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Written by: Jan Velinger

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• Videos
• history
• Jan Palach
• Soviet invasion

• Vladimír Šigut, Michael Novotný

Even in the midst of the continuing pandemic Charles University has honoured Jan Palach, the student who in an act of protest in January 1969 doused himself in petrol and set himself alight. The drastic act, sacrificing his life, was aimed at shaking his fellow citizens out of lethargy to protest the Soviet-led invasion.

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• Vladimír Šigut

September 24 is Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day, established by the FH Foundation in 2012. The purpose of the day – and related events – is to raise awareness of the dangers of high cholesterol, which can lead to the onset of early heart disease, heart attacks or strokes.

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Written by: Pavla Hubálková

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• Vladimír Šigut

This Monday saw the opening of the Kings of the Sun, a major exhibition at the National Museum in Prague highlighting among the many items on display, extraordinary archaeological finds by Czech Egyptologists.

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• Forum Magazine
• GeneSpector archive

GeneSpector, a subsidiary company of Charles University making use of technology developed at the school, introduced new kits for more efficient, faster, and safer laboratory detection of Covid-19.

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Written by: Jan Velinger

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• coronavirus threat
• technology transfer
• technology

• Jan Velinger, Barbora Holienčinová

Researchers from Charles University’s First Faculty of Medicine together with three private sector firms have developed a new test for flu and Covid-19 which should be available in September.

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• iForum, Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Arts archive

Professor Luďa Klusáková, whom died on 8 April 2020, worked at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University, for more than 40 years. She contributed in no small part to the founding of the Institute of Global History and its scientific and pedagogical success; she also helped enormously in building strong international ties.

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Written by: Marcela Uhlíková

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The development of the coronavirus vaccine is being carried out by scientists in Germany, Australia, Israel and other countries. In the United States, the first vaccine tests have already begun.

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• iForum
• Vladimír šigut

Charles University’s Rector Tomáš Zima was Zita Senková’s guest at public broadcaster Czech Radio (Cěský rozhlas Dvojka), where he spoke at length about topic on everyone's mind: the Covid-19 pandemic.

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• Forum magazine
• Shutterstock

To receive an ERC grant from the European Research Council is a major achievement for any young researcher, providing funding and recognition (ie. lifeblood) for deserving top projects.

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• Kamila Kohoutová
• Archiv UK

Well-known Czech priest and professor at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University Tomáš Halík has begun delivering this year’s Duffy Lectures in Global Christianity.

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Written by: Jan Velinger

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• Erasmus
• research
• coronavirus
• 4EU+ Alliance
• cooperation

• University of Copenhagen archive

Work groups from six universities within the 4EU+ European university alliance met recently in Copenhagen to move forward with some of the project’s key aims.

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Written by: Jan Velinger

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• students
• 4EU+ Alliance
• education

• Jan Velinger, Charles University archive

The 4EU+ university alliance, pooling the resources and talents of six public research universities (including Charles University) aims to revolutionise research and education.

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Written by: Jan Velinger

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• coronavirus threat
• research
• smart quarantine

• Hynek Glos, Shutterstock

As the coronavirus continues to strangle the world in its grip, it has grown apparent that an important tool is the introduction of smart quarantines

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Written by: Martin Rychlík

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• René Volfík

Astrophysicist Ondřej Pejcha completed his doctorate at Ohio State University in 2013 but for the scientist that was just the beginning.

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• Marcela Úhlíková
• L. Wišniewski, archives of J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry

December 10 marks exactly sixty years that Czech scientist and inventor Jaroslav Heyrovský was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His main area of work was in polarography. Associate Professor Jiří Barek discusses the chemist’s success and invaluable contribution.