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• law
• psychiatry
• honoris causa
• human rights
• David Weisstub

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Professor David N. Weisstub is a world-leading expert on ethics, bioethics, law and mental health. This month he was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of Charles University in the field of medical sciences for his outstanding long-term contribution in the field of ethics and bioethics.

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• solidarity
• conference
• Carolinum
• Ukraine
• Baltic States

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Charles University recently hosted a one-day conference at the Patriotic Hall bringing together top members of the legislative branches from the Czech, Estonian, Lithuanian, and Latvian Parliaments, to mark 100 years since the Czechoslovaks gave de jure recognition to the three Baltic states. The event also focussed on lessons for today.

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• research
• environment
• conservation
• Borneo
• Erik Meijaard

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Dr. Erik Meijaard is a highly-recognised ecologist and conservationist who has been based in Borneo since the early 1990s.  Last semester, students were able to attend his course on conservation practices and management at Charles University’s Faculty of Science, based on studies and research he and his team have conducted for years.

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• programming
• Belarus
• Ukraine
• invasion
• Google

• Jitka Jiřičková
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“I don't know a single Belarusian who supports the war in Ukraine,” says Larysa Aharkava, a Charles University graduate. She came to the Czech Republic from Belarus at the age of 18 and has been working for Google for the last 12 years.

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• Radim Perlín
• research
• conference
• social geography
• regional development

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Last February saw the cancellation of Venkov 2021 due to the pandemic. The popular conference hosted by the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and organised by Dr. Radim Perlín, has always been an opportunity for regional stakeholders to connect with researchers and government planners. Luckily, this year, it returned.

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• Science
• Videos
• popularisation
• documentary
• communication

• Pavla Hubálková, Jan Velinger
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Science communication – raising  awareness and understanding among the general public, while capturing the thrill of successful science – is something of an art. It isn’t always easy to communicate effectively. But British experts agree, it is essential and it's important to get it right.

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• research
• sports
• hockey
• Olympic Games
• competition

• Helena Zdráhalová
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The Olympics are not just about sports and the joy of winning: sociologists also look at the role that money, politics and globalisation play. “Basically, all Olympics suffer some controversy,” says Matouš Veselský, a sociologist at the Faculty of Humanities.

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• Kampus Hybernská
• Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer
• Innovation Breakfasts
• defence
• networking

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Innovation Breakfasts, organised by the Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer, have been running since last September. The series provides participants with new opportunities to broaden their outlook and a chance to connect with professionals from different backgrounds.

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• research
• climate change
• environment
• global warming
• childfree

• Helena Zdráhalová
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The UN estimates that by 2050, there will be 9.7 billion people on Earth. Facing problems such as overpopulation and the climate crisis, some people are opting to remain childless. Šárka Stříbrská, a CU graduate student who conducted research into the reasons some people choose not to have kids.

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• women of CU
• museum
• pharmacy
• medicines
• natural remedies

• Jiři Novák
• Michal Novotný

Kuks Hospital, located just outside the town of Jaroměř, dates back to the 17^th century, and is also home to a stunning Baroque pharmacy overseen by the Czech Pharmaceutical Museum. CU's Jana Karlíčková highly recommends the museum for anyone interested in medicinal history.

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• Charles Games
• history
• Czechoslovakia
• game development
• communism

• Charles Games

Charles Games was founded in 2020 as a successful spin-off at Charles University. The firm is the name behind the highly successful historical games Attentát 1942 and its sequel Svoboda 1945: Liberation. Forum spoke to project director Lukáš Kolek.

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• Tomáš Halík
• Václav Havel
• freedom
• Czechoslovakia
• Velvet Revolution

• Jitka Jiřičková
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“God or fate or history willed that I become a doctor here without having studied properly here...,” are memorable words Václav Havel said in his thank-you speech after receiving an honorary doctorate in the Great Hall of Charles University in 1990. Havel was the first person to be awarded the doctorate after the fall of communism.

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• Audio
• research
• history
• travel
• Iceland

• Petr Jandáček
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In the latest of #deeptalk series of the podcast Steppin Into Asia Petr Jandáček interviews Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon, professor of cultural history and renowned microhistorian. Sigurður Gylfi talks about his studies at Carnegie Mellon University, his first published book, his first article and his years as an independent researcher.

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• medicine
• scholarship
• Study in Prague
• international students
• achievement

• Zuzana-Markéta Macková

Last Friday, saw the awarding of an extraordinary scholarship recognising the work and talents of international students studying at top Czech universities. The award is named after the late Miroslav Vlček – one of the main proponents of the Study in Prague programme.

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• CU sports
• competition
• football
• youth sport
• coaching

• Jiří Novák
• Hynek Glos

Football is not just Messi and Ronaldo. Many exceptional players over the years emerged even from modest conditions in Czechia. Jan Kozel, a young football coach and CU graduate, says famous Czechs athletes should be role models for up-and-coming talent today. And not just from the world of soccer.

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