3 Nov 2023

Blog: The amplification of cyberhate victimisation by discrimination and low life satisfaction: Can supportive environments mitigate the risks?

Cyberhate victimisation can be an especially harmful experience for vulnerable children and young people. We present results from a study with young people from four European countries and their cyberhate victimisation experiences. Can supportive environments mitigate the risk for them?

23 Oct 2023

Blog: Investigating the Influence of Positive Appearance Comments on Social Media on Adolescents' Body Image

Images of individuals' physical appearance shared on social media platforms are often accompanied by affirming comments that praise their attractiveness, such as "you look amazing!". In a recent research led by Nikol Kvardová, Hana Macháčková, and Hayriye Gulec, we delved into the impact of these social media comments on adolescents' body dissatisfaction. Our study was conducted as part of the FUTURE project and published in the journal Body Image.

10 Oct 2023

Blog: Are smartphones detrimental to adolescent sleep?

29 Sep 2023

Adéla Švestková at the 37th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society

Our colleague Adéla Švestková attended the 37th European Health Psychology Society Conference in Bremen. The theme was Health Psychology for all: Equity, Inclusiveness and Transformation, which provided space for a number of interdisciplinary overlaps, including those to the media and technology. Read more in the article!

12 Sep 2023

IRTIS at the MediaPsych 2023 Conference

Lenka Dedkova, Marie Jaron Bedrosova and Vojtech Mylek presented their research at MediaPsych 2023 Conference. Find out more about their research - including beautiful photographs from Belval, Luxembourg - in this article.

August 2023

From academia to policymaking: Natalie Terčová as Envoy to the ITU, United Nations

Did you know our colleague Natálie Terčová also serves outside academia under the International Telecommunication Union, United Nations? You can read how academia and policymaking go together in this article.

20 Jul 2023

Shanu Shukla presented at the 18th European Congress of Psychology

At the beginning of July, Brighton in United Kingdom hosted the 18th European Congress of Psychology, where our colleague Shanu Shukla presented her and Hana Machackova's publication on the role of individual, social and contextual factors among bystanders in cyberbullying. Read more about Shanu's trip in the article!

7 Jul 2023

Enhancing Psychological Science: Nikol Kvardová Explored New Frontiers at the SIPS Conference in Padova

This year's Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) conference, held in Padova, Italy, brought together researchers from various disciplines to enhance psychological science. Nikol and Anna from our team attended the conference and participated in workshops and discussions that covered a wide range of research areas.

29 Jun 2023

Internet in troubled times? Natálie Terčová attended the EuroDIG conference in Tampere

The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) is an open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed. This year's conference, which took place in Tampere, Finland, was also attended by our colleague Natálie Terčová.

19 Jun 2023

IRTIS Continues Tradition of Supporting Animals at Brno Zoo

We continue in our tradition of financially supporting animals at ZOO Brno. While last year we financially supported wolves, this time, most people voted for the cute and captivating Llama Vicuna. Read more to see the photos from our recent visit to the zoo, where we said hi to Vicuna and many other animals.

7 Jun 2023

Highlights from the 73rd ICA Conference

The 73rd International Communication Association (ICA) conference recently took place in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), and among the many fascinating studies presented, two notable research projects by Jana Blahošová and Natálie Terčová shed light on adolescent media use and its impact on social support and digital skills.

18 May 2023

Vojtěch Mýlek received the Rector's Award for Outstanding PhD Students at Masaryk University

On the occasion of Dies Academicus, the annual Rector's Prizes of Masaryk University, Vojtěch Mýlek was awarded for his outstanding results in his doctoral studies.

5 May 2023

Visit of Tobias Dienlin from the University of Vienna to IRTIS

Last week, we welcomed Tobias Dienlin from the University of Vienna, a leading expert in longitudinal research and open science principles, to IRTIS. His visit was very beneficial for our team and brought a lot of inspiration and new ideas.

2 May 2023

New report: How are Czech adolescents using their phones? Analysis using objective smartphone data

Most teenagers have a mobile phone nowadays and many parents ask themselves: What are adolescents actually doing on their phones? In our latest report, we show how long and how many times a day teens use their phones and what apps they use. Read more in the article!

21 Apr 2023

Michaela Geržičáková received the Dean’s award for the best master’s level student

The Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University recently celebrated its 25th birthday on the 20th of April, and on this special occasion, Michaela Geržičáková, a member of the IRTIS team, received the Dean's prize for the best master's level student.

13 Mar 2023

Blog: What are the characteristics of adolescent mHealth users?

Hayriye Gülec and David Šmahel's latest research focused on adolescents who use so-called mHealth apps, or, in other words, apps that monitor the user's health. Using a representative sample of Czech adolescents, they found that more than half of the respondents use mHealth apps. What are their characteristics? Read today's blog!