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For the second time in the past year, a project developed by researchers at Charles University’s Faculty of Law has received grant support from the European Research Council. The ERC Starting Grant, worth €1.5 million, goes to Jakub Drápal, who focuses on the issue of criminal sentencing across continental Europe.
4 September 2025
Charles University’s First Faculty of Medicine is receiving its first prestigious ERC Starting Grant. It was awarded to biophysicist Andrea Gálisová, who also worked at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. As an imaging methods expert, it was there that she came across her current research topic: extracellular vesicles, which until recently were considered a kind of “cellular waste.”
4 September 2025
Victor Ambros, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2024, is renowned for his pioneering discovery of microRNAs. His groundbreaking work has transformed biology’s understanding of genetic regulation and opened paths toward new therapeutic strategies. He has long collaborated with his wife, Candy Lee Ambros, his co-researcher for decades.
27 August 2025
On 1 March 2025, an amendment to the Higher Education Act, adjusting the conditions for doctoral studies, came into force. “The reform is a step in the right direction, even if it hasn’t been handled so well in terms of process,” says Ladislav Krištoufek, CU’s Vice-Rector for Research.
14 August 2025
Memory studies explores how societies relate to the past and how the meanings of that past evolve in the present. It takes a deeply interdisciplinary approach, and reveals unexpected implications for our present as well as future.
6 August 2025
The Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University opens its doors every summer to participants from around the world through three distinct summer schools for the general public, offering programmes that combine language learning with deep cultural immersion.
1 August 2025
Charles University has successfully retained the prestigious HR Excellence in Research Award, granted by the European Commission to institutions that adhere to the principles of the European Charter for Researchers. “This award confirms that Charles University provides a high-quality, open, and fair environment for everyone engaged in science and research,” says Vice-Rector Věra Jourová.
24 July 2025
Professor Harvey Weiss of Yale University co-organized an international Egyptology conference in Prague. He is known for his pioneering work in environmental archaeology and for advancing the theory that mega-droughts played a central role in the collapse of ancient civilizations.
16 July 2025
Charles University is hosting the 4EU+ Migration and Health Days, a highly-anticipated conference bringing together not only representatives of the university alliance but also key experts, policymakers, UN, WHO and NGO representatives. The event kicked off on Thursday afternoon with a brief welcome from CU’s Lenka Rovná, followed by the recently confirmed Secretary-General of 4EU+ Elena del Giorgio.
19 June 2025
Kateřina Čapková from Charles University’s Faculty of Arts will explore inclusive histories of Central and Eastern Europe—examining the past through the perspectives of Roma, Jews, and people with disabilities—thanks to an Advanced ERC grant.
17 June 2025
The 4EU+ European University Alliance, which includes Charles University, has been awarded a 2024 Erasmus+ grant for the 4EU+ Micro-Credential Integration (4EU+ MICI) project, focused on developing micro-credentials in the context of the digital and green transitions. These changes are significantly reshaping the labour market and require new skills and competencies.
16 June 2025
Professor Mariana Llanos, a distinguished political scientist from Argentina, discusses her long journey from Oxford to the elite GIGA Institute in Hamburg and Charles University in Prague, where she became the ERA Chair holder. In this Forum magazine interview.
13 June 2025
On 29 September, come and cheer for science on stage and help decide who will win the Audience Award.
12 bold stand-up performances that educate, entertain, and bring people together.
September 29, 18:00
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