
Jan Velinger
Studied film directing at FAMU in Prague and began in current affairs in commercial television in 1996. Worked as a reporter and presenter at the English service of Czech Radio for more than sixteen years, before joining Charles University’s media team in June 2018. He is responsible for the English edition of Forum Magazine and Forum Radio podcasts.
Professor Piet Hein Donner gives Cleveringa lecture at CU
Prague’s Charles University is proud to have hosted its first Cleveringa lecture at the Patriotic Hall this week, commemorating a famous courageous protest speech by Professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa on November 26, 1940 at Leiden University against the dismissal of Jewish colleagues. The speech led to a student strike and closure of the university by the Nazis.
Scientist Radek Lučan on bats’ remarkable immunity
Original artistic styles & stories focus of Frame fest
This weekend (November 3-4) saw the Frame Comics Festival, a two-day celebration of indie comics, held at the Carolinum. If you are a fan of personal stories, more niche artistic approaches and original graphic novels and children's books, this was the perfect chance to meet international authors and artists. And pick up a book for a loved one or a friend.
All that Jaz
If you are one of the two thousand or so people who attended the První republika festival organised by Charles University (and the First Faculty of Medicine) last weekend, you probably caught sight of a poster of T.G. Masaryk, as drawn by Jaz. He is the anonymous author of Opráski sčeskí historje – an irreverent comic strip that has achieved cult status through an unusual take on Czech history and the Czech language.
Nineteenth annual Science and Technology Week underway
The 2019 Week of Science and Technology, the biggest festival of its kind in the Czech Republic, organised by the Czech Academy of Sciences, got underway on Monday, kicking off more than 700 events. Included are lectures, workshops exhibitions, screenings, and experiments – at venues across the country. A large part of the programme will take place in Prague, including at participating faculties at Charles University.
The Erasmus Programme After Brexit
Padesát let po přistání na Měsíci: je na řadě Mars?
Svět larpingu: Umělecká forma i akční zábava
Stanislav Kmoch on know-how that made testing for Covid safer
Lab contributed to testing and put years of experience into new commercial kit
Scientist Jaroslav Flegr on the resurgence of Covid-19
V Československu programátoři využívali hry k výsměchu režimu
Petra Laššuthová: Hledáme příčiny nemocí
Tématem konference 4EU+ v Kodani byly vzdělávací iniciativy
Aliance 4EU+ se zaměřuje na revoluční změny ve výzkumu a vzdělávání prostřednictvím nabídky inovativních programů, které by měly zlepšit spolupráci a mobilitu a vytvořit příležitosti, které otevírají nové obzory. Kodaňská univerzita nedávno hostila pracovní skupiny ze všech členských organizací 4EU+.