Exploring Nature-Based Landslide Mitigation: A Week with Dr. Vito Tagarelli From February 16 to 20, 2026, Charles University hosted Dr. Vito Tagarelli, enhancing academic ties with the Polytechnic University of Bari. His visit included seminars and lectures on landslide mitigation, boosting future…

Don’t run away: when ethics meets engineering geology On March 20, 2026, Dr. Emanuele Lacca led a seminar on the integration of ethics with geological science. Emphasising effective communication in disaster preparedness, he addressed balancing scientific accuracy and public urgency.

PhD students and postdocs in life sciences are invited to a career workshop with Adrian Liston (University of Cambridge). 📅 17 March | ⏰ 10:30–12:00 📍 Room CH2, Hlavova 8 Practical advice on building a research career, paths in academia & industry, and using your strengths for professional growth.

Please nominate! That geoscientist that you think is so awesome has no chance to win an award/medal if they're not nominated! In Geomorphology we have the Outstanding Early Career Scientist award (www.egu.eu/awards-medal...) and the Bagnold Medal (www.egu.eu/awards-medal...).

🌟 Prestigious EMBO Installation Grant awarded to Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz! Dr. Matouš Vobořil (Dept. of Cell Biology) is building a new team studying T‑cell development and autoimmune diseases. Congratulations! 🔬👏

Deadline extended until 31st January!

Redefining Landslide Dynamics: An Exciting Postdoctoral Opportunity in Prague We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher in geoscience to explore landslide dynamics as landscape evolution and carbon cycle drivers. This exciting project includes investigating drainage divide migration, thermal stress…

Do you hold an EU or Swiss passport and speak English fluently? Your help will be needed at #EGU26! Our conference provider and partner Copernicus is looking for conference assistants. 👉 Apply here by 5 January 2026: egu.eu/4DNZDO 📸 Florian Heine on #imaggeo

Nature outpowered Human-made dams in South India's Cauvery Delta are dramatically altering sediment distribution, trapping vital materials needed for sustaining the ecosystem and exacerbating sediment starvation, necessitating a reevaluation of water resource management and erosion control…

Happening now at @sciencecharles.bsky.social: invited seminar by Janusz Wasowski, vice president of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), on slope hazard monitoring using InSAR.

Beneath Our Feet: Unlocking the Potential of Energy Geostructures in Aarhus Just wrapped up the Energy Geostructures Industry Workshop in Aarhus! Co-hosted by VIA University College, COST Action FOLIAGE, and LEG-DHC, we explored innovations ranging from "Thermo-roads" to new green financing…

Kind reminder.

Great article about starting a lab at @sciencecharles.bsky.social and the positive effect of supportive peer community from my colleague and co-chair of JF Vito @geohazards.group. For more context check also my article in @vedavyzkumcz.bsky.social - vedavyzkum.cz/nazory/nazor....

Hello from #Aarhus! The industry workshop on #EnergyGeostructures is about to start. It is going to be an exciting day full of insights and networking between the industry and academic worlds.

Our article on the #JuniorFaculty initiative is now online! ‘Anyone hired a student before?’ How a group of novice lab leaders are supporting each other www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🎓 Our Faculty secured 19 new GAČR projects across all categories! From standard (16 funded, with only a 14% success rate this year) to junior, return, and incoming grants — a strong year for research at the Faculty of Science, @unikarlova.cuni.cz! More info: 1url.cz/gJ5dF

Rising temperatures slowly destabilise rock slopes, increasing rockfall risk Our new study reveals that gradual atmospheric warming can weaken rock slopes, increasing risks of rockfalls over time. Long-term monitoring indicates that even slight temperature rises can open rock cracks, impacting…

A step toward internationalisation: Gianvito Scaringi joins the Faculty Senate Gianvito Scaringi was elected as the first non-Czech-speaking senator of the Faculty of Science. He will advocate for internationalisation, research excellence, transparency, and inclusiveness.

Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Sumit Das Awarded GAČR Junior Star Grant to Redefine Landslide Research Dr. Sumit Das has received the prestigious Junior Star Grant from the Czech Science Foundation, enabling his research on landslides' role in landscape evolution and carbon sequestration, promoting…

Permafrost Degradation: Mechanisms, Effects, and (Im)Possible Remediation Permafrost degradation, driven by thawing, alters hydrological systems, increases greenhouse gas emissions, and threatens infrastructure stability. Current remediation strategies are limited, necessitating improved…

💡 The Junior Faculty Conference 2025 at FoS @unikarlova.cuni.cz brought together 100+ participants to discuss #academic development, collaboration, and building an open, international faculty environment. 🌍 More info: 1url.cz/eJCzb

A Silent Crisis in the Cauvery Delta: How Human Activity is Washing Away the Coast Our recent study published in Catena highlights a critical sediment decline in India's Cauvery Delta, with sediment at the terminal station dropping by 68% from 2000 to 2018, primarily due to human activities,…

3I/ATLAS flyby of Mars today! ☄️🔴 Learn more about how scientists are studying it: eos.org/features/how... After the first two interstellar objects were discovered, "astronomers took no chances in preparing for the likely arrival of another interstellar visitor."

