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Gabriela Novotná from the Faculty of the Environment at UJEP investigated how to recover valuable raw materials from spent electric vehicle batteries using more environmentally friendly acids. In doing so, she tested whether the process could handle ma...

Deodorant, hairspray, paint, or camping stove gas cartridges. Aerosol sprays are a common part of households, but after use, it is often unclear where to dispose of them. Pressurized cans end up in regular trash, creating containers full of flammable g...

Biological invasions are among the greatest threats to nature, the economy, and human health. Three years ago, following four years of preparation, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) published t...

The Faculty of Environment of Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, together with the Faculty of Science, organized another edition of the international doctoral conference STUDKON. Throughout the day, young researchers from different f...

In the Ústí Region, once a symbol of environmental degradation, a new partnership is emerging to cultivate the next generation of environmental experts. The Faculty of Environment at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University (FŽP UJEP) and the Antonín Emanuel...

On 10 January 2026, the third edition of the seminar Geoinformatics in the Environment was held for professionals and students. The seminar is organized annually by the Faculty of Environment of Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. The...

Transforming an entire industrial giant into virtual reality with such a level of detail that real-time crisis scenarios can be simulated is a technical rarity. This is exactly what Ing. Oto Weber from the Faculty of Environment at Jan Evangelista Purk...