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Polarons play a role in a range of important technologies
Martin Setvín has truly had a great run lately. In 2023 he received an ERC CZ grant for his research on polarons in solids. Last autumn, Science Advances published the latest discoveries by his team. And he capped 2024 with an ERC Consolidator Grant!
Author: Jitka JiřičkováPhoto: Vladimír Šigut
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CU astrophysicist, binary star expert, clinches 2nd ERC Grant
“I'm interested, among other things, in how materials mix inside stars that are physically close to one another,” says CU Associate Professor Ondřej Pejcha. He will launch a prestigious ERC Consolidator project worth 2.3 million euros.
Author: Martin RychlíkPhoto: Hynek Glos, Michal Novotný, NASA
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ERC Grant researcher & team to map reality in virtual spaces
Wednesday 8. January 2025Candidates from Charles University recently clinched a total of five ERC Consolidator Grants, gamechangers when it comes to supporting cutting edge research. One of the recipients is Associate Professor Jaroslav Švelch, who received funds for GAMEINDEX.
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How to build a more tolerant society? T. Dumbrovský's view
Tuesday 7. January 2025Tomáš Dumbrovský traveled to the Persian Gulf because he needed to step out of the Western cultural framework. As the very first researcher associated with the Faculty of Law at CU, he received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant.
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Med student and Bake Off winner shares the sweet side of life
Monday 23. December 2024“Baking is for me a feeling of happiness in difficult times, an opportunity for endless self-expression...,” says Vojtěch Vrtiška, pastry chef, calligraphy expert, and med student at the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University.
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Czech-born scientist on search for life on icy worlds
Thursday 19. December 2024Students interested in space technology and research in the space industry recently had a rare opportunity to attend a lecture in Prague by Czech-born scientist Aria Vítková, who completed her PhD in England and works for NASA.
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A unique message about healing
Friday 13. December 2024The mass shooting that took place at the Faculty of Arts last December changed the university and the whole of society to the core, causing profound sadness and heartache. A new documentary looking at the tragedy and the healing process will air on Czech TV on 21 December.
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Scientist's journey towards earliest cell backed by ERC Grant
Wednesday 4. December 2024In her research, she delves into the origins of life on Earth. What keeps her awake at night are the 20 amino acids that have formed the building blocks of proteins in all organisms since the very beginning. What would life look if the identity of these amino acids changed?
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Science at CU: The psychology of poverty
Friday 30. August 2024"The psychology of poverty is still a relatively new research direction at the interface of economics and psychology," explains the scientific and partnership couple Julie Chytilová and Michal Bauer from Charles University. They present more in one minute.
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Science at CU: Preventing pregnancy complications
Friday 30. August 2024"Our long-term research is devoted to the development of new technologies for the screening of pregnancy complications during the first trimester," says Ilona Hromadníková, a physician/scientist from the Third Faculty of Medicine.
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Science at CU: How do deep-sea fish see?
Friday 30. August 2024"We explore the extremes of the vertebrate eye. Deep-sea fish are very interesting in that they have many extreme adaptations, from which we can then draw conclusions for our human ventricular eye," explains evolutionary biologist Zuzana Musilová from the Faculty of Science of Charles University. More in one minute.
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FORUM EN 13 2024
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FORUM 68 4/2024
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