11 Feb

COVID-19 vaccination and declining fertility? The trend is unrelated to vaccination.

Does COVID-19 vaccination affect fertility? A new analysis of Czech population data shows that public debates about the impact of vaccines on fertility are not based on reality. Eva Waldaufová from the Faculty of Science, Charles University, presented her findings at the Young Demographers conference, showing that differences between vaccinated and unvaccinated women existed even before the pandemic. We are seeing a significant decline in fertility after the pandemