Charles University, Faculty of Science
@sciencecharles.bsky.social
#biology #chemistry #geology #geography #enviromentalsciences
Prague, Czechia
web: https://natur.cuni.cz/en
Prague, Czechia
web: https://natur.cuni.cz/en
🧬 Research teams from the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz at BIOCEV – Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology Lab (Prof. J. Tachezy) & Structural Biology Lab (D. Rozbeský, Ph.D.) – revealed how eukaryotic cells adapt to oxygen-free environments 🌱🔬
Read more: 1url.cz/vJ0rp
Read more: 1url.cz/vJ0rp
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🧬 Research teams from the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz at BIOCEV – Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology Lab (Prof. J. Tachezy) & Structural Biology Lab (D. Rozbeský, Ph.D.) – revealed how eukaryotic cells adapt to oxygen-free environments 🌱🔬
Read more: 1url.cz/vJ0rp
Read more: 1url.cz/vJ0rp
Landslides no longer stand a chance! Thanks to the new advanced viscohypoplastic constitutive model, which can predict the development of #creeping #slopes. This framework also considers the mechanical behaviour of soil and changes in groundwater levels.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Landslides no longer stand a chance! Thanks to the new advanced viscohypoplastic constitutive model, which can predict the development of #creeping #slopes. This framework also considers the mechanical behaviour of soil and changes in groundwater levels.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🌍 On 4 Nov 2025, the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz hosted a lecture on Europe’s Environment 2025 by EEA Executive Director Leena Ylä-Mononen. Opened by Dean Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Krylov & moderated by Miroslav Havránek, the talk was followed by a lively discussion.
#EuropesEnvironment2025
#EuropesEnvironment2025
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🌍 On 4 Nov 2025, the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz hosted a lecture on Europe’s Environment 2025 by EEA Executive Director Leena Ylä-Mononen. Opened by Dean Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Krylov & moderated by Miroslav Havránek, the talk was followed by a lively discussion.
#EuropesEnvironment2025
#EuropesEnvironment2025
🚀 New insights into ultrafast #spin #dynamics: laser polarization steers femtosecond spin dynamics in ferro-, antiferro-, and altermagnets. #Altermagnets show striking sublattice-asymmetric responses, revealing how anisotropic Fermi surfaces govern ultrafast spin transfer.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🚀 New insights into ultrafast #spin #dynamics: laser polarization steers femtosecond spin dynamics in ferro-, antiferro-, and altermagnets. #Altermagnets show striking sublattice-asymmetric responses, revealing how anisotropic Fermi surfaces govern ultrafast spin transfer.
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🌍 Join us today for a lecture on Europe’s Environment 2025 — the key EEA report on Europe’s nature, climate & sustainability.
Featuring Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the EEA.
📅 Nov 4, 2025 | 🕓 4 PM | 📍 Albertov, Prague
Featuring Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the EEA.
📅 Nov 4, 2025 | 🕓 4 PM | 📍 Albertov, Prague
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🌍 Join us today for a lecture on Europe’s Environment 2025 — the key EEA report on Europe’s nature, climate & sustainability.
Featuring Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the EEA.
📅 Nov 4, 2025 | 🕓 4 PM | 📍 Albertov, Prague
Featuring Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the EEA.
📅 Nov 4, 2025 | 🕓 4 PM | 📍 Albertov, Prague
🏆 One of 18 prestigious GA ČR JUNIOR STAR grants goes to Charles University’s Faculty of Science! Charles University secured 3 grants in total, including support for Dr. Sumit Das. Congratulations! 🎉
More info: 1url.cz/HJgpd
More info: 1url.cz/HJgpd
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🏆 One of 18 prestigious GA ČR JUNIOR STAR grants goes to Charles University’s Faculty of Science! Charles University secured 3 grants in total, including support for Dr. Sumit Das. Congratulations! 🎉
More info: 1url.cz/HJgpd
More info: 1url.cz/HJgpd
🧬 #Thymus has more “teachers” than expected! T cells learn self-tolerance with help from diverse dendritic #cells & macrophages. Research by Matouš Vobořil (@unikarlova.cuni.cz opens new paths for autoimmune prevention & #immunotherapy. 🔬💡
🔗 1url.cz/WJgHx
🔗 1url.cz/WJgHx
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🧬 #Thymus has more “teachers” than expected! T cells learn self-tolerance with help from diverse dendritic #cells & macrophages. Research by Matouš Vobořil (@unikarlova.cuni.cz opens new paths for autoimmune prevention & #immunotherapy. 🔬💡
🔗 1url.cz/WJgHx
🔗 1url.cz/WJgHx
🦠 How do unwanted visitors trick our immune system?
