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CERGE-EI @cerge-ei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🧪 Join us for the Week of the Academy of Sciences at CERGE-EI! We are hosting three lectures covering women in economics, mental health in academia, and the funding of science and innovation. 📅 Nov 5, from 15:00 📍 CERGE-EI, Politických vězňů 7, Prague www.cerge-ei.cz/public-lectu...
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Ústav dějin umění AV ČR | Institute of Art History IAH CAS @uduavcr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🏰 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: ticha@udu.cas.cz Programme & details 👇 udu.cas.cz/en/akce/cast...
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SustainableCZ @sustainablecz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What 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. sustainablecz.org/2026/10/01/b...
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BIONEXT project is mapping pathways to a nature-positive Europe
As we grapple with biodiversity loss 🔗 , climate change, and growing social inequalities, one question becomes increasingly important: what does transformative change actually look like in practice…
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As 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:
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The 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. allea.org/allea-condem...
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ALLEA Condemns Russian Drone Strike on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
ALLEA, All European Academies, expresses its profound shock and unconditional condemnation of the Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) in central Kyiv on 28 Septe
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
EPS 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.
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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔬 Scientists have developed a new fluorine-based tracer that can be tracked using MRI to monitor how quickly food moves through the gastrointestinal tract. 🧵 #research #IOCBPrague #bioimagining
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Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the CAS @ivb-cas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remarkable 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. 🌿🐭
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EMoDiR @emodir.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#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 🔗 www.udu.cas.cz/en/akce/sacr... #EarlyModern
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“Sacred Conversations” The Exchange of Objects between Monastic and Secular Courts in Early Modern Central and Eastern Europe | Ústav dějin umění Akademie věd ČR, v. v. i.
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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🧪 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... 🧵 #UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry #biochemistry #research
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CESCAME @cescame.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How 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...
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Transforming Cities: Environmental Challenges and Post-Socialist Trajectories
The workshop brings together researchers driven by the challenges of “green transitions”, specifically—though not exclusively—within the Central and Eastern European urban context.
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
💡 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:
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Three researchers from the Czech Academy receive prestigious ERC grants - Akademie věd České republiky
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🧬 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.
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The 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.
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 26/08/2026
🌾 A new international study shows that climate-driven water scarcity is closely linked to global wheat prices. Future warming could intensify price pressures, highlighting the need for a more resilient global food system. Read more 🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/aug-202... @agu.org @czechacademy.bsky.social
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Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally
A new study by an international team of researchers connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global markets and suggests that 3°C of warming could triple average wheat prices rel...
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MEM:POP @mempop.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#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! www.mempop.org/output/bring... #ERC
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Bringing Ethnography to the Public: MEMPOP at the Prague Science Fair 2026 | MEMPOP.ORG
MEMPOP researchers took part in the organization of the Institute of Ethnology's presentation at the Prague Science Fair, contributing to an interactive exhibition that invited visitors to explore mig...
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Jan Vávra @hansvavra.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New 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 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Three 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 @erc.europa.eu
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Petr Procházka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
What can 20+ years of GPS tracking teach us about saving Eurasian Curlews? A lot! Tracking data from 626 curlews across Europe revealed remarkably strong fidelity to breeding & wintering sites, critical life stages, and key places & pressures affecting survival. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... 1/3
A tagged Eurasian Curlew. Photo credit: Andreas Bange
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Jan Hrcek @janhrcek.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Nature has an amazing way of creating diversity: more species create opportunities for even more species🌴🐛🦟. But can this continue forever? Our research suggests there are limits. We found parasite diversity constrained by survival in landscapes. Preprint: tinyurl.com/mskh4nf3
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IOCB Tech @iocbtech.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🕹️ A game with a scientific twist? Prague has one. Mission Retrovirus is a new outdoor game in Dejvice inspired by Czech antiviral research and the legacy of Antonín Holý. Play outdoors or online. Good news: from September, the game will also be available in English. www.uochb.cz/cs/novinky/8...
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Nová outdoorová hra představuje český výzkum antivirotik
Pátrání po zmizelém profesorovi, luštění tajných zpráv i hledání převratného léčiva. Outdoorová hra Mise Retrovirus se odehrává v pražských Dejvicích a přibližuje český výzkum, který stál u zrodu…
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Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS @iebcas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hormone-dependent receptor docking controls calcium channel activity in plants A breathrough preprint manuscript is being published at bioRxiv. Find out more at: doi: doi.org/10.64898/202... Congratulations to Matyáš Fendrych's Laboratory of Plant Morphodynamics at IEB CAS and other contributors.
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Hormone-dependent receptor docking controls calcium channel activity in plants
The phytohormone auxin is a central coordinator of plant growth and development. Besides its canonical effect on gene transcription[1][1],[2][2], auxin triggers an ultra-rapid calcium ion influx that ...
