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It aims to analyze undesirable environmental changes and find ways to address them. The study focuses on analyzing the state of the environment, identifying pollution sources, and understanding transport processes. A key task is finding indicators that help early detection of changes in environmental systems. Graduates gain skills for independent and team work, problem-solving in basic and applied science, and have laboratory and fieldwork experience. They are prepared for a scientific career or expert roles in environmental protection.
Start of studies in the winter semester (October)
Opening of applications and publication of the dissertation topics: 15. 2. 2026
Application by: 30. 4. 2026
Detailed information about the study programme
Offer of dissertation topics:
- Aerosol interaction with air humidity
- Air pollution from home heating in small settlements: Comprehensive characterization and environmental impact
- Bioaerosols and clouds
- Bioindication value of soil mesofauna for assesment of natural and semi-natural ecosystems in alpine/subalpine zone conservation and restoration
- Bioindication value of soil mesofauna for assesment of restored natural and semi-natural ecosystems in agricultural landscape
- Bird biodiversity dynamics in mountain conditions
- Detailed atmospheric aerosol composition within and above the mixing layer
- Changes in aerosols during the transition over the Czech basin
- Interactins between ecosystem development and soil development and its legacy
- Interactions between soil organic matter and climate
- Long-term Environmental Impact of Landfills
- Low clouds and atmospheric aerosol feedback
- Molecular composition of atmospheric organic aerosols
- Novel insights into behaviour of ground-level ozone in atmosphere
- Origin of atmospheric aerosol in vertical profile
- Utilization of the Potential of Lactic Fermentation in Food Waste Valorization
Profile of the graduate
The absolvent has gained deep theoretical and practical abilities to solve environmental problems related to various aspects and fields of the environment. The absolvent is capable to find appropriate environmental and analytical approaches for relevant problems, to optimize research methods, to process and to interpret the obtained results, and based on the results he/she is able suggest and describe the respective remedy solutions.
Application submission
The application is submitted electronically through the Charles University study information system. The completed application must be submitted electronically in the study information system no later than on 30. 4. 2026 for study programmes starting in the winter semester (October) and no later than on 15. 12. 2025 for study programmes starting in the summer semester (April).
The admission fee is 100 EUR and it is paid for each submitted application.
Required application appendice is the agreement of a supervisor in the format of the following form available here. We recommend reaching out to the supervisor as soon as possible (ideally before 31. 3. 2026 for study programmes starting in the winter semester and before 30. 11. 2025 for study programmes starting in the summer semester), so the application could be send out in time in case the agreement is granted.
Entrance exam
The regular date of entrance exam for all doctoral programmes starting in the winter semester (October) is in June 2026 (to be specified), an alternative date is in June 2026 (to be specified).
The regular date of entrance exam for all doctoral programmes starting in the summer semester (April) is 4. – 5. 2. 2026, an alternative date is 11. – 12. 2. 2026.
The request for an alternative day is submitted and approved via the electronic information system.
The form of the entrance exam is an oral interview, which mainly concerns the issues of the planned dissertation and the candidate’s knowledge within the field of expertise of the given study programme.
Find more information in:
- Conditions of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, for study programmes starting in the winter semester (October)
or - Conditions of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, for study programmes starting in the summer semester (April).
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Applicants with specific needs
If you have a physical handicap, you can apply for a modification of the entrance exam. For more information read the Conditions of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes.
Departments involved in this programme
Institute for Environmental Studies
Guarantor of the study programme
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Cajthaml, Ph.D.
tomas.cajthaml@natur.cuni.cz
Do you have a question?
Complete information about the admission procedure can be found on the website for applicants. For questions, please contact the admissions contact persons.
