Welcome
We are the Micropalaeontology Group at the Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague. We combine micropalaeontology with isotope and elemental geochemistry to reconstruct how oceans, lakes and rivers have changed, from the Miocene to the present. The group is run by Filip Scheiner and Anna Tichá, with Prof. Katarína Holcová as senior mentor. Much of our isotope work is carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and other partners.
Our research
Deep-ocean circulation in the South Atlantic
How southern-sourced waters may have shaped Atlantic overturning during the Quaternary
Miocene seas of the Mediterranean, Paratethys and Middle East
Gateways, water masses and climate in a world warmer than today.
Proxy and method development
Nd isotopes on small foraminiferal samples, and how preservation affects geochemical signals.
Lakes as climate archives
Diatom-based reconstructions of past lake environments.
From rock to fins
Strontium isotopes linking bedrock, river water and fish in Czech catchments.
Join us
Thesis topics for BSc, MSc and PhD students, from microfossils to mass spectrometry.
Highlights
- 2026 | New course: Paleoclimatology (MG421P45)
- 2024 to 2028 | Member of the COST Action PalaeOpen on open palaeoecological data
- 2024 | New paper on Miocene Mediterranean palaeoceanography in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- Ongoing | Collaboration with AWI Bremerhaven and the University of São Paulo on South Atlantic sediment cores
Partners and funding
We welcome collaborations, partners for European research consortia, visiting researchers and students.