Tumors and patogens mask themselves using "sugar ID" recognized by Siglec receptors of our immune system as our own. This discovery opens new ways for cancer immunotherapy. Read more about new research by Dr. Ondřej Vaněk!
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Tumors and patogens mask themselves using "sugar ID" recognized by Siglec receptors of our immune system as our own. This discovery opens new ways for cancer immunotherapy. Read more about new research by Dr. Ondřej Vaněk!
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November 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🦠 How do unwanted visitors trick our immune system?
Tumors and patogens mask themselves using "sugar ID" recognized by Siglec receptors of our immune system as our own. This discovery opens new ways for cancer immunotherapy. Read more about new research by Dr. Ondřej Vaněk!
🔗 buff.ly/fUXfzYZ
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Tumors and patogens mask themselves using "sugar ID" recognized by Siglec receptors of our immune system as our own. This discovery opens new ways for cancer immunotherapy. Read more about new research by Dr. Ondřej Vaněk!
🔗 buff.ly/fUXfzYZ
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Professor Jiří Zima, emeritus #Dean of the Faculty of Science, has been elected as the candidate for #Rector of Charles University, @unikarlova.cuni.cz His term starts Feb 2026.
Congratulations! 🎓
For more info check the faculty website:
1url.cz/tJI97
Congratulations! 🎓
For more info check the faculty website:
1url.cz/tJI97
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Professor Jiří Zima, emeritus #Dean of the Faculty of Science, has been elected as the candidate for #Rector of Charles University, @unikarlova.cuni.cz His term starts Feb 2026.
Congratulations! 🎓
For more info check the faculty website:
1url.cz/tJI97
Congratulations! 🎓
For more info check the faculty website:
1url.cz/tJI97
🎉 25th #Geocaching Anniversary at our faculty! Over 600 visitors joined the event organized by GeoArts and our Dept. of Applied #Geoinformatics & #Cartography. Lectures, museum tours 🏛️, and map collections 🗺️ made it a true celebration of #geography and geoinformatics! 🌍
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎉 25th #Geocaching Anniversary at our faculty! Over 600 visitors joined the event organized by GeoArts and our Dept. of Applied #Geoinformatics & #Cartography. Lectures, museum tours 🏛️, and map collections 🗺️ made it a true celebration of #geography and geoinformatics! 🌍
📢 New reaction alert!
Scientists report the first double #Schmidt reaction that converts indeno[2,1-c]fluorene diols into m,n-diazahelicenes in high yields — a powerful route for late-stage heteroarene construction. Regioselectivity can even be tuned by reaction conditions!
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Scientists report the first double #Schmidt reaction that converts indeno[2,1-c]fluorene diols into m,n-diazahelicenes in high yields — a powerful route for late-stage heteroarene construction. Regioselectivity can even be tuned by reaction conditions!
🔗 buff.ly/9KCVbmV
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October 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📢 New reaction alert!
Scientists report the first double #Schmidt reaction that converts indeno[2,1-c]fluorene diols into m,n-diazahelicenes in high yields — a powerful route for late-stage heteroarene construction. Regioselectivity can even be tuned by reaction conditions!
🔗 buff.ly/9KCVbmV
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Scientists report the first double #Schmidt reaction that converts indeno[2,1-c]fluorene diols into m,n-diazahelicenes in high yields — a powerful route for late-stage heteroarene construction. Regioselectivity can even be tuned by reaction conditions!
🔗 buff.ly/9KCVbmV
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🎓 We welcomed Prof. Thomas Strassner from #Dresden TU! He received the Faculty Silver Medal 🏅 from Dean Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Krylov and gave a lecture on Late Transition Metal NHC Complexes 🧪. Long-standing collaboration with our Inorganic #Chemistry dept (prof. Petr Štěpnička) continues 🤝
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🎓 We welcomed Prof. Thomas Strassner from #Dresden TU! He received the Faculty Silver Medal 🏅 from Dean Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Krylov and gave a lecture on Late Transition Metal NHC Complexes 🧪. Long-standing collaboration with our Inorganic #Chemistry dept (prof. Petr Štěpnička) continues 🤝
New study combines high-throughput #phenotyping with genomic modelling and, in Scots pine seedlings 🌲, reveals the genetic basis of drought tolerance – paving the way for GWAS, #genomic prediction 🧬📈 and climate-resilient #forestry 🧑🌾🌳🌍. Read more!
