Carl and Gerty Cori Prize ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Do you have a colleague or a student in your surroundings who significantly contributes to opportunities? Nominate them as candidates for a new university prize! This prize, establi University to raise awareness about equality issues and to emphasize its importance, is in individuals and groups from the academic community and university staff. The activity for can be awarded does not need to take place on the university premises, but there must alwa impact on balancing opportunities for disadvantaged groups in society. Both individuals an bodies of the university can nominate. How to nominate [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-2302.html"] ****************************************************************************************** * Prize in 2024 ****************************************************************************************** In the first year of the Cori Prize, a total of 13 nominations were received in various ar opportunities, both for the benefit of individuals and collectives. This gave the Equal Op Board of CU the opportunity to read and judge a truly wide range of extremely interesting activities undertaken by students and staff at CU. Charles University understands equal op only in the sense of gender equality, but as a complex issue in which other signs of vulne be addressed, which corresponds to the diversity of the nominations. The nominations covered the areas of: - creating a safe environment for all; - equal opportunities for people with disabilities; - support for students with special needs; - mental health support; - science communication with an emphasis on women in science; - equal opportunities in science and gender sensitive cultivation of the academic environm - development of the academic community, including support for international PhD students; - support for people with visual impairments; - support for reconciliation of family and working life; - equality awareness-raising activities. All this with an emphasis on exceptional personal commitment far beyond basic duties. The 2024 Carl and Gerty Cori Prize was awarded to: PhDr. Hana Havelková, Ph.D. (in memoriam) Hana Havelková (1949–2019) was a prominent, internationally recognized figure in the field sociology and political philosophy. She was the author of more than 70 scholarly publicati English, and German, in which she formulated original arguments and hypotheses about the p in science, feminist epistemology, the gender culture of state socialism, and the represen in politics and the media. She worked at Charles University from 1994, where she also co-founded and directed the Mas Gender Studies at FHS UK – the first of its kind in Central Europe. She made a significant to theorizing the relationship between "East" and "West" feminisms after 1989. Her edited of Gender Culture under State Socialism won the prestigious 2015 British Association for S European Studies (BASEES) award for the best academic publication on gender in Central and She supervised over 200 qualifying theses, inspired thousands of students who are now acti and had a long history of public engagement, including with the Czech Helsinki Committee, Council for Equal Opportunities, and UNESCO. Her academic, pedagogical, and civic work had impact on Czech society, the university environment, and the professional and public debat equality. prof. PhDr. Alena Macurová, CSc. Alena Macurová (*1946) is the founder of sign language linguistics and deaf studies in the In 1998, she participated in the birth of the Czech in Deaf Communication program at the F Philosophy of Charles University, which developed into the current Bachelor's and Master's in Deaf Languages and Communication. Thanks to her fundamental efforts, Czech sign language was legally codified in 1998 and ra of spoken languages. She has made a significant contribution to changing the perception of has promoted a cultural-linguistic approach that has helped deaf people to see themselves and cultural minority. Her work has led to the expansion of access to education for Deaf p levels, including higher education. As an educator, scholar and popularizer, she has raised a number of key issues in the fiel communication, culture and Deaf education. After the attack on the UK Faculty of Arts in D in which she was seriously injured, she returned to teaching and professional work despite trauma. Her outstanding professional and human qualities make her a prominent figure in th equal opportunities. Nominations for the Carl and Gerty Cori Prize 2024 We greatly appreciate the activities of all the nominees and would like to congratulate th nomination and thank them for their very valuable work. Nominations can be made repeatedly free to nominate the individuals and collectives listed below for the Award in 2025. The following nominees have been shortlisted for the Award by the CU Equal Opportunities B Ing. Bc. Pavla Hubálková, Ph.D. Pavla Hubálková has a long history of communicating science and popularizing research to t professional community. She started her scientific career in the field of neuroscience as scholar at Northwestern University in Chicago. Currently, she publishes mainly in WIRED.cz she has also written for UK Forum magazine, Hospodářské noviny, Aktuálně, Vědavýzkum.cz