New year – new name – Institute of Hydrology CAS

The Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences will change its name to the Institute of Hydrology of the Czech Academy of Sciences as of January 1, 2026, in accordance with the resolution of the Academic Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences dated April 29, 2025. The name change reflects a shift […] Read more

New director of the Institute of Hydrodynamics

On October 3, 2025, RNDr. Václav Šípek, Ph.D., was officially appointed Director of the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He received the appointment decree from the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prof. RNDr. Radomír Pánek, Ph.D., who was accompanied by the Vice-President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ing. […] Read more

A new laboratory approach to extract soil water for stable isotope analysis from large soil samples

In a recent article published in the prestigious international journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, researchers from the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences present a newly developed method for extracting soil water intended for the analysis of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes. Kocum, J., Haidl, J., Gebouský, O., Falátková, K., Šípek, […] Read more