Outstanding projects

Mathematics is often perceived as an impersonal and detached science full of formulas and numbers. Samuel Braunfeld from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University, a JUNIOR STAR project investigator, sees mathematics differently. He sees it as a fascinating world where language and logic intersect to reveal complex structures that affect our everyday […]

The President of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) Petr Baldrian awarded the five best scientific projects this evening at the Strahov Monastery. The awarded basic research has significantly contributed to the deepening of knowledge in the given disciplines and opened the way to further practical application. The winning projects and their results have contributed to […]

Terezie Mandáková from CEITEC, a research institute of Masaryk University, received the Czech Science Foundation President’s Award in 2020. We present an interview with her and her colleague Ales Kovařík from the Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, with whom she jointly works on projects funded by the Czech Science Foundation. In […]

Dr. Paioti from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS leads a prestigious JUNIOR STAR project investigating atropisomers — molecules with potential to revolutionize drug development. He and his team are developing innovative synthesis methods to discover and produce vital pharmaceuticals in more sustainable ways. Precision of molecular interactions Dr. Paioti, the […]

The scientific team from the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice led by Jan Mráz, has made significant discoveries in the field of fishpond management and fish nutrition in the ponds. Thanks to a GACR Standard project 22-18597S, they have discovered that the natural food […]

During the process of meiosis, which is necessary for sexual reproduction, DNA breaks occur, and repairs take place. PARG-1, a key regulator, plays a role in maintaining genome integrity and offers insights relevant to human health. Thanks to a Standard Grant provided by The Czech Science Foundation to Nicola Silva at Masaryk University, he was […]

Internationalisation and international cooperation are one of the priorities of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR). The number of project proposals submitted by foreign applicants increases every year and so does the ratio of foreign investigators to Czech ones. JUNIOR STAR projects are no exception in this matter. These grants are intended for excellent scientists in […]

Thanks to a project supported by the GACR, Associate Professor Mraz’s research team is investigating how balanced fish nutrition can influence nutrient excretion and combat undesirable eutrophication in Central European carp ponds, thus helping to counteract negative environmental impacts. Central European standing water bodies, the main part of them consisting of carp ponds, suffer from strong […]

Insects dominate the Earth’s biodiversity; nevertheless, the vertebrates are primarily employed as models in evolutionary and conservation research, and insects have been neglected. The team headed by Ladislav Bocak from the Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN) in Olomouc carried out the GACR project “Evolution of aposematic patterns in large Müllerian mimetic systems” that focused […]

An international team of researchers, led by economists from Masaryk University, have created new modelling tools that allow for more precise predictions of macroeconomic variables such as GDP growth, inflation or interest rates. Novel economic methods developed within the Dynamic Forecast Averaging of Macroeconomics Models project, supported by GA CR, may contribute significantly to evidence-based […]