Night of Science links two Pilsen universities, opening labs normally closed to the public

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What do machines say to each other, how is information transmitted by radio waves and how do scientists communicate with cells? Find out at the Night of Science on 25 September, from 5 to 10 p.m. For the first time, Charles University’s Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen will join UWB in Pilsen.

Bory, Pilsen city center, Lochotín. On the last Friday in September, visitors can discover scientific advances and experiments at locations across Pilsen. This year’s Science Night is centered on Communication in all its forms. Visitors can find out how humans communicate with machines, what signals the human body sends, and how technologies communicate with one another. From 5 to 10 p.m., the University of West Bohemia will open its laboratories, classrooms, and studios at the Bory campus and in the city center. For the first time, the new Lochotín campus of Charles University’s Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen will also take part.

At UWB, visitors will be able to create a landscape of the future and see how different energy sources can transform its appearance. Through 3D scanning, they can also connect with the past by capturing archaeological finds in the finest detail and turning them into digital models. Communication also occurs between substances themselves: during chemistry experiments, visitors will see how different substances react with one another and change before their eyes.

At the Charles University Faculty of Medicine's Pilsen campus, visitors can try surgical suturing, test their responses to light and sound, or explore anatomical specimens. The focus will be on communication between the brain, nerves, senses and cells, and on how scientists use these signals to understand and treat the human body.

This year’s Science Night is also supported by the Pilsen City Transport Company, which will provide free travel between the campuses and the city center throughout the event. All visitors need to do is download a ticket from the website.

Science Night is open to children and adults alike, offering a once-a-year chance to visit places that are normally off-limits to the public. In the laboratories and classrooms, visitors can also talk directly to the people who work in science and research. The full program and list of participating venues across the Pilsen Region are available at www.nocvedy.cz. Science Night has been held in the Czech Republic since 2005. Until 2025, the event was known as Researchers’ Night. It is part of the European Researchers’ Night initiative and is organized in the Czech Republic by universities, research institutions, observatories, and other organizations. This year, 140 institutions across the country will take part. Admission is free.