Our achievements

Faculty of Science was successful in the GACR projects this year again.

On Monday, the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic published the results of the grant competition. Faculty of Science has recently received funding for 12 new standard projects and 4 junior grants.

We have six PhD students of biology from Papua New Guinea at our Faculty

Students from Europe and overseas participate in the Quantitative Ecology Module

The fifth edition of the Quantitative Ecology Module is organized again by the Faculty of Science.

Foreign research and centers

The Faculty of Science allows those who are interested in scientific work to work in scientific teams during their studies, where they can participate in international research projects and often celebrate their first research achievements.

The University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice became a part of ESN

International student club (ISC), that exists at the University of South Bohemia since 2007, managed to become a part of an international organization Erasmus Student Network (ESN).

Josef Elster was elected as a Chairman of the International Arctic Science Committee

The Center of Polar Ecology of the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia represents the Czech Republic in the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC).

The American Science Development Association chose Julius Lukeš among his Fellows

The American Science Development Association (AAAS), publishing the prestigious Science magazine, chose Professor Julius Lukeš from the Faculty of Science of the USB and the Parasitological Institute of the Biology Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic as one of its candidates (Fellows).

CPE at 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial

CPE employees will participate at the 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial, govermental conference on the Arctic, where they will represent the Czech Republic and Czech Arctic research activities. The conference will take place in Berlin on October 24 - 26, 2018.

Marsh Award for Insect Conservation for Professor Vojtech Novotny

Professor Vojtech Novotny was awarded the Marsh Award for Insect Conservation for his outstanding contribution to insect conservation on the basis of lifetime achievement.

Consequences of differential nutrient limitation of plants and soil microorganisms

Plants and soil microbes are different in many ways, in particular in their biomass composition. Plant biomass is rich in nitrogen, but has less phosphorus, compared to microbial biomass.

Jiří Kratochvíl from the Department of Physics was awarded the Young Scientist Award

Jiří Kratochvíl, a research fellow at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Charles University and a PhD student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, received the Young Scientist Award.

Sex chromosomes of the iconic moth Abraxas grossulariata

New publication of Magda Zrzava and her colleagues in Genes.

Genes, bones and behavior reveal phylogenetic relationships of dogs and their extinct relatives

Dogs (subfamily Caninae) is one of the most charismatic groups of mammals and ecologically important predators and scavengers.

Effect of personality on a bird’s ability to categorize a predator

Despite the fact that encounters with predators are always threatening, there is a considerable variablity among individuals in how they cope with these situations.

Department of Ecosystem Biology as a partner in the International Applied Soil and Plant Ecology Knowledge project (IntASEK)

The IntASEK project brings together five partners from four counties across Europe: Estonia, France, Germany and the Czech Republic. It focusses on teaching, research and employability for students in the field of soil and plant sciences. Project is funded by ERASMUS+ and European commission

Persistence of species in trophic chains depends on temperature-size responses of individuals

Strengths of species interactions depend on temperature and predator community composition