What happens when 23 of the most gifted high school students from across the country, top scientists, and a program packed with experiments come together in one place? You get a week that changes their perspective on science. 

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Generate your own video and experience the university! That is the opportunity CZU offers to all prospective students on the website zazij.czu.cz. The virtual personalized story provides a unique experience, but an in-person visit is still an in-person visit. Seeing the university and campus with your own eyes and learning everything important directly from those who know it best is made possible several times a year through Open Days. The last one, traditionally held before the entrance exams, is always very popular. And this year, Friday, March 13, was a lucky day for everyone who gained clarity about their future.

Wildfires, windstorms, and bark beetle outbreaks may affect European forests far more extensively in the coming decades than they do today. A large international study published in the prestigious journal Science, with contributions from researchers at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, shows that by 2100, the area of damaged forests in Europe could double.

Only the perpetual student doesn’t have to worry about where their steps will lead once they finally leave the campus gates for good. And judging by the attendance at this year’s Career Opportunities Fair, there are quite a lot of those more responsible ones. On Thursday, 26 February, CZU students had the chance to gain a clearer idea of their professional future at several locations across the campus.

Bird populations across North America are declining, according to recently published studies based on long-term biological data collected by volunteers over decades. Until now, however, there has been mostly speculation about what is causing this decline and whether it is accelerating or slowing. Yet acceleration can be an essential signal of environmental change. The causes of the accelerating deterioration in birds are examined in a study by Francoise Leroy and Petr Keil from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at CZU, carried out in collaboration with Marta Jarzyna of The Ohio State University. It is based on 35 years of research across 1,033 survey routes across the USA and Canada, and it was published on February 26, 2026, in the prestigious scientific journal Science.