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
New study combines high-throughput #phenotyping with genomic modelling and, in Scots pine seedlings 🌲, reveals the genetic basis of drought tolerance – paving the way for GWAS, #genomic prediction 🧬📈 and climate-resilient #forestry 🧑🌾🌳🌍. Read more!
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🎓 Gaudeamus Brno 2025 has just started!
Our team from the Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz is ready to meet future students and talk about all study programmes offered at our faculty. Join us until October 24!
Our team from the Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz is ready to meet future students and talk about all study programmes offered at our faculty. Join us until October 24!
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🎓 Gaudeamus Brno 2025 has just started!
Our team from the Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz is ready to meet future students and talk about all study programmes offered at our faculty. Join us until October 24!
Our team from the Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz is ready to meet future students and talk about all study programmes offered at our faculty. Join us until October 24!
🧫💡 New #photoactive #nanofiber #membranes can kill bacteria with light — yet remain friendly to stem cells. Researchers created materials that self-sterilize under green/blue light and support cell growth. A bright step for tissue engineering! 🌱✨
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October 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🧫💡 New #photoactive #nanofiber #membranes can kill bacteria with light — yet remain friendly to stem cells. Researchers created materials that self-sterilize under green/blue light and support cell growth. A bright step for tissue engineering! 🌱✨
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🦟 New study published in prestigious @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social reveals discovery of #Leishmania flagellar #proteins (KIAP1–3) essential for attachment to the stomodeal valve in #Phlebotomus and #Lutzomyia vectors. Read more via the link!
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October 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🦟 New study published in prestigious @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social reveals discovery of #Leishmania flagellar #proteins (KIAP1–3) essential for attachment to the stomodeal valve in #Phlebotomus and #Lutzomyia vectors. Read more via the link!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The 14th Junior Science Conference at Faculty of Science took place last Friday & Saturday! 🚀 Dean Vladimír Krylov opened the event, and Petr Jan Juračka inspired young scientists with his talk 🌍📸 Thanks to Neuron Foundation & Prague City!
October 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The 14th Junior Science Conference at Faculty of Science took place last Friday & Saturday! 🚀 Dean Vladimír Krylov opened the event, and Petr Jan Juračka inspired young scientists with his talk 🌍📸 Thanks to Neuron Foundation & Prague City!
🌱 New framework in plant ecology! Researchers propose 6 Belowground Persistence Types (BPTs) — classifying plants by woodiness, clonality, and resprouting ability. This whole-plant view reveals how species persist after disturbance and could reshape how we study resilience.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🌱 New framework in plant ecology! Researchers propose 6 Belowground Persistence Types (BPTs) — classifying plants by woodiness, clonality, and resprouting ability. This whole-plant view reveals how species persist after disturbance and could reshape how we study resilience.
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New 3 years post-doc position in economic geography at Charles University. Research on the impacts of global changes (climate, geopolitical tensions, and AI) on the Czech economy. Strong quantitative/econometrics background required. See: cuni.cz/UKEN-1573.ht...
Employment offers
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October 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New 3 years post-doc position in economic geography at Charles University. Research on the impacts of global changes (climate, geopolitical tensions, and AI) on the Czech economy. Strong quantitative/econometrics background required. See: cuni.cz/UKEN-1573.ht...
Great success for the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz ! 💪
6 projects funded and 2 on the reserve list in the 1st MSCA Charleston call 🔬🌍
More info 👉 cuni.cz/UKEN-2423.html
6 projects funded and 2 on the reserve list in the 1st MSCA Charleston call 🔬🌍
More info 👉 cuni.cz/UKEN-2423.html
October 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Great success for the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz ! 💪
6 projects funded and 2 on the reserve list in the 1st MSCA Charleston call 🔬🌍
More info 👉 cuni.cz/UKEN-2423.html
6 projects funded and 2 on the reserve list in the 1st MSCA Charleston call 🔬🌍
More info 👉 cuni.cz/UKEN-2423.html
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#research #nanostructures
High-Yield Assembly of Plasmon-Coupled Nanodiamonds Using DNA Origami for Tuned Emission (Hansen et al.) – Small Structures: doi.org/10.1002/sstr...
