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What’s Hidden in the Pot? Research Reveals a 1,600-Year Ceramic Tradition in Ancient Thrace

3. 9. 2026

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.

They learnt Celtic languages of their own initiative. Petra Johana Poncarová will be researching their stories thanks to the prestigious ERC Starting Grant

3. 9. 2026

One of two projects from Charles University that has succeeded this year in the prestigious European grant competition ERC Starting Grant is going to be investigated by the literary scholar Petra Johana Poncarová from the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures. Her project “NUDGERS: New Users of Minoritised Languages as Writers and Cultural Agent” will […]

Jana Mynářová has received a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. At the CU Arts, she will study violence in everyday life in ancient Mesopotamia

23. 6. 2026

Jana Mynářová from the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies of CU Arts, has received the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. The European Research Council (ERC) will provide 2,5 million euros.

APPLY NOW: Visegrad Recognized Student Scholarship Programme

14. 6. 2026

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.

ENEOLI 3rd General Meeting comes to Prague

21. 5. 2026

The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, will host the 3rd ENEOLI General Meeting on 28-29 May 2026 with the support of Radka Mudrochová ( local organizer, Department of Romance Studies, CU Arts).

A lecture and book presentation: The Vlasov Army: The Specter of Wartime Betrayal from Stalin to Putin by Benjamin Tromly

18. 5. 2026

We cordially invite you to a lecture by Benjamin Tromly, during which he will present his forthcoming book The Vlasov Army: The Specter of Wartime Betrayal from Stalin to Putin. After the lecture, there will be time for discussion.

Public Lecture: Michele Mioni on the “European Social Model” and European Integration

14. 5. 2026

We invite you to a public lecture by Michele Mioni from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, whose research explores the political and intellectual foundations of the “European Social Model”, its role in shaping post-1989 visions of European integration, and the tensions between welfare, globalisation, and the EU project.