19 Dec 2018 New position: Data Manager and Analyst for the international project "EU Kids Online IV" We are looking for a new team member for the position of data manager and analyst for the international project EU Kids Online IV.
8 Dec 2018 We are looking for new researchers for junior positions We are looking for two to three new researchers for junior positions for the new project "Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent's well-being (FUTURE)" .
5 Dec 2018 New project: Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being (FUTURE) We are happy to announce that our team succeeded in the hard grant competition EXPRO (funded by the Czech Grant Agency). We received money for a 5-year long project: “Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being (FUTURE)”.
27 Nov 2018 New report: Digital technology and eating disorders We published a new research report about digital technology and eating disorders. The report is available in Czech language.
27 Sep 2018 New book: Digital Technology, Eating Behaviors, and Eating Disorders We are excited to see the new book "Digital Technology, Eating Behaviors, and Eating Disorders" by David Šmahel, Hana Macháčková, Martina Šmahelová, Michal Čevelíček, Carlos A. Almenara, and Jana Holubčíková published in Springer.
19 Jul 2018 The Emergence of Cyberpsychology Our team member David Šmahel was recently interviewed for an article by a top informatics journal Communications of the ACM about cyberpsychology as a research field.
26 Jun 2018 Cyberpsychology gained Impact Factor: 1.400 Web of Science published their journal citation records for 2017, that for the first time included also Cyberpsychology. With IF of 1.400, the journal belongs to the second quartile in Multidisciplinary Psychology.
24 May 2018 ICA Preconference 2018 on May 23rd We were co-organizing the ICA Preconference 2018 on Trust, control, and privacy: Mediatisation of childhood and adolescence in the digital age.
16 May 2017 Successful academics and promising students receive Rector’s Awards At the beginning of May, Masaryk University Rector Mikuláš Bek gave out awards for outstanding achievements in science and research, sports and the arts to mark the academic holiday Dies Academicus.
1 Nov 2016 Kaspersky Lab report: Digital Parenting The Kaspersky Lab in cooperation with David Smahel published a report on the role of mothers and fathers in securing their children’s online safety
10 Sep 2016 Seven Fulbright researchers from MU will visit the USA Thirty-five Czech researchers, students, and non-profit workers will travel to the USA in the upcoming academic year thanks to the Fulbright Program. Six Czechs and one Slovak come from Masaryk University.
3 Feb 2016 A quarter of children receive erotic photos The Internet is the main source of information about sex for children and adolescents. They also look for such information in magazines for teenagers, but porn magazines are not very popular. Many young people also receive erotic photos via phone or email messages.
16 Jun 2015 New book: Living in the digital age Our team has published a new book “Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics”.
16 Jan 2015 Joint Research Centre report New report co-authored by our team members David Smahel, Vera Kontrikova and Martina Cernikova, was published: “Young Children (0-8) and digital technology: A qualitative exploratory study across seven countries” focuses on experiences with digital technology of both children and their parents.
10 Jan 2015 New book about online risks New book in Czech about online risks written by our team members Anna Sevcikova (Ed.), Hana Machackova, Alena Cerna, Lenka Dedkova, David Smahel and Lukas Blinka is published!
17 May 2013 University awards for best seven scientists Masaryk University has conferred awards on its most successful scientists for the first time. The board of the new Programme in Support of Research has selected seven experts, each of whom will receive prize money for their work.
