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@uduavcr.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.social🏰 Castles, Salons, and Darkrooms, Mapping the nobility’s impact on early photographic history (1840s–1860s)
20 Oct 2026, Academic Conference Center, Husova 4a, Prague
Register by 15 Oct: [email protected]
Programme & details 👇
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@sustainablecz.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.socialWhat does transformative change for a nature-positive Europe look like in practice? 🌱
A new BIONEXT policy brief explores three pathways to 2050 and the #governance, social and economic mechanisms that can turn ambition into lasting change.
@czechacademy.bsky.socialAs AI takes a bigger role in healthcare, what does effective regulation look like? In a new report, EASAC and FEAM are calling for AI to be treated like any other measure in healthcare – its benefits must be proven, its risks understood, and its performance continuously monitored:
@czechacademy.bsky.socialThe Academy Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences strongly condemns the barbaric attack by the Russian Federation on the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv and joins the statement issued by All European Academies.
@czechacademy.bsky.socialEPS EUROPHYSICS PRIZE AWARDED TO CZECH PHYSICISTS Libor Šmejkal, Jairo Sinova, and Tomáš Jungwirth were awarded the 2026 Europhysics Prize for their outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics, specifically for their discovery of altermagnetism, the 3rd fundamental class of magnetic order.
@iocbprague.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.social🔬 Scientists have developed a new fluorine-based tracer that can be tracked using MRI to monitor how quickly food moves through the gastrointestinal tract.
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@ivb-cas.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.socialRemarkable find in Ethiopia’s Chingawa Forest! On the final day, Josef Bryja’s team trapped only the second known specimen of the rare rodent Chingawaemys rarus. In five nights, they sampled 122 small mammals and bats—and the expedition continues. 🌿🐭
@emodir.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.social#CfP 📢 Conference: “Sacred Conversations: The Exchange of Objects between Monastic and Secular Courts in Early Modern Central and Eastern Europe”, Institute of Art History (@czechacademy.bsky.social)
📆 7–8 May 2027 | 🌍 Ottobeuren (Ger)
⏰ 21 Sept 2026
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@iocbprague.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.social🧪 Protons play a central role in many chemical reactions in living organisms. In some cases, a proton may be shared between two nearby molecular groups rather than being localized on just one...
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#UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry #biochemistry #research
@cescame.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.socialHow do societies respond to climate change, energy and food insecurity, and the transformations of urban life? Register to join us for a workshop on 5 October 2026 in Prague and online. See the final program here: cescame.soc.cas.cz/events/trans...
@czechacademy.bsky.social💡 Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS: Ondřej Mrózek The LUMICA study develops novel luminescent compounds designed to replace rare elements like iridium or ruthenium, contributing to greater efficiency and sustainability in electronic devices. Congratulations! Details:
@czechacademy.bsky.social🧬 Institute of Biophysics of the CAS: Hana Polášek-Sedláčková The REWIRE research project targets DNA replication, helping us better understand tissue regeneration – such as recovery following radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
@czechacademy.bsky.socialThe projects: 🌿 Institute of Ethnology of the CAS: Hedwig Waters In the MetWilds project, she focuses on the "simulation of wildness" in plants, seeking ways to mimic their natural environments in artificial cultivation. This research will contribute to discovering new sources of pharmaceuticals.
@mempop.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.social#MEMPOP was part of the team behind the Institute of Ethnology @czechacademy.bsky.social exhibition at the Science Fair, introducing young visitors to ethnographic research through an interactive game
This weekend, Sept 4–6, the Science Fair continues in Brno!
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@hansvavra.bsky.socialReposted by @czechacademy.bsky.socialNew paper on typology of #urban #allotment #gardens 🎉
Research lead by Barbora Duží from @czechacademy.bsky.social, me as member of Faculty of Theology at Uni of South Bohemia👍
History, development and functions of urban allotments in four 🇨🇿 towns and cities
@czechacademy.bsky.socialThree of this year’s six ERC Starting Grants are heading to the Czech Academy of Sciences 🎉
We are thrilled that three of the awarded projects belong to our early-career researchers. Each recipient will receive up to 36 million CZK for a period of five years. #ERCStG
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