeDdD
🥇 Czech students won gold, two silvers, and bronze at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Tashkent. Academic staff from the Faculty of Science, Charles University contributed to their practical and theoretical training. Congratulations to Jan, Marek, František, and Matěj. 🧪
🇨🇿 Czech students Jan Beránek (gold), Ady Šefrhans (silver), Michal Staněk (bronze), and Antonín Pech (bronze) won 4 medals at IBO 2026. The team was led and trained by Jan Černý and Lenka Libusová from @unikarlova.cuni.cz Faculty of Science. 🧬
Dean Vladimír Krylov announced on Czech TV that Biocentrum Albertov is seeking a world-class Scientific Director! 🧬 A stellar opportunity to lead a top-tier biomedical & science hub at @unikarlova.cuni.cz Check the website (in Czech): 1url.cz/6eDtE
🌍 Prague & Brno hosted the 31st International Conference on the History of Cartography - Ichc 2026)! 🗺️ Top experts from around the globe gathered at Albertov to explore maps as witnesses of history. Massive thanks to everyone involved in making this team effort a huge success! 🙌🎓
🐸 Three days of frogs, axolotls, and top-tier science at Albertov! Charles University hosted the European Amphibian Conference 2026. 🧬 Dean Vladimír Krylov and global experts shared breakthroughs in regeneration, evolution, and medicine. Great science and an amazing future ahead! ✨ #EAC2026
