Charles University, Faculty of Science

New interactive maps from the SYRI project reveal regional differences in premature mortality across Czechia 📊

Where are these deaths most common, how many years of life are lost?

The public map portal was developed with the participation of researchers from our faculty.

syri.natur.cuni.cz

Listen to the secret of the ears! 🤫
Long-term data from fish otoliths reveal how climate-driven aridity is reshaping reservoir food webs - signalling major shifts in aquatic ecosystems. Read more about this new study examining tiny fish ear bones! 🦴🐟

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🔬🧬 Join us for another exciting seminar hosted by the Department of Cell Biology!

Graphical abstact of the original paper. source: original paper

From #detection to #destruction in one device 💊⚡ A free-standing boron-doped #diamond electrode enables sensitive sensing of #venlafaxine and desvenlafaxine—even in river water—then achieves ~97% degradation in 20 min, showcasing a #3D-printed detect-and-degrade platform.

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Prof. Milan Matolín received the Gold Medal of @unikarlova.cuni.cz on 26 Feb from Rector Jiří Zima for his key role in founding nuclear geophysics in Czechoslovakia and educating generations of experts. 👏🎓🔬✨

Where Does the Snow Go? Tracking Snowmelt Water Through Mountain Catchments Where Does the Snow Go? Tracking Snowmelt Water Through Mountain Catchments - Mountain catchments are frequently influenced by snow, which affects the seasonality of runoff. Additionally, higher ...

Are you interested in mountain hydrology and looking for a PhD position? If so, let's join our SnowHydro team at @sciencecharles.bsky.social in Prague and be focused on tracking snowmelt water through mountain catchments.

For information on how to apply, look at: natur.cuni.cz/en/geography...

Join us for a seminar by Assoc. Prof. Václav Veverka (IOCB Prague) on How Structural Biology Transformed Modern Molecular Biology 📍 Viničná 7, Lecture Hall Photochemistry 🗓 3.3.2026 ⏰ 14:50–16:30. Open to all – see you there!

🌍🏆 Doctoral student Bianka Mičke from our faculty at @unikarlova.cuni.cz achieved outstanding results at the World Ice and Snow Sailing Championship (WISSA 2026), earning 4 podiums in wing sailing: 🥇Course Race & GPS Speed, 🥈Slalom & Marathon, representing the Czech Republic with excellence. 👏

President Petr Pavel took part in a friendly debate at Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz about the war in Ukraine and Czechia’s role. Held on the invasion’s anniversary, students and academics joined in for an open discussion in a positive, welcoming atmosphere 🌍🎓

Study in English at the Faculty of Science, @charlesuni.cuni.cz – submit your application by the end of February!

Bachelor’s degree programme "Science": 1url.cz/verD4

Follow-up Master’s degree programmes: 1url.cz/3erDd

#research #chemistry

C7-Sulfonamide functionalization of 7-deazaadenosines: sangivamycin analogues with Haspin inhibitory activity
(Štefek, Dejmek, Šála) – @chemcomm.rsc.org: doi.org/10.1039/D5CC...

@iocbprague.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz @czechacademy.bsky.social @sciencecharles.bsky.social

At an event on responsible leadership in higher education organized by NKC – gender & science at the British Embassy Prague 🎓, Anna Bull (The 1752 Group) spoke on accountability and safety.
Faculty of Science was represented by Vice-Dean Jitka Žurmanová and Ombudsperson Nikola Burkovská 🤝

Grassland, illustrative picture. Source: freepik.com

How will drought reshape #grassland life under climate change? 🌾🌍 New work shows #drought strongly shifts plant #microbiomes, especially #bacteria. Elevated CO₂ can partly buffer losses, revealing species-specific strategies that shape resilience from roots to leaves.

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ParentHub Albertov officially opened on 16 Feb 2026 🎉
The ribbon was jointly cut by deans Vladimír Krylov and Martin Vokurka, launching a shared coworking space for parents, students, and staff at Faculty of Science and First Faculty of Medicine ( @1.lf.unikarlova.cuni.cz).🤝

Honored visit at the Faculty of Science! 🎓🏛️✨

Minister for Regional Development, Mgr. Zuzana Mrázová, alumna of our faculty, attended the 18th Venkov seminar on Peripheries. Welcomed by Dean Vladimír Krylov, Pavel Chromý & Radim Perlín. 👩‍🎓🤝📚

Join the 5th European Amphibian Conference in Prague (3–5 July 2026)! 🐸 Connect with researchers using amphibians as model organisms in basic & applied science. Early-bird till 30 Apr 2026. Register: lnkd.in/d3C5nxdU

Major success for our chemists! 🧪 Jan Přech and the KFMCh team published in ACS Catalysis the first study linking the distribution of active sites in zirconosilicate zeolites to reaction selectivity. Read more: 1url.cz/QezHt 🎉

Bratislava, illustrative picture. Source: pixabay, author: phtorxp

🏙️ Why do some cities turn culture into growth while others lag? 🎭 An analysis of 196 European #cities shows persistent East–West gaps—but also signs of path creation in places like Brno and Bratislava, highlighting how governance and legacy shape creative city performance.

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🎓 Karolína Štaflová (from the Iva Pichová group) has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled Host-pathogen interactions during in vitro hepatitis B virus infection at @sciencecharles.bsky.social.

Congratulations! 🎉

#PhD #PhDatIOCB

🎓🔬 Study Science at Charles University! Interdisciplinary bachelor linking biology 🧬, chemistry ⚗️ & physics ⚡. Check out the @olinium42.bsky.social podcast 🎙️ for more 👉 1url.cz/JeMgX

🥌🇨🇿 Today at 19:05, Czech mixed doubles curlers Julie Zelingrová & Vít Chabičovský face Canada.
We’re cheering especially for Julie, a 1st-year Environmental Protection student at the Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz. Good luck! 💙🤍❤️

🎓🌍 Planning a research stay abroad in 2026?
The Endowment Fund of the Faculty of Science offers 12 travel grants of CZK 40,000 for MSc & PhD students to gain international experience.

Apply by 13 March 2026 👉 1url.cz/oetSJ

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Excellent results from our students in the Karyology and Palynology practicum (with Tomáš Urfus) @sciencecharles.bsky.social
Hands-on methods: flow cytometry, acetolysis…
How strong is the relationship between pollen size and genome size? Flowering samples from @botanickazahradauk.bsky.social

We were honored by a visit from Assoc. Prof. Václav Čuba, Dean of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (CTU). Founded in 1955 at Charles University, the faculty shares strong historical ties with CU and our Faculty of Science. ⚛️🏛️📚

Does peptidome mimicry shape host–parasite coevolution? The peptidome mimicry hypothesis (PMH) builds on the principle that vertebrate immunity recognizes peptides absent from the host proteome. It extends this idea to predict host–parasite coevolution out...

Hide or disguise?
The peptidome mimicry hypothesis shows how parasites could evolve their narrow host specificity. The new article also discusses this evolution in SARS-CoV-2. 🦠 Read more in @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social or through the link below!

🔗 www.cell.com/trends/paras...

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Cell by cell, step by step 🌱 Researchers led by Eunice Romero published in Frontiers in Plant Science practical, well-documented maceration protocols for studying vascular tissues—useful for research and teaching worldwide.

More info: 1url.cz/XeLGG

Potatoes, illustrative picture. Source: Wikimedia, author: Scott Bauer, USDA ARS

Tuning a #tuberization gene yields surprises 🥔🌱 Knocking down #StBEL11 boosts in-vitro tuber induction—but in whole plants it delays tuberization, shifts assimilates to roots, and cuts yield, revealing species-specific control of #potato tuberization.

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A new Blue Intensity approach reveals hidden #wood density patterns in treeline #spruce seedlings. Lead author Eunice Romero from the Dpt. of Physical Geography highlights its potential for better understanding seedling growth and #resilience in mountain environments. 🌲🔬

More info: 1url.cz/6J7rc

Conference website: youngdemographers.github.io/conference.h...