What’s Hidden in the Pot? Research Reveals a 1,600-Year Ceramic Tradition in Ancient Thrace
A new international study shows that ceramic tableware—which has been produced and used continuously for nearly 1,600 years—is a valuable source of information about the daily life, manufacturing traditions, trade, and dietary habits of the inhabitants of Roman Thrace in what is now Bulgaria.
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APPLY NOW: Visegrad Recognized Student Scholarship Programme
The Visegrad Recognized Student scheme supports outstanding PhD candidates from Visegrad countries to undertake a one-term research placement at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford.
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CU FA and the Czech startup Moovez have developed a groundbreaking new method of language teaching inspired by children
The research team headed by dr. Kateřina Chládková from the Institute of Czech Language and Theory of Communication at CU FA, in close cooperation with Ing. Miroslav Pešta, head of the Moovez team, have developed a unique method of natural language teaching, which they are now implementing into the mobile app of the Moovez educational startup.
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This year’s only ERC Advanced Grant in the Czech Republic goes to the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. It was awarded to the historian Kateřina Čapková
Only one project from the Czech Republic has succeeded in the most prestigious European ERC Advanced Grant competition this year: the research of historian Kateřina Čapková from the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.
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New ERA-AREAS Project Brings International Experts in Area Studies to CU Faculty of Arts
On 22 May, the Charles University Faculty of Arts (CU FA) hosted the kick-off meeting of the ERA-AREAS project, supported by the prestigious ERA Chair scheme under the Horizon Europe programme. The five-year project aims to establish the Centre for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).
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The Faculty of Arts at Charles University is the leading Czech institution in the humanities and social sciences. More than seven hundred researchers, working across dozens of interdisciplinary teams, conduct top-tier basic and applied research. They address pressing societal challenges and provide concrete, systematic proposals for their resolution. In recent years, the transfer of knowledge and technologies into both public and commercial practice has also expanded significantly.
Research Teams
Dozens of specialised research teams operate within the Faculty, pursuing both basic and applied research across a broad range of fields. Their thematic focus reflects the breadth of the Faculty’s research profile – from the study of linguistic corpora, cultural history, and archaeological sites to contemporary challenges in artificial intelligence.
