5 / 3 / 2026
Mountain ecosystems, especially those at the highest altitudes, are sensitive to current climate change. Proxy archives may provide an insightful tool to better understand ongoing changes and evaluate future scenarios. Trees have traditionally been use...
20 / 1 / 2026
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...
16 / 1 / 2026
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...
16 / 12 / 2025
Imagine a place where 143 houses once stood, where hundreds of people lived and a church bell rang. Today, you will find only meadows, trees, and the River Spree. This is Fukov – a remote corner of the Šluknov Promontory. A village that was razed to th...
12 / 12 / 2025
The Rector’s Award of UJEP for 2025 has been granted this year to two distinguished scientific figures from the Faculty of Environment: Prof. Ing. Valentyna Pidlisniuk, DrSc., and Mgr. Jana Müllerová, Ph.D. They demonstrate that top-level research at t...
14 / 11 / 2025
an expert in cell biology, genetics, and microbial ecology from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. Dr. Richardson’s research focuses on eukaryotic microorganisms and the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to evaluate reclamation processes, partic...
24 / 9 / 2025
Fires have almost disappeared in temperate regions over the last centuries, but for millennia they shaped the landscape. With the onset of climate change, they are reappearing, and experts are beginning to discuss their role in ecosystems. A large fir...
16 / 9 / 2025
The team from the Faculty of Environmental Studies at UJEP, led by Prof. Valentyna Pidlisniuk, is exploring how to use the fast-growing grass Miscanthus giganteus to restore contaminated lands and produce sustainable materials. The plant not only helps...
27 / 8 / 2025
An international archaeological research project is currently underway at Tel ‘Eter in Israel, with Professor Michal Hejcman from the Faculty of Environment at UJEP and his student Barbora Chaloupková taking part. Together with Israeli colleagues, they...
22 / 8 / 2025
The Faculty of the Environment at UJEP has become a key partner in a project where the city of Litoměřice is testing a modern method for recycling road grit used in winter road maintenance. Material that previously ended up in a landfill after spring c...