SCIENCE with impact

5.11.2025|Jiaoli Li from the EduArt Centre made a substantial contribution to the JBI collaborative project, which was published in the Research Synthesis Methods journal in October 2025. It is the first in a series of methodological projects being undertaken to inform the update of the JBI Umbrella Reviews (UR) methodological guidance. The study titled „Data analysis and presentation methods in umbrella reviews/overviews of reviews in health care: A cross-sectional study“ provides valuable insights into the methodologies, methods, and characteristics of URs within health care. The findings reveal a strong emphasis on synthesizing quantitative data, with a growing interest in integrating qualitative and mixed methods evidence. More here.

16.10.2025|The Department of Science, Research and Doctoral Studies organized a professional educational seminar on October 9, 2025, entitled A Scientist in the Publication Jungle: How to Avoid Traps and Unethical Practices. The event, which took place as part of the faculty cycle Afternoon with Science, was intended primarily for doctoral supervisors and coordinators of science and research at individual workplaces, but other academic staff and doctoral students also expressed interest in participating. In total, the seminar was attended by about three dozen interested parties from among the employees and PhD. students, which indicates the topicality and importance of this topic across the academic community. More here.

10.10. 2025|A meta-synthesis of the experiences of students with physical disabilities in inclusive educational settings — this is the main focus of a new study by the team of JBI Centre for Evidence-Based Education and Arts Therapies (EduArt) at the Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc. The study was published this year in the prestigious academic journal Educational Research Review. More here.

6.10.2025|A consortium of partners from 7 countries led by the Faculty of Education of Palacký University in Olomouc submitted a project called GRADEDuMath to the call of the prestigious European Union research and innovation program Horizon Europe in September this year. The project aims to improve mathematics teaching through evidence-based education. It wants to contribute to long-term and sustainable change in education systems across Europe. More here.