Research will focus on the individual's language, which is irreplaceable for human communication. A project exploring social networks and art worlds in Czechoslovak animated film. These are just some areas that researchers from the Faculty of Arts MU will focus on in 2025.
Financial support from the Programme Johannes Amos Comenius was awarded to A Lifetime with Language: the Nature and Ontogeny of Linguistic Communication (LangInLife) project. "This research focuses on the language of the individual, which is an indispensable means of communication with the environment for every human being. It explores how language is acquired in childhood, how it functions in adulthood and what challenges people face as they age. Research based on a combination of linguistics, psychology and neuroscience will enable us to respond adequately and effectively to the global challenges of contemporary society related to language," said Pavel Caha, the project leader, adding that a total of six departments at the Faculty of Arts will be involved in this linguistic research: Department of English and American Studies, Department of Czech Language, Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages, Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies, Department of Classical Studies and Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.
The SYRI national institute succeeded with the project Research on Peripheries for Strengthening the Resilience of Czech Society, led by Klára Šeďová from the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Arts MU. The Faculty of Arts MU also participated in the Mediated Society (MEDIS: ON) project. Tomáš Lintner from the Department of Educational Sciences of the Faculty of Arts MU contributed to its success as a research project leader.
Masaryk University thus became the most successful university in the Programme Johannes Amos Comenius in call focused on social sciences and humanities. The Faculty of Economics and Administration, the Faculty of Social Studies, and the Faculty of Arts and SYRI succeeded with their projects. The evaluation committee of the programme recommended funding for 13 out of 38 projects, while MU succeeded with four out of five submitted projects.
The research projects of the Faculty of Arts MU have also been recognised by The Czech Science Foundation (GACR). This state institution financially supports research across scientific disciplines.
In the category of standard projects, the GACR will support the following three-year projects at the Faculty of Arts MU starting in 2025:
V kategorii pětiletých projektů EXPRO bude od roku 2025 podpora směřovat ke dvěma projektům FF MU:
