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CEDMO convened at CU to discuss disinformation and strive for a society of trust
Charles 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.
Author: Jan BorekPhoto: Hynek Glos
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Data science: Using data analysis to better understand the world
Data science is sometimes called the most interesting profession of the 21st century. Its bright future is confirmed by Irena Holubová of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at CU and Profinit’s Dominik Matula.
Author: Pavla HubálkováPhoto: Hynek Glos
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From Poker, to Google, to the New York Stock Exchange
Monday 22. September 2025They first developed an AI that became the first in the world to beat top professional poker players. Then Google bought their project DeepStack – and the team behind it. Now, the CEO of EquiLibre’s wants to run the best trading firm from Prague.
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Jakub Drápal’s ERC grant will focus on sentencing across Europe
Thursday 4. September 2025For 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.
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Andrea Gálisová awarded ERC funding to develop a drug delivery platform
Thursday 4. September 2025CU’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.
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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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Talking Economics 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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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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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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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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FORUM EN 13 2024
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FORUM 71 3/2025
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