Now in Rijeka for the EYGEC, the European Young Geotechnical Engineering Conference 2025

#ISGSR Symposium for Geotechnical Safety and Risk. Now in #Oslo, Norway.

Join us for an informal gathering of the Czech and international scientific community in Brno! 🍻 Come meet fellow researchers, make new connections, or simply enjoy a relaxed evening in good company 🫶 📅 Thursday August 28 📍 Pivovar HARRY, Brno ✍ RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🌍 Anthropocene! 🏞️ 📢 Happy to share that our latest study on long-term sediment load changes in the rivers of the Western Ghats has just been published! If you are interested in reading, please use the link below for free download www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Local and broad-scale anthropogenic controls on sediment transport in the Western Ghats rivers Sediment discharge in rivers is changing due to climate change and human activities. A study in India's Western Ghats shows significant declines in sediment load, due to a combination of rainfall…

New technique turns daily rainfall data into hourly estimates for remote regions Om Dhakal's article for the Young Engineering Geologists (YEG) discusses a method to improve rainfall data accuracy using NASA's rainfall data. This approach aligns satellite estimates with ground measurements,…

Junior Faculty, the association of young PIs at Charles University's Faculty of Science, aims to enhance the research environment through peer support and other initiatives. On September 26, it will host its first conference.

Not only landslides: the Geohazards Group participates in a pan-European network on Energy Geostructures. Find out more here:

thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/rasuwa... Another destructive Himalayan flood, this time transboundary. And like most of these, we can see the seismic signals created by the flood at a DMG station near Kathmandu. The flood is visible seismically about an hour before it arrived at the Nepali border...

In 2025 so far, the Geohazards Group's research highlighted significant advancements in understanding geohazards. Key studies focused on landslides in Nepal and Europe, as well as a catastrophic debris flow in India, enhancing insights into the impact of climate change and natural disasters.

New publication alert! Influence of temperature on the shear strength of Himalayan soil from Nepal #geohazards #landslides #soilmechanics #engineeringgeology

Just noticed that our 2022 paper "A thermo-hydro-mechanical approach to soil slope stability under climate change" is among the top-cited in #Geomorphology. It is #OpenAccess! Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Renewables. They work.

Reviewer #2 is back.

The Geohazards Group Makes Waves at EGU 2025 in Vienna The Geohazards Group, represented by Gianvito Scaringi, Marco Loche, Jan Jerman, Sumit Das, Manh Nguyen, and Phuong Do, once again left a mark at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 (EGU25) in Vienna. This year’s event saw the…

Was not expecting to open the main CBC page this morning and see this! In today’s climate, I feel our message is even more relevant than even just a few months ago when the interview was recorded. www.cbc.ca @christelvaneck.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social

There's still some time to express your interest in joining our group as a PhD student in Prague, Czech Republic! We are especially looking for fresh MSc graduatea with a passion for constitutive modelling of geomaterials.

Now at @sciencecharles.bsky.social, John Jansen from the Institute of Geophysics of the @czechacademy.bsky.social is delivering a seminar on Cosmogenic nuclides as a tool to trace human migrations.

Nominations for the 2025 John Maddox Prize are now open. The prize recognises researchers who stand up and speak out for science and evidence-based policy, advancing public discussion around difficult topics, despite challenges or hostility. https://go.nature.com/4194lp6

A French researcher going to a conference in the US had his phone and computer searched (and then confiscated) and was refused entry and expelled because they found stuff critical of Trump. I guess lucky that he wasn't detained for weeks? Don't travel to the US. No conference is worth the risk

Exciting postdoctoral opportunities We seek exceptional candidates to develop research projects related to landslides in a changing climate or chemo-mechanics of clay landslides. Candidates must hold a relevant PhD, propose original studies, and apply for postdoctoral fellowships. Applications are…

Two PhD positions (soil mechanics / geotechnics) in Prague We are looking for two highly motivated doctoral students for our 4-year doctoral programme at Charles University in Prague. The successful candidates must hold a master's degree in engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, or…

🚀 Exciting opportunity for ECRs! ⭐ The 10th round of Primus at @charlesuni.cuni.cz is open! Start your own research group with up to 4M CZK/year for 4 years 💰. Open to all fields, ECRs (<8yrs after PhD) from abroad are encouraged to apply! 🌍 📅 Apply by 21 April 2025 ℹ cuni.cz/UKEN-558.html