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Jakub Drápal’s ERC Grant Will Focus on Sentencing Across Europe
For the second time in the past year, a project developed by researchers at CU’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.
Author: Helena ZdráhalováPhoto: Martin Pinkas
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Andrea Gálisová awarded ERC funding to develop a drug delivery platform
CU’s First Faculty of Medicine is receiving its first prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant. It was awarded to Slovak biophysicist Andrea Gálisová who researches extracellular vesicles. These can deliver therapy directly to cells.
Author: Martin RychlíkPhoto: Hynek Glos
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Nobel Laureate Ambros: Biology is Always Surprising
Wednesday 27. August 2025Victor Ambros, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2024, is renowned for his pioneering discovery of microRNAs. He has long collaborated with his wife, Candy Lee Ambros, his co-researcher for decades. Forum magazine had the opportunity to ask both a few questions.
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Podcast: How Kitchen Table Decisions Influence National Economies
Monday 25. August 2025In our latest Talking Economics episode, we spoke with Luca Mazzone, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI and Economist at the International Monetary Fund, about the hidden dynamics behind wage inequality, employment policy, and how households shape labour market outcomes.
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Doctoral studies are a career decision, says Vice-Rector
Thursday 14. 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.
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Joanna Wawrzyniak: Memory studies is about the future
Wednesday 6. 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.
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ILPS Summer Schools: (Re)Discover Czech Language and Culture
Friday 1. 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.
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Podcast: Household Financial Choices
Thursday 17. July 2025What determines the financial decisions we make throughout our lives, like choosing a mortgage, saving for retirement, or deciding whether to invest? In the latest episode of Talking Economics, we explore these questions with Marta Cota, a CERGE-EI PhD alumna and Assistant Professor of Finance at Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon.
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Graduate teacher: Mobile phones don’t belong in school
Wednesday 16. April 2025Mobile phones expose children to constant shifts in attention, impacting their ability to focus on tasks requiring patience. Lukáš Barborka, a top teaching graduate and mathematician from CU, says this trend is harming students' skills.
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A look back at Michael Grätzel’s guest lecture at CU
Thursday 10. April 2025Professor Michael Grätzel, the celebrated chemist behind the invention of dye-sensitised solar cells, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from CU. The accolade marks the 16th honorary degree in his distinguished career.
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Věra Jourová: CU must lead by example in technology
Thursday 20. March 2025Věra Jourová is a new vice-rector at Charles University. In her first interview in this role since leaving the European Commission, the former EU official discusses the importance of CU making its voice properly heard in science, research, and education policy.
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FORUM EN 13 2024
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FORUM 70 2/2025
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