How was the year 2024 in research and development at our faculty?
Take a look at what the year 2024 brought in the field of research and development at the Faculty of Medicine MU. What awaits us in 2025? Take a short look back at the past year.
In the second year of the ComMUNIty Fund, 9 projects from 8 economic centres were supported for 884 thous. CZK.
The aim of the internal competition is to transparently support the implementation of sustainable and socially responsible projects that fulfil and promote the social role of Masaryk University, are internally and externally transferable and support cooperation between students and employees.
On behalf of the Faculty of Medicine, the project Diseases Everywhere - Interactive Game for Primary and Secondary Schools was successful. Project aims to create an interactive game that would educate primary and secondary school children in primary care in an educational and entertaining way. Through the educational game we want to highlight the importance of primary prevention, healthy lifestyle and early diagnosis. We drew inspiration from health education organizations and believe that a fun form of education contributes to better understanding and active health care. They will receive support in the amount of 91 176 CZK.
An overview of supported projects including annotations can be found on the website Community fund.
Take a look at what the year 2024 brought in the field of research and development at the Faculty of Medicine MU. What awaits us in 2025? Take a short look back at the past year.
Adam Williamson, a neuroscientist from our joint institute with St. Anne's University Hospital International Clinical Research Center, has become a Czech ERC Ambassador. The European Research Council (ERC) and the Association of ERC Grant Writers (AERG) have jointly launched the “ERC Ambassadors” initiative. The new network aims to help spread awareness of the ERC across Europe. Adam is a five-time ERC grant holder. His research focuses on the treatment of sleep apnea and epilepsy.