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American studies scholar Jana Sehnálková, alumna and lecturer at CU’s Faculty of Social Sciences, heads the Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic. She explains how to succeed with trips to American universities.
4 November 2025Join us for the National Information Day on ERC Grants, taking place on November 19, 2025, at the Charles University Rectorate in Prague. The event will offer insights into ERC calls, proposal writing tips, and a panel discussion on the Czech research environment. ERC President Prof. Maria Leptin will deliver an online address.
3 November 2025The Academic Senate of Charles University elected professor Jiří Zima as candidate for rector for the next term. Zima, an analytical chemist from the Faculty of Science, will take office on February 1, 2026, after being appointed by the Czech President.
31 October 2025In his speech, Oxford University professor and historian Timothy Garton Ash emphasized the importance of truth and recalled the historical ties between the universities of Oxford and Prague.
15 October 2025Charles University hosted the annual CEDMO conference, bringing together researchers, investigative journalists, policymakers, political analysts, fact-checkers, and other professionals dedicated to analysing digital transformation, information sources and propagation – and disinformation.
26 September 2025For 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 2025Charles 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 2025Victor 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 2025On 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 2025Memory 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 2025The 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 2025Charles 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 2025Onboarding course: Introduction to CU for PhD / Faculty-specific programme
5 November 2025
STUDENTS + PhD CANDIDATES
This session introduces doctoral candidates at Charles University to key study regulations, support structures, and funding opportunities—equipping them with the knowledge and contacts needed to navigate their PhD journey with confidence.
Ask a Student! Q&A for applicants: Non-Medical Field
5 November 2025
Join this session to learn more about Non-Medical study programmes at CU. This time you will meet СU Student Ambassador from the Faculty of Arts. Get their perspective on CU study offer, student life, admission procedure and so much more!
Survival Czech: Language Course for Total Beginners
7 October 2025 – 6 November 2025
Ph.D. CANDIDATES
Dobrý den! Are you a Ph.D. student wanting to learn the basics of the Czech language? Join our online language courses for beginners! This course will focus on introduction, shopping, eating and more.