@vschtpraha.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social @iocbprague.bsky.social #UniPotsdam @czechacademy.bsky.social
High-Yield Assembly of Plasmon-Coupled Nanodiamonds Using DNA Origami for Tuned Emission (Hansen et al.) – Small Structures: doi.org/10.1002/sstr...
@vschtpraha.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social @iocbprague.bsky.social #UniPotsdam @czechacademy.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#research #nanostructures
High-Yield Assembly of Plasmon-Coupled Nanodiamonds Using DNA Origami for Tuned Emission (Hansen et al.) – Small Structures: doi.org/10.1002/sstr...
@vschtpraha.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social @iocbprague.bsky.social #UniPotsdam @czechacademy.bsky.social
High-Yield Assembly of Plasmon-Coupled Nanodiamonds Using DNA Origami for Tuned Emission (Hansen et al.) – Small Structures: doi.org/10.1002/sstr...
@vschtpraha.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social @iocbprague.bsky.social #UniPotsdam @czechacademy.bsky.social
💡 The Junior Faculty Conference 2025 at FoS @unikarlova.cuni.cz brought together 100+ participants to discuss #academic development, collaboration, and building an open, international faculty environment. 🌍
More info: 1url.cz/eJCzb
More info: 1url.cz/eJCzb
October 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
💡 The Junior Faculty Conference 2025 at FoS @unikarlova.cuni.cz brought together 100+ participants to discuss #academic development, collaboration, and building an open, international faculty environment. 🌍
More info: 1url.cz/eJCzb
More info: 1url.cz/eJCzb
🌍 Small high-mountain #lakes can pose big #flood risks. A new study in Communications Earth & Environment shows how a 2025 flood in #Nepal destroyed vital infrastructure. Co-authored by Adam Emmer. 🌊 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Flood risk from small mountain lakes - Communications Earth & Environment
Small lakes in mountain regions hold significant potential to wreak havoc as a result of sudden drainage. This Comment argues that the risks can be managed within existing disaster reduction frameworks, but must be acknowledged and monitored.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🌍 Small high-mountain #lakes can pose big #flood risks. A new study in Communications Earth & Environment shows how a 2025 flood in #Nepal destroyed vital infrastructure. Co-authored by Adam Emmer. 🌊 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
🌄 Airship over #Zugspitze collects data on fine dust & #aerosols to study #climate & health impacts. Key contributor: Jan Hovorka (Charles Univ., Env. Studies) on #nanoparticle risks. Data helps model climate & reduce pollutants 🌫️🔬 1url.cz/lJhtd
Zugspitze: Mit dem Luftschiff gegen Luftverschmutzung
Die erste Forschungsfahrt ist absolviert: Das Luftschiff ist über der Zugspitze geschwebt, um Feinstaubmessungen durchzuführen. Das Ziel: Schadstoffe in Aerosolen genau zu bestimmen. So lassen sich Ma...
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October 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🌄 Airship over #Zugspitze collects data on fine dust & #aerosols to study #climate & health impacts. Key contributor: Jan Hovorka (Charles Univ., Env. Studies) on #nanoparticle risks. Data helps model climate & reduce pollutants 🌫️🔬 1url.cz/lJhtd
Tiny #palladium #nanoparticles, big impact 💥
Pd@USY #zeolite #catalysts pull off the Tsuji–Trost allylic alkylation under mild conditions, #reusable & #sustainable. A neat step toward #greener catalysis with broad scope and size-dependent performance. 🌱 ⬇️
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Pd@USY #zeolite #catalysts pull off the Tsuji–Trost allylic alkylation under mild conditions, #reusable & #sustainable. A neat step toward #greener catalysis with broad scope and size-dependent performance. 🌱 ⬇️
🔗 buff.ly/swPHD1b
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October 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Tiny #palladium #nanoparticles, big impact 💥
Pd@USY #zeolite #catalysts pull off the Tsuji–Trost allylic alkylation under mild conditions, #reusable & #sustainable. A neat step toward #greener catalysis with broad scope and size-dependent performance. 🌱 ⬇️
🔗 buff.ly/swPHD1b
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Pd@USY #zeolite #catalysts pull off the Tsuji–Trost allylic alkylation under mild conditions, #reusable & #sustainable. A neat step toward #greener catalysis with broad scope and size-dependent performance. 🌱 ⬇️
🔗 buff.ly/swPHD1b
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