A researcher from the University of Pardubice awarded the Česká hlava Award
A researcher from the University of Pardubice received one of the awards in the Czech Brains (Česká hlava) Awards, a prestigious national award for scientists. Ing. Barbora Kamenická, Ph.D. of the Faculty of Chemical Technology of the University of Pardubice received the Doctorandus Award in technic…
Three New Professors at the University of Pardubice
The University of Pardubice has three new professors as of today. Scientifically and pedagogically, all three women work at the Faculty of Chemical Technology, each in a different field. Their appointment decree was personally handed over to them today at Prague Castle by the President of the Czech …
The University of Pardubice welcomed the Nobel Prize winner
The University of Pardubice welcomed the Nobel Prize winner. The French chemist Jean-Marie Lehn read his lecture “Steps towards complex matter: Chemistry!” He was invited to UPCE by the Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Technology, Professor Petr Němec. Jean-Marie Lehn is an innovator in the field of …
It's good to let off steam. Maybe on the railway.
The best Czech triathlete, Radim Grebík, is an engine driver. This student of the Faculty of Transport Engineering decided to swap swimming, cycling and running for the railway, which he had dreamed of since he was a little boy. You have been called the best Czech triathlete, yet you d…
Feminism is not a bad word
What did women write about in their diaries in the 19th century? Why do people have such a negative view of feminism? Milena Lenderová, historian at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, deals with women's history and gender issues. "Even today, the view persists that women's domain is the home," s…
Talk! Grammar can wait
The Help for English website has become popular among students and self-learners wishing to improve their English communication skills. Its creator, Marek Vít, is a well-known English teacher who graduated from the University of Pardubice and works as a part-time teacher at the Faculty of Arts an…
Operating a steam locomotive
A stoker assisted by an interpreter. What may be unique in the world is the daily bread and butter for Ladislav Crha, a graduate of the Faculty of Transport Engineering, who operates a locomotive boiler at a narrow-gauge railway in Zittau. He is overcoming the language barrier fast. Do you…
A more environmentally friendly campus
Beehives next to the dining halls. Solar panels on the roof. Cups instead of plastic bottles. Liběna Tetřevová, a researcher from the Faculty of Chemical Technology, has seen that such things can be reality at a university. Her project dealing with universities’ social responsibility draws on her…
How did the FHS come about? The Story of its Creation through the Eyes of its Founder.
The Faculty of Health Studies celebrated 15 years since its foundation this year. The idea to build a faculty originated in Dr Arnošt Pellant's head during his work in Pardubice Hospital. What was the journey from the first idea to welcoming the first students? Come and read the interview with th…
Boss No. 10 - Tomáš Foltýn, director of the National Library
Seven and half a million volumes. The oldest and the most valuable books in our country. Precious incunabula and parchment manuscripts. This is our cultural heritage stored in the collection of the National Library of the Czech Republic. As of this may, the complete operation of this important in…