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Michal Šulc @biosulc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Part 1: Common cuckoo fieldwork in the Czech Republic is always rewording. All the species were sampled for their gut microbiome for @suviruuskanen.bsky.social With @rytikerttunen.bsky.social , @lisandrinamari.bsky.social and @ivb-cas.bsky.social
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Dr. Petr Brož @chmee2.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
For generations, #Mars has occupied a unique place in our imagination. It is close enough to feel familiar, yet alien enough to fuel endless speculation. And one is, was there a #life? chmee2.substack.com/p/after-more...
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After more than a century of searching for life on the Red Planet, the greatest obstacle may no longer be science—but bringing a few titanium tubes back to Earth.
For generations, Mars has occupied a unique place in our imagination. It is close enough to feel familiar, yet alien enough to fuel endless speculation. And one is, was there a life?
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“The Plasma Observatory mission will enable a fundamentally new type of observation of dynamic phenomena in space plasma around the Earth,” says Jan Souček, Director of our Institute of Atmospheric Physics, who has been involved in the project since its inception.
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In June, @esa.int proposed the ambitious Plasma Observatory satellite mission as the primary candidate for its next medium-class scientific mission planned for launch in 2037. Details ➡️ www.ufa.cas.cz/en/czech-sci...
Image source: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences.
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Lab of Fish Immunology @labfishimmunol.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
From barley to duckweed 🌱, plants are powerful vaccine platforms! Excited to see our collaboration on duckweed that delivers oral vaccine antigens against CyHV-3, opening new possibilities for sustainable fish vaccination. 🐟https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871678426000865
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A key role in the process is played by mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) that is, under certain circumstances, mobilized into the cytosol, presenting a warning signal. #BreastCancer Details ➡️ www.ibt.cas.cz/en/news/When...
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When mitochondria trigger an alarm: A study describes the link between tumour characteristics and anti-cancer immunity - Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A new study in @natcomms.nature.com shows that mechanical properties of breast carcinoma tissue can be linked to priming anti-cancer immune responses. Research by Giorgio Scita (University of Milan), @ibtcas.bsky.social, et al. Study ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Image source: Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences
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CERGE-EI @cerge-ei.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What helps refugees integrate into the labour market — and what holds them back? 🎧 Listen to the new episode of Talking Economics with CERGE-EI Assistant Professor Achim Ahrens. 👉 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5lcu... 👉 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🗣️ We are looking forward to hosting Prof. Phil L. Baran (Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA) with an invited lecture "Simplifying synthesis with radical cross-coupling". Learn more at ► www.uochb.cz/en/event-cal... ⤵ #praguelectures #iocb #iocbprague
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Tony Holý Lecture: Phil S. Baran – Simplifying synthesis with radical cross-coupling
Prof. Phil S. Baran (Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA) Lecture: Simplifying synthesis with radical cross-coupling
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INSTITUTE_OF_HISTORY_CAS @historickyustav.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
International Conference 🌍 From 7–11 July 2026, the Czech Republic will host the 31st International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC 2026), co-organised by the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences: ichc2026.org
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Ústav dějin umění AV ČR | Institute of Art History IAH CAS @uduavcr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
#callforpapers Submit your abstract for the conference "Women and Musical Mobility in 19th-Century Europe (1800–1850)". June 3–4, 2027, Prague, Czechia Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2026 Send abstracts to: bunzel@udu.cas.cz or marusa.zupacic@zrc-sazu.si.
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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🔦 A new paper from Slanina (IOCB Prague) and Gerber (EPFL) groups shows that BODIPY-based photocages can not only release molecules upon light irradiation, but also reversibly generate and control radical species... 🧵 #photochem #photochemistry #UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry
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Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS @iebcas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
#newpaper: CYSTEINE-RICH RLK2 regulates development via callose synthase-dependent symplastic transport in Arabidopsis @academic.oup.com: cell-to-cell transport; sugar metabolism; beta-glucan; carbohydrate accumulation; symplastic loading; intercellular channels; partitioning doi.org/10.1093/plph...
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CYSTEINE-RICH RLK2 regulates development via callose synthase-dependent symplastic transport in Arabidopsis
Abstract. CYSTEINE-RICH RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN KINASEs (CRKs) play an important role in plant development and stress responses. One of the best described me
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Published in Molecular Therapy, the study shows that specially designed antisense oligonucleotides can repair faulty RNA processing and restore production of a key protein in patient-derived retinal cells. www.cell.com/molecular-th...
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Targeted antisense oligonucleotide therapy rescues PRPF31 expression in retinitis pigmentosa caused by a splicing mutation
Stanek and colleagues uncover a novel PRPF31 intronic mutation that disrupts splicing and lowers protein levels. Targeted antisense oligonucleotides restore normal splicing and boost PRPF31…
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A research team from @imgprague.bsky.social, led by David Staněk, has developed an experimental RNA-based approach that corrects a genetic defect linked to retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye disease that progressively impairs vision. Details ➡️ www.img.cas.cz/2026/06/9194...
