She originally wanted to be a neuroscientist. However, during her Fulbright stay at Northwestern University in Chicago, instead of finding a “cure for Alzheimer’s,” she discovered she was more interested in science communication. She now works as a freelance science journalist and host. She writes primarily for WIRED.CZ and hosts the radio show Žárovky on Czech Radio. She also communicates science through social media and her newsletter #Píšu o vědě. She recently published her book Invisible Women in Science.

Institute of Microbiology of the CAS & Zeptej se vědce (Ask a Scientist) project.

Michal is a PhD candidate researching how diet and the gut microbiome shape the immune system and mitigate autoimmune diseases. Driven by a passion for science communication, he joined the Zeptej se vědce (Ask a Scientist) project shortly after starting his PhD. Fascinated by the creative power of social media, he found his place in the visual content creation process for the team's educational posts. Building on this experience, he has also started his own science popularization journey through the intricate microscopic world within us.

Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography

Jakub Trojan is a geographer, researcher, and citizen science practitioner based at Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. He has been one of the pioneers of citizen science development in the Czech Republic, where he has initiated and implemented a wide range of citizen science projects connecting scientific research with public participation. He has also led several international research and citizen science projects and is currently Chair of the Czech and Slovak Citizen Science Platform and Chair of the European Citizen Science Association's Working Group on Regions, Municipalities and Citizen Science. He is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, which he held at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work focuses on participatory research, citizen-generated data, and the role of citizen science in strengthening connections between science, local communities, and public institutions.

Masaryk University, Faculty of Informatics, Computer Systems Unit; ICT specialist
Masaryk  University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy; PhD student

"I work at CSU (CVT in Czech) at the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, as an AV Production and UX Design Specialist. At the same time, I am pursuing my PhD at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, where I specialise in the philosophy of technology and narrative. My research focuses primarily on narrative as an ontological concept in the philosophy of technology. The second part of my research looks at narrative (yes, this time I mean stories) as a linguistic tool for supporting and shaping philosophical writing."

Masaryk University, Faculty of Informatics, CSU (CVT); IT specialist

MS holds a degree in Upper Secondary School Teacher Training from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University. With a passion for technology and media, he has been building interactive websites and running a small recording studio since 2000.

Since 2006, he has worked within the support team for the university's Information System (IS MU), helping faculty members enhance their teaching through custom audio, video, and web solutions. He looks forward to sharing his practical experience and technical know-how with students in this course.

Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry

Oldřich Hudeček is a science communicator and science event manager at IOCB Prague, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He holds a PhD in organic synthesis and supramolecular chemistry and later spent five years in chemical biology, focusing on RNA research.

For more than five years, he has been communicating natural sciences to diverse audiences, with a focus on turning complex ideas into clear, engaging stories that spark curiosity. He believes that effective science communication is driven by enthusiasm, openness and an optimistic approach.

Since early 2026, he has also been an active member of SciComHub, a Czech community dedicated to advancing science communication.

Masaryk University, Fakulty of Science, RECETOX, National Centre for Toxic Compounds; coordinatior of the PARC project

Throughout his career, Lukáš Pokorný has mainly focused on environmental policy, international cooperation, and the link between science and decision-making. He worked for 13 years at the Ministry of the Environment, starting as a representative of Czechia during the Czech EU Presidency.

Lukáš was mainly active in the area of international environmental conventions and organisations, spending the last six years of his stint at the Ministry as the Head of the International Organisations Unit. In this role, he covered the UN, OECD, WHO, and other international organisations. At the international level, Lukáš has served as an executive member of many international bodies and has coordinated Czechia's participation in high-level international fora, including the UN Summit on SDGs, the UN Environmental Assembly, and the OECD Ministerial Conference, among others. At RECETOX, he coordinates the PARC project and is part of the National Centre for Toxic Compounds team, where he acts as a science-policy expert. Lukáš is also responsible for RECETOX's cooperation with WHO (as a WHO Collaborating Centre) and for RECETOX's other international commitments.

Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, RECETOX

"I studied English language and literature at the Faculty of Arts at MUNI and wrote my final thesis on L2 translation. I then worked as a translator both freelance and specifically for the RMU for many years. I am still working freelance. I also used to do proofreading but got fed up with the recurring mistakes people kept making (Faculty of Medicine back in the day) and hence started an academic writing course for doctoral students at said faculty. The course has since migrated to the Faculty of Science (RECETOX) where it is still taught to this day."

Česká televize (Czech TV); Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Sciences

Barbora Telferová is primarily a TV journalist for the regional Brno office of the nation-wide Czech TV. Having done the job for almost a quarter of a century, she more or less knows how to interview people. That is also her role at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Masaryk University – as a lecturer of audiovisual classes she passes her experience on to the young generation.

Ivana Šmelová is a TV journalist and presenter. She has been working at Czech TV for almost 20 years, mainly at its regional office, Studio Brno. She presents news and current affairs programmes and interviews people. She is also a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Masaryk University, where she teaches audiovisual courses. As a lecturer, she organises courses for researchers on the popularisation of science and appearing on camera, as well as courses in rhetoric and refined speech.