International Equal Pay Day falls on September 18 and draws attention to the persistent differences in pay between men and women. On this occasion, we asked Lucie Bartůsková from the Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Prague (VŠE), why the gap in earnings between women and men arises, what role parenthood and the division […]
Energy literacy is difficult to define, yet its absence is very clearly reflected in household decision-making, says Prof. PhDr. Petr Teplý, Ph.D., Director of the Institute of Sustainable Finance at the Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Prague University of Economics and Business. In this interview, he explains why choosing an energy supplier is not only […]
A study co-authored by Tomáš Kincl from the University of Economics in Prague (VŠE) shows that young people in developing countries also care about what they buy. What influences them more: lower prices, product availability, or social media influencers? In this interview, the researcher explains why even small behavioral changes can have a big impact—if […]
How does remote work influence our daily decisions, relationships, work habits, or the shape of cities and regions? And how is this form of work used by people who have been forced to leave their homes because of war? These are the questions explored by the international research project REMAKING, which includes a team from […]
For many researchers, the so-called Data Management Plan (DMP) is just another bureaucratic burden distracting them from actual research. However, it can play a crucial role in enhancing transparency, replicability, and efficiency in scientific work. How does the academic community view it? What challenges and opportunities does its implementation bring? And how can university libraries […]
Ing. Michal Strnad, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate from VŠE, has been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship, through which he will focus on the relatively unexplored phenomenon of ethno-regionalist movements in the European Union. What role do these movements play in political affairs, what strategies do they use, and why are they key […]
Martin Pělucha from the Prague University of Economics and Business has long been exploring how to connect science with policymaking. As part of the Science for Policy initiative, he also engages in training researchers on how to effectively communicate scientific findings to the political sphere. But what exactly does the Science for Policy initiative entail […]
Vojtěch Svátek and Ondřej Zamazal, experts in ontological engineering from the Prague University of Economics and Business, have joined an ongoing Horizon Europe project called Onto-DESIDE with their team through the so-called hop-on mechanism. Their expertise in ontology development and transformation is expected to help advance the circular economy by enabling more flexible data exchange […]
The role of institutions in fostering social entrepreneurship has been widely debated. Lorraine M. Uhlaner, a faculty member at the Prague University of Economics and Business (VSE), and her co-authors, Ute Stephan and Christopher Stride, challenged conventional views in their 2015 study titled “Institutions and Social Entrepreneurship: The Role of Institutional Voids, Institutional Support, and […]