A human retinal organoid grown in vitro. Image credit: Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences.
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Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the CAS @ivb-cas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🎙️ Meet Bethan Mason, recipient of the Otto Wichterle Award! Originally from the UK, Bethan has been working in Czechia for six years, studying strongylid nematodes in gorillas. Hear her inspiring journey and research in our podcast (in English). 🦍 open.spotify.com/episode/1hzB...
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Rozhovor s Bethan Mason
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Tomáš Pluskal @pluskal-lab.org · 26/06/2026
Do you have a bold, daring vision how to transform research in biology? Are you a young scientist within 7 years since your PhD? Submit your idea by July 31 to the Dream Biology Award competition and you can win the first prize of €10,000! More details at dreambiologyaward.org
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🏆 Twenty-three of our early-career researchers received the 2026 Otto Wichterle Award this week. Congratulations! 🎉 🪙 The accolade, established in 2002, recognizes outstanding researchers under the age of 35. Details ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...
The early-career researchers from the Czech Academy of Sciences who received the 2026 Otto Wichterle Award, with CAS President Radomír Pánek (center).
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
According to our researchers from @ivb-cas.bsky.social, who contributed to the @natecoevo.nature.com study, the golden jackal expansion is driven by climate change, human activity, landscape modification, and the decline of large predators, especially wolves. ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...
A pack of gray wolves. The return of wolves to European regions could partly slow the expansion of golden jackals.
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Czech Academy of Sciences @czechacademy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Over the past few decades, the golden jackal has been pushing into parts of Europe where it had never been recorded before. ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...
A golden jackal. For millennia, the golden jackal inhabited primarily southeastern Europe, but in recent decades, it has expanded westward to Spain and northward toward the Arctic.
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Institute of Computer Science, The Czech Academy of Sciences @ics-cas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The Institute of Computer Science CAS joined @ebrains.bsky.social as an Associate Member! This strengthens the international links of our COBRA group & BRADY project. Led by Jaroslav Hlinka, we look forward to contributing to Europe’s digital brain infrastructure. #EBRAINS #COBRA #BRADY
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Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences joins EBRAINS as an Associate Member - News & Events - Institute of Computer Science - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
The membership will give ICS CAS the opportunity to co-design future iterations of EBRAINS’ cutting-edge tools and services. These state-of-the-art capabilities - which include an extensive range of brain data sets, a multilevel brain atlas, modelling and simulation tools, and access to high-performance computing resources and neuromorphic platforms - aim to help European researchers to address major challenges in brain health.
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SustainableCZ @sustainablecz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
CALL FOR MENTORS Czech Globe’s Domain of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Impacts is launching a pilot cycle of a mentoring program, and we are seeking mentors from all professional backgrounds (research, business, government and civil society). ➡️ More information: sustainablecz.org/4476-2/
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Call for Mentors
We all know moments in our lives when someone’s guidance, encouragement, or belief in us made all the difference. Now, you have the opportunity to be that person for s…
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CERGE-EI @cerge-ei.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🎓 CERGE-EI welcomed Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series and on the occasion of the institution’s 35th anniversary. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3bk...
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Laboratory of Gnotobiology @gnotobiology.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🔬 We’re Hiring: Two Postdoctoral Fellows at the Laboratory of Gnotobiology at the IMIC CAS, Czech Republic, to join our team through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 program. @mbuavcr.bsky.social 🔗 mbu.cas.cz/kariera/voln... 🔗 mbu.cas.cz/kariera/voln...
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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🧬 Researchers of the Ed Curtis Group from IOCB Prague, including first authors Zuzana Král’ová and Lukáš Išler, explored how precisely DNA-based enzymes can distinguish between similar chemical substrates... 🧵 #UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry #research #DNA
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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🔬 We are looking for a talented and motivated postdoctoral fellow with a research background in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or related fields to join the team of @pluskal-lab.org. See more ► www.uochb.cz/en/open-posi... ⤵️ #openposition #iocbprague #iocb #biochem
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MEM:POP @mempop.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In the latest #MEMPOP blog post, Franz Graf takes us to a village meeting in Burgerland where groundwater becomes a window into neo-feudal power, technocratic depoliticization, and populist translation. 📖 www.mempop.org/contesting-w... #ERCresearch
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Contesting Water Authority: When Neo-Feudal Grievance Is Translated into Populist Politics in Burgenland’s Seewinkel | MEMPOP.ORG
In this fieldwork reflection from the Austrian region of Burgenland, Franz Graf explores how conflicts over water-management reveal deeper questions of land ownership, political voice, and why feeling...
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IOCB Prague @iocbprague.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🧬 Scientists of @hoceklab.bsky.social Group at IOCB Prague have developed a breakthrough technology that streamlines #aptamer development. 🧵 #UOCHB #IOCB #IOCBPrague #czechscience #chemistry #biochemistry #research
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