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16.10.2026
CAS BioFinder Discovery Platform training

In conjunction with the ongoing trial access to the BioFinder platform, the producer, CAS, has organized an online webinar to introduce the platform's key features and best practices for using it.

Date and time: 22 October 2026, 10:00–10:45

During this session, expert trainer Dr. Elena Detta will guide you through the platform’s most relevant scientific functionalities, focusing on the following topics:

  • Explore connected data across ligands, targets, and diseases.
  • Predict where experimental data doesn't exist yet.
  • Ask complex questions in plain language using the AI assistant CAS Newton.
  • Follow a compound from the literature to the clinic.
  • Stay in your existing workflow – BioFinder is integrated with CAS SciFinder.

No registration is required to attend. Join the webinar here.

7.10.2026
Oxford Dictionaries Premium English

We invite you to a webinar dedicated to the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary, to which the university has long held a subscription.
The webinar will also feature the new Oxford Dictionaries Premium English, which is now available as a free trial through December 31, 2026.

The "Oxford English Dictionary & Oxford Dictionaries Premium Training Session" webinar will take place on Thursday, October 22, at 12:00 p.m. and will be conducted in English by a trainer from Oxford University Press.
You can register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43ee4bf0-f61b-42ea-82b9-6e5f4e7c566c@91761b62-4c45-43f5-9f0e-be8ad9b551ff

5.10.2026
Web of Science Research Assistant

From October 15 to 31, 2026, you can try out the Research Assistant AI tool, which is integrated directly into Web of Science (WoS).
The new Research Assistant combines generative and agentic AI with WoS citation index data to provide broader context on research topics—including trend visualization—and to compile structured literature reviews, identify research gaps, and find suitable journals for publication.

Clarivate has also organized a dedicated webinar on the Web of Science Research Assistant on October 16 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., to be conducted in Czech by instructor Daniela Mertlová.
You can register at: https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/weblink/register/r3743be0e41173ed4fd3bd92e760470e7.