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16. 10. 2026
Our UTe2 results published in PhysRevLetters and Nature

Our fresh results on the UTe2 superconductor were published in two high level journals – Physical Review Letters (Thermodynamic Evidence of Tetracritical Topology in the 𝐻−𝑇 Phase Diagram of UTe2 for 𝐻∥𝑏) and Nature (Electrically controllable superconducting memory effect in…

13. 10. 2026
A new member of the Magnetism Group

The Magnetism Group welcomes a new postdoc, Paromita Mukherjee, to work on the CRYOSPIN project (principal investigator: Dr Ross Colman) investigating the rotational magnetocaloric in anisotropic systems, as a sustainable alternative to cooling using liquid helium.

09. 10. 2026
Magnetism group member, Hayato Muto, wins poster prize for his contribution during the Strongly Correlated Electron Systems, SCES2026, conference in Toyama, Japan

We are pleased to congratulate Hayato Muto, a postdoctoral researcher in the GAČR-funded Q-MAG project at the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Charles University, on receiving a Poster Award at SCES 2026 in Toyama, Japan.

04. 10. 2026
Doctoral student Andrej Kancko’s research selected as a Physical Review B Editors’ Suggestion

Research led by Andrej Kancko, a doctoral student in our department’s Magnetism Group, has been published in Physical Review B and highlighted as an Editors’ Suggestion. Andrej is the paper’s first author, with several Magnetism Group members also contributing. The…

16. 09. 2026
Graduate Harvest

On Monday, September 7, our doctoral students Ankit Labh, Suhaas Gupta, and Petr Machovec successfully defended their doctoral theses. Ankit’s thesis was titled "Quantum magnetism in minerals," Suhaas defended a thesis titled "Preparation and study of structure and properties of semiconductor…

31. 08. 2026
International Czech–Japanese Symposium on Advanced MultiScale Materials 2026

This year, we are once again organizing a meeting with our Japanese colleagues as part of the International Czech–Japanese Symposium on Advanced MultiScale Materials. The symposium will take place on 16–19 September 2026, with the main scientific program scheduled for Thursday, 17 September.

21. 08. 2026
Welcome our new colleague!

We welcome Klára Baksová, as a new member of the Theoretical Group at the Department of Condensed Matter Physics!

23. 07. 2026
Three out of three: MGML succeeds in the Open Science II Mini-Projects call

Petr Čermák’s team succeeded with all three submitted projects in the Open Science II Mini-Projects call. LaueDB and PP2FAIR received the maximum score of 85 points, while DanCE was supported with 81 points. Over the coming months, the projects will…

29. 06. 2026
ILL Scientific Members’ Meeting 2026

On June 18-19, 2026, the annual meeting of the Scientific Members and Associates of the Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL, Grenoble, France) was held at the Institute of Physics in London, UK. The Czech Republic was represented by our colleague Milan Klicpera,…

23. 06. 2026
Czech–Taiwan Workshop on Quantum Materials, June 28 - July 5, 2026

The Czech–Taiwan Workshop on Quantum Materials (June 28 – July 5, 2026), organized within the AMULET project, brings together researchers from Charles University and National Taiwan Normal University to discuss recent advances in low-dimensional and quantum materials, light–matter interactions, and…