The Researchers’ Night Hosted Six Researchers from CoRe, Focusing on Topics Such as Combating Disinformation and Understanding Language

The theme of this year’s edition of the Researchers’ Night was “Communication”. The event took place at several locations across the Czech Republic and was intended for the general public on the evening of 25 September 2026.

Six researchers involved in the CoRe project presented the results of their work either as lectures or at stands open throughout the event. Visitors could choose from a varied programme at Albertov in Prague, where researchers explored topics ranging from theatre and law to linguistics and critical thinking.

Doc. Clare Wallace (RWP2; Faculty of Arts, Charles University) gave a lecture, entitled “Staging the Anthropocene: How Contemporary Theatre Makes Us Feel the Future”, in which she explained to the audience how modern theatre reflects the climate crisis and helps audiences experience global challenges in their everyday lives.

Dr Milan Lipovský (RWP5; Faculty of Law, Charles University) presented a paper on “Disinformation and the Fight against It from the Perspective of International Law”, focused on the adequacy of international rules in addressing current disinformation campaigns in cyberspace.

Dr Anna Chromá (RWP3; Faculty of Arts, Charles University) shared her research on “What Can Eye Movements Tell Us About Language Comprehension?” and demonstrated how researchers use real-time eye-tracking to investigate what happens in the human brain when processing the spoken word.

Prof Radek Skarnitzl (RWP3; Faculty of Arts, Charles University), in his lecture “How to Communicate Better in English”, highlighted the crucial role played by prosody (intonation and rhythm) and outlined the four pillars of effective English pronunciation.

Dr Tomáš Bořil (RWP3; Faculty of Arts, Charles University), together with colleagues and phonetics students, set up a stand featuring “Interactive Experiments for Teaching Pronunciation”, where they offered visitors immediate visual feedback as an effective tool for practising problematic speech phenomena.

Dr Matěj Král (RWP1; Faculty of Arts, Charles University) led an interactive programme at the ‘The Art of Thinking, The Art of Discussion’ stand, in which visitors used thought experiments and model discussions to try out approaches promoting critical thinking, reasoning, and respectful dialogue on social issues.