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Dear colleagues,

we invite you to an open discussion with Dr. Anna Bull (University of York; The 1752 Group) on power, consent, and professional boundaries in academia. We will talk about situations where it can feel difficult to say no, how grey areas and blurred boundaries arise, and how to recognise moments when someone is testing how far they can go.

The event takes place on 12 February 2025, 17:30 at Faculty of Arts, Charles University, room 131 (auditorium on the first mezzanin floor), Náměstí Jana Palacha, Praha 1.

Gender and Science Department from the Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences, is organising this event on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In cooperation with the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, leading British expert Dr. Anna Bull from the University of York will share practical tools for navigating challenging situations in the academic environment with students and early-career researchers.

For the lates updates, you can follow our Facebook event. More detailed info is also available on our website.

Conference  "Holding Power Responsibly: Leadership, Integrity, and Safety in Higher Education"

The event entitled "Holding Power Responsibly: Leadership, Integrity, and Safety in Higher Education" will take place under the auspices of the British Ambassador, Mr. Matt Field, on Friday, February 13, 2026, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the British Embassy, Thunovská 14, Prague 1, on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

The event is intended for the management of universities and research organizations, ombudspersons, HR, and other persons responsible for addressing issues of gender equality and gender-based violence.

Its aim is to translate research findings on professional boundaries into concrete steps and responsibilities for institutional management, to share an understanding of what constitutes good institutional practice (including setting rules for relationships in situations of power inequality), and to discuss the introduction of codes of ethics and rules on professional boundaries in the Czech academic environment.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Anna Bull (University of York; The 1752 Group), a leading expert on issues of professional boundaries, power, and institutional accountability in the academic environment.

Her presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with representatives of Czech universities and research organizations, who will present institutional measures and steps related to professional boundaries, ethics, and intimate relationships in the workplace.

If you are interested, please register for the event at this link, or forward the invitation to another relevant person at your workplace. The number of places is limited to the capacity of the hall, which is 60 people.

The working language of the entire event will be English.

Kateřina Machovcová, Ph.D.

Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.

Pod Vodárenskou věží 1143/4

182 00 Praha 8

e-mail: machovcova@praha.psu.cas.cz

• Workshop: Vhled do vědecké kariéry pro podpůrné týmy 
• Kontaktní osoby: Kateřina Machovcová
• 9. 2. 2026 / 13.00
• Psychologický ústav AV ČR, Brno, Veveří 97 - zasedací místnost

Potvrzení účasti na email puczok@psu.cas.cz do 27.1.
Účast je možná i online.