Filip Matějka. Very recently, the European Commission awarded him a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant following on his previous ERC Starting Grant that he had obtained as the first Czech researcher in the field of economics.

Why do we so often make poor decisions? Filip Matějka and his theory of rational inattention

Series: Introducing Czech recipients of the prestigious ERC grants

Awfully, awfully tedious, but important work, says Kateřina Sam about her research

Series: Introducing Czech recipients of the prestigious ERC grants

I want to write refugees back into the history of the East-Central Europe, says historian Michal Frankl

Series: Introducing Czech recipients of the prestigious ERC grants

News

A new Biomedical Assistive Technology programme is opening in Ostrava

VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) will admit students to a new bachelor's programme

TBU Zlin: We Have the Best International Graduate in the Czech Republic

Emmanuel Selase Asamoah, graduate of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, is the most successful international graduate in the Czech Republic

Enthusiasts from TBU Published a Map of Zlín

Graduates, employees and students of Tomas Bata University voluntarily participated in the creation of the map

Focus

Third of Scholars Facing Mental Health Problems Due to Stress and Paperwork

Topic: The stress experienced by academics is on par with the most high-risk professions

The love to traditional crafts must be found within

Comment by Adéla Macháčková, Assistant Professor at VSB-TU in Ostrava.

What does a long-term expedition change in the lives of researchers? Expedition Life!

Story about the research of Czech scientists in Egypt, Sudan, the Arctic and Antarctica and about the impact of their work on their private lives.

People

We are investigating how to store CO2 in rocks. This will help reduce emissions

Interview with Antonín Kunz, the guarantor of the Petroleum Engineering programme

When I don’t know what I’m doing, that’s… science. The story of physicist Jana Kalbáčová Vejpravová

Series: Introducing Czech recipients of the prestigious ERC grants

I don’t want to look back and see wasted time, says biologist Marek Mráz

Series: Introducing Czech recipients of the prestigious ERC grants