an She focuses not only on current research topics, but also on systemic issues such as condi scientific work, sustainability and equal opportunities. An important area of her activities is the promotion of women in science. She has created in which she has introduced more than seventy women scientists working in various fields o volunteers for the Czexpats in Science initiative and regularly conducts training sessions research institutions on effective and ethical science communication. She is the co-author of Science Communication - Introduction to Science Communication (202 book of its kind in the Czech Republic. Her work combines academic, media and popularizati and she has long advocated for a more inclusive and open scientific environment. doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Anna Kucharská, Ph.D. Anna Kucharská, Vice Dean for Accreditation and Quality of Educational Activities at the F Education, Charles University, is a prominent Czech psychologist and special educator who engaged in supporting students with special needs at the university level. Since 2010, she the contact person for students with special needs at the Faculty of Education, where she establishment of a unique support system that is now embedded in the Faculty’s statute. On features is the presence of a coordinator for students with special needs in each departme cooperation with the Academic Advising Center. She initiated the creation of this dedicate department and has served as its head since 2023. At the university level, she contributes to conceptual, legislative, and methodological fr member of the Standing Working Group for Students with Special Needs, with a particular fo diagnostics. She also coordinates the preparation of expert assessments for students acros of the University. Anna Kucharská has played an important role in implementing educational initiatives aimed well-being and preventing academic failure. She has participated in major projects of the Education and Charles University, and is the author and editor of professional publication learning for students with special needs. She also serves as the organizer of the conferen Counselling – Current Trends and Challenges, which will hold its third edition in 2025. He to cultivate an inclusive academic environment and strengthen the University’s institution toward all disadvantaged groups of learners. doc. PhDr. Alice Němcová Tejkalová, Ph.D. Alice Němcová Tejkalová is a journalist, academic, and expert on minority representation i has been systematically promoting equal opportunities in the academic, media, and sports e over two decades. As a member of the Rector's Board and the first female Dean of the Facul Sciences at Charles University, she has promoted structural changes for the benefit of stu with disabilities, parents, and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds - f childcare support and mapping accessibility to launching mentoring programs for women in a She has made a significant contribution to the professionalization and media visibility of - as a commentator, founder of the platform Handisport.cz, and author of scientific public stereotyping of athletes with disabilities. She leads the first all-female research team a Social Sciences, co-recipient of a prestigious Horizon Europe grant. As Vice-Chair of the Czech Olympic Committee's Commission for Equal Opportunities in Sport instrumental in developing an action plan to support women in leadership roles within spor Her work represents a unique combination of scientific expertise, institutional change and engagement in the field of equality and inclusion. Individuals and teams also nominated for the Cori Family Prize in 2024: Mgr. Petra Černá, Faculty of Science RNDr. Dana Fialová, Ph.D., Faculty of Science PhDr. Zdeňka Kudláčková, Ph.D., Faculty of Pharmacy Mgr. Pavel Ruzyak, Hussite Theological Faculty JUDr. Lucie Široká, Faculty of Law RNDr. Olga Vindušková, Ph.D., Faculty of Science safe space kolektiv - student association [ URL "https://safespacekolektiv.cz/"] Ženy, které inspirují - organizing team of the first edition of the event at the Third Fac Our heartfelt congratulations to all nominees, and sincere thanks for their ongoing effort equality! ****************************************************************************************** * How to nominate? ****************************************************************************************** How to proceed with submitting a nomination? - Download and fill out the nomination form [ URL "UKEN-2259-version1- carl_and_gerty_cori_prize_appendix_form.docx"] (send it signed with a digital signature or handwritten signature and in an editable version) - Prepare documentation proving the contribution of the nominated activity or project - Send everything by May 31, 2025, to the email equalopportunities(zavinac)cuni.cz [ MAIL "equalopportunities(zavinac)cuni.cz"] . The award will be presented along with the Arnošt of Pardubice Prize during the celebratio 17, 2025. More information can be found in the Rector´s Directive. We look forward to your nominations! Contact for additional information: Iveta Bayerová, Coordinator of the Equal Opportunities Point, iveta.bayerova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz [ MAIL "iveta.bayerova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"] .