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The Czech Academy of Sciences (AV ČR) is a complex of 54 public research institutions in the Czech Republic that engage in basic and applied research. | www.avcr.cz/en
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💡 Candles, lamps, microscopes… These all help shed light on the world around us. Properly “tamed” light, however, can uncover previously unimaginable depths. 👀

Give our feature a read or listen! #lasers #microscopes #science

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5X5a...

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November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Did you know the Czech Academy of Sciences has a photo database?

It holds over 30,000 pro images that are free to download.

Find portraits of researchers, photos from events, and behind-the-scenes shots from our labs and research facilities.

Check it out here ➡️ fotobanka.avcr.cz #CCLicense
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Open Science high school internships in English offered at our @fzuavcr.bsky.social, @mbuavcr.bsky.social, @utia.cas.cz, @iocbprague.bsky.social, @ibtcas.bsky.social, @flu-cas.bsky.social, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, & Institute of Inorganic Chemistry.

Register by 30 Nov!

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November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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📚 Ibn Fadlan’s Journey to Russia: A Tenth-Century Traveler from Baghdad to the Volga River, translated from Arabic into Czech by Ondřej Beránek, has received the Turjuman Award, presented by the Sharjah International Book Fair. @academianakladatel.bsky.social

More ➡️ sibf.com/en/awards?aw...
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Two @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants have been awarded to @czechacademy.bsky.social researchers!

🎉 Congratulations to Leoš Valášek @mbuavcr.bsky.social and Julius Lukeš (our Biology Centre) & Jan Zouplna (our Oriental Institute). #3Stops2Go #CLOSER #ERCSyG

Details ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...
Leoš Valášek from the Czech Academy of Sciences (Institute of Microbiology). Julius Lukeš from the Czech Academy of Sciences (Biology Centre). Jan Zouplna from the Czech Academy of Sciences (Oriental Institute).
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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On 19 November 2025, our Institute of Mathematics will hold “WOMEN AND MEN. SCIENTISTS AND PARENTS DAY” hosting a part of the exhibition “Women of Mathematics From Around The World: A Gallery of Portraits” womeninmath.net/project/abou... Open to the public!

Details ➡️ www.math.cas.cz/index.php/ne...
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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#workshop | The Bourgeois Public Discusses Art III: Transnational Media, Mediators, and Art Practices
in Central Europe

📅 6–7 November 2025
📍 Institute of Czech Literature of the CAS, Prague

Program ➡️ www.udu.cas.cz/archiv/conte...
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Only a handful of institutions worldwide possess the first edition of Dürer’s Rhinoceros – among them the British Museum, the Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Now, the Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences joins their ranks.
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The unique value of the art piece – one of the most captivating and significant milestones in global visual culture – was confirmed only recently by experts from our Institute of Art History @uduavcr.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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It turns out that the RHINOCEROS woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, acquired by the Library @czechacademy.bsky.social in the 1950s, is actually a first edition of this print.

Press release (in Czech) ➡️ 1url.cz/iJg2f
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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🎨 The first day of the Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences has kicked off by unveiling a discovery of extraordinary artistic value from the collection of the Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences @digiknihovnaavcr.bsky.social 🦏👀 #TydenAVCR
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Scientists identified an unusual type of brain cell which may play a key role in progressive multiple sclerosis, likely contributing to the persistent inflammation that characterizes MS.

The discovery opens a promising path toward developing effective therapies for this neurodegenerative disorder.
Image: DARG cells in the brains of MS patients. (A) Increased DARG-specific signal in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to control individuals (Ctrl). (B) Spatial analysis of brain tissue showing the specific gene expression profile of DARG cells (highlighted in yellow) in damaged regions, particularly at the edges of chronic lesions (LR). Image credit: BIOCEV Center.
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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AI & Propaganda: A Philosophical Workshop

📅 6–7 November 2025
📍 Institute of Philosophy of the CAS (Jilská 1, Prague)

Organized by @flu-cas.bsky.social @tomaskoblizek.bsky.social

Program ➡️ dap.flu.cas.cz/cz/aktuality...

Open to the public! (Register above 🔗)
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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🏅 Nine outstanding @czechacademy.bsky.social researchers received the 2025 Academic Award – Praemium Academiae and Lumina Quaeruntur Award from CAS President Radomír Pánek at a ceremony held on 29 October 2025.

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October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Petr Vodička from @uchpavcr.bsky.social, together with colleagues from Japan and Canada, authored a study that reveals that carbonate carbon makes up to 65% of Arctic aerosol carbon in some episodes – mainly from limestone dust and marine sources.

🔗 acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
Image credit: Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences.
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Among those honored yesterday with state decorations by Czech President Petr Pavel is Tomáš Jungwirth from @fzuavcr.bsky.social: a physicist and world-leading expert in spintronics, a field that could greatly boost the efficiency of electronic devices. He received the Medal of Merit in science.
President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel (left) and Tomáš Jungwirth (right) from the Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences. Photo credit: Czech Television (ČT).
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Only 🔟 days till the Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences kicks off! Have you checked out this year's events yet? 🤔

Book your spots in advance! www.tydenavcr.cz/program/#c=0...

And what's in store for visitors? www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch... ⚛️ #TydenAVCR
The Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences is taking place from 3 to 9 November 2025 at thirty research institutes and universities across the Czech Republic.
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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#CfP from @uduavcr.bsky.social for the conference panel REFORMS, REVIVALS, AND RETURNS REVISITED at the annual conference of the @forarthistory.org.uk, taking place on 8–10 April 2026 at the University of Cambridge.

❗ Deadline: 2 November 2025

Details ➡️ forarthistory.org.uk/reforms-revi...
Photo credit: Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences.
October 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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🤝 The seventh Czech-Taiwan Technology Days, held 20–21 October 2025 in Prague, brought together representatives from government, academia, and industry, confirming the growing importance of scientific cooperation.

Discussions focused on the latest trends in laser technologies, AI & cyber-security.
Photo credit: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR).
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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#conference | Architecture and the Power of Bureaucracy

📅 6–7 November 2025
📍 Austrian Academy of Sciences

The conference is organized by @uduavcr.bsky.social and the Institute for Habsburg and Balkan Studies, @oeaw.bsky.social.

Program ➡️ www.udu.cas.cz/en/akce/arch...
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Bugs inbound. 🦋 Our special English issue of A / Magazine is out! 🎉

🐞 PDF: bit.ly/4o2dVVh
🐝 Browse: pdf.avcr.cz/A/2025-eng/#...

Details ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch... 📜 Print copies available.

Let us know what you think!

#Termites #Nanodiamonds #PerfumesInAntiquity #Diatoms #BiodegradableImplants
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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🏞️ The invasive black bullhead catfish (Ameiurus melas) is a serious threat to aquatic ecosystems and native fish in the Czech Republic and its presence needs to be carefully monitored and culled.

That’s what researchers from @ivb-cas.bsky.social are working on ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...
The black bullhead originally comes from North America. It was introduced into Europe in the nineteenth century and spread quickly. Photo by Jana Plavec. Keeping, selling, and transporting black bullheads is illegal. It may not be imported into the European Union or released anywhere within it. It is listed on the EU’s official list of invasive alien species, and violations of the ban can result in fines. Photo by Jana Plavec Alongside the black bullhead (bottom of photo), Medek's pond near Kromeriz is also home to its close relative, the brown bullhead (top of photo). Its numbers here, however, are a hundred times lower. Photo by Jana Plavec The black bullhead (right) has a greenish skin tone, while the brown bullhead (left) is more brownish or marbled. Their tail and anal fins also differ in appearance. Photo by Jana Plavec
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
@nivbcz.bsky.social has since become a key platform for coordinating research on viral and bacterial infections in the Czech Republic.

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October 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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NIVB unites top research institutes in the Czech Republic accelerating drug and vaccine development against viral and bacterial diseases:

@iocbprague.bsky.social @imgprague.bsky.social @mbuavcr.bsky.social @charlesuni.cuni.cz @masarykuniversity.bsky.social @vschtpraha.bsky.social Biology Centre CAS
October 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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The National Institute of Virology and Bacteriology @nivbcz.bsky.social has released a new publication showcasing how this unique research platform is deepening our understanding of infectious diseases and boosting society’s preparedness for future health threats.

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October 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM