Vojtěch Novotný a new member of Academia Europaea15. 1. 2019 Professor Vojtěch Novotný, Head of Department of Ecology, Biology Centre CAS, was elected a member of Academia Europea, the European non-governmental independent learned society. Professor Novotný...
Mediterranean freshwater fish species susceptible to climate change14. 1. 2019 Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species. This is particularly the case for species in the Mediterranean region, according to the latest findings of an...
The needs of Czech Science2. 1. 2019 Conclusions and action recommendations formulated during the discussion “Perspectives of Czech Science 2018“, which brought together Czech and expat researchers, university rectors, and top...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year21. 12. 2018 Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences wishes you Marry Christmas and in the new year 2018 we wish you good health, happiness, success and many new discoveries in both professional and...
PhD students and postdocs wanted!19. 12. 2018 The Biology Centre currently offers new PhD positions and other job and student vacancies.
New booming boat for fish-friendly research17. 12. 2018 Our new booming boat type MS Boat S500WT arrived a few days ago. The boat will be used mainly for inshore electrofishing on large standing waters. For this purpose, it is equipped with a powerful...
Lukáš Vejřík awarded Zdeněk Veselovský Prize10. 12. 2018 Lukáš Vejřík became the winner of the Zdeněk Veselovský Prize for the best student publication in the field of ethology for 2018 for a study focused on the food behavior of catfish. The award is...
Julius Lukeš eclected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science29. 11. 2018 Professor Julius Lukeš as the only Czech Scientist has been eclected as 2018 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — one of the most prestigious honors given to...
Hidden in plain sight-highly abundant and diverse planktonic freshwater Chloroflexi26. 11. 2018 Representatives of the phylum Chloroflexi, though reportedly highly abundant in the extensive deep water habitats of both marine (SAR202 up to 30% of total prokaryotes) and freshwater (CL500-11 up...
Libor Grubhoffer was awarded an honorary doctorate20. 11. 2018 The leading research and educational institution in Upper Austria, the Johannes Kepler University Linz, awarded proffessor Libor Grubhoffer, Director of the Biology Centre CAS, an Honorary...