The Institute of Geophysics is a public research institution whose mission is to conduct fundamental and applied research in the Earth sciences, to maintain a network of Earth observation facilities, and to engage in education and informing the public on scientific issues of high societal importance.

Research Teams

We conduct fundamental research in the Earth Sciences

Projects

We participate in EU-based and international research projects

Outreach

We organize presentations and events for the public and offer expert advice to the media

Measurements

We provide access to geophysical data and interpretations

News

THURSDAY TALKS AT GFU, SPRING 2022

3PM in the GFU Lecture Hall, Spořilov While Wednesday mornings have become customary dates for short communications by researchers from our institute about their recent or ongoing work, Thursday afternoons are typically chosen for invited speakers or to introduce...

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SSA 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award for Václav Vavryčuk

Our colleague Václav Vavryčuk of the Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences received the 2021 Outstanding Reviewer award for his peer-review efforts for the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (SSA). Peer reviewing is a critical part of...

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Guest lecture: Daniel García-Castellanos at Albertov

On Wednesday, March 16, at 14:50, our guest Daniel Garcia-Castellanos will present a talk at Charles University, Faculty of Science (Albertov 6, Praha 2) His presentation entitled "What caused the largest environmental change in 65 million years? A mechanistic...

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3rd SAGA COST Training school

3rd COST Action SAGA Training School ‘Magnetic laboratory methods in support of archaeo-geophysical research' will be held at the Geophysical Institute in Prague (CZ) from 28th until 31st March 2022. More information here

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