Scientists from eight European countries and different disciplines will come together to research new types of sensors. Researchers from the Faculty of Chemical Technology at the University of Pardubice are also part of the project. The innovative sensors are intended to improve water quality mon…

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…

His territory is an operating theatre in a war zone. Karel Odložilík, an OT nurse in the army and a Faculty of Health Studies graduate, has experienced base attacks, and many wounded and losses on eight foreign missions – memories that will remain with him for the rest of his life. But he made fr…

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…

When she's not running around the court, she wears a white coat and locks herself in the lab. Denisa Kolářová, a PhD student at the Faculty of Chemical Technology, is not only a scientist in Professor Holčapek's successful team, but also a Czech national team player, coach and referee in korfball…

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…

To improve and grow. The DofE programme founded by the Duke of Edinburgh helps students from the University of Pardubice. Some students go jogging or swimming, others learn archery or pick up waste in the countryside. They have one thing in common: they are looking for a challenge. And wis…

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…