🔹 Autumn Training for Early-Career Researchers Continues
Our autumn training series for early-career researchers (assistant professors, postdocs etc.) continues. Join upcoming workshops to develop new skills and connect across disciplines.

👉 Full schedule and registration: cuni.cz/UKEN-2349.html

🔹 Call for Mentees (PhD holders) – Mentoring Program Open!

🗓️ Apply by 10 December 2025
👉 More information and application details: cuni.cz/UKEN-2151.html

This project is co-funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Any related posts reflect only the views of the project.

🤝 Choose from 59 mentors across various scientific disciplines –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ professionals from academia as well as the private and public sectors. If you plan to continue in academia, you may select senior scientists from Charles University, other Czech institutions, or prestigious foreign universities.

The programme aims to support the career development of early-career researchers by facilitating the sharing of experience, informal practices, and specialized knowledge from more senior colleagues.

📝 More information & registration: vzdelavani.is.cuni.cz/simplifywork...

This project is co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Any related posts reflect only the views of the project.

🔹The Anti-Doping Podcast

"Irreplaceable personal insight into various areas of anti-doping policy and research."

🔹WADA’s Concept of the ’Protected Person’ – and Why it is No Protection for Minors by Marcus Campos, Jim Parry and Irena Martínková (Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 2023)

"Persuasive scientific explanation that policy that sought to protect vulnerable individuals in fact harms them in many ways."

💡 Jan’s recent picks:

🔹 The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering by Michael Sandel

"Persuasive argument that the pursuit of perfection through genetic enhancement, including gene doping, fails for reasons beyond safety and fairness."

Besides research, he is a passionate amateur athlete, currently in love with triathlon. He is also a mentee in Charles University’s mentoring programme.

This month, we start with @janexner.bsky.social. Jan Exner is an assistant professor at the Department of European Law, Faculty of Law, Charles University. His research focuses on the intersection between EU law and sport. ⚖️🏃‍♂️

This project is co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Any related posts reflect only the views of the project.

👉 Full list of workshops and registration: cuni.cz/UKEN-2349.html

📅🤝 We look forward to seeing you again at the next Welcome Day in spring 2026!

Special thanks to our speakers:

🔹Otto Balcar, Staff Welcome Centre
🔹Jiří Valach, Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer of Charles University
🔹Dagmar Hanzlikova, Open Science Support Centre
🔹Karolína Šedivcová, 4EU+ Alliance
🔹Veronika Syrovátková, ERC

The afternoon included sessions on career development opportunities, support from the Staff Welcome Centre, the Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer, and the Open Science Support Centre, as well as insights into the 4EU+ Alliance and university support for ERC grant applications.

This project is co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Any related posts reflect only the views of the project.