Events

13.10.2026

FISC Trains: Lost In Translation Aka Surviving Multicultural Meetings Without Losing Your Mind

Upcoming

Internal

Lecture

Same meeting, different takeaways? Join Klara ten Donkelaar for an interactive workshop on communicating across cultures in international project teams. Explore practical ways to avoid misunderstandings, build trust and handle tensions. 9 November, 9:00–12:15. Register by 21 October; max. 15 participants.

01.10.2026

FISC Talk: The Importance of Human Dimensions in the Study and Management of Biological Invasions

Past

Internal

FISC Talks

How do people shape biological invasions – and their management? Join Ana Novoa on 15 October at 10:00 to explore how human interests, knowledge, perceptions and behaviours influence invasion processes and management.

22.09.2026

FISC Talks: Building Forest Resilience Through Functional Complex Networks

Past

Internal

FISC Talks

How can forest landscapes be planned for greater resilience under climate change? Join Marie-Josee Fortin on 2 October at 10:00 to explore how DIVERSE is testing Functional Complex Networks across Canada. In person or online.

11.09.2026

FISC Talks: Protecting forests beyond borders. IFQRG, phytosanitary measures, and international collaboration

Past

Internal

FISC Talks

Forest pests do not stop at borders. On Wednesday 30 September join Michael Ormsby, Meghan Noseworthy and Dmitrii Musolin to explore how science, phytosanitary measures and international cooperation help reduce pest movement through trade and protect forests worldwide.

14.08.2026

FISC to Host the 23rd International Forestry Quarantine Research Group Meeting

Past

From 28 September to 2 October 2026, FISC will host the 23rd meeting of the International Forestry Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) in Prague. The five-day meeting will bring together experts in forest quarantine and plant health and will include two virtual sessions for remote participants.

18.06.2026

FISC Trains: Who speaks, who decides, who is credited? Gender-balanced collaboration in multicultural research teams

Past

Internal

A training intended primarily for doctoral students, researchers, academics and administrative staff who want to delve into the gender-balanced collaboration in multicultural research teams.

02.06.2026

BioBlitz: Mapping Nature’s Unwanted Guests

Past

Internal

Join a guided BioBlitz walk around ČZU with Andrew “Sandy” Liebhold, FISC Scientific Leader, and FISC scientist Kateřina Berchová. Discover invasive plants and insects and explore their impacts on nature and society.

27.05.2026

Open Coffee Break with the FISC Working Group

Past

Internal

Come and connect with the FISC Working Group currently meeting in Prague. This informal coffee break is a chance to talk with the scientists, make new international contacts, discuss shared research interests, and learn more about how synthesis centres and Working Groups operate.

21.05.2026

FISC Talks: When trees invade. Hidden interactions behind their success

Past

Internal

Biological invasions are driven by hidden ecological interactions. Join Martín A. Núñez to explore why some introduced trees spread while others fail - from deer herbivory and seed predation to the belowground story of ectomycorrhizal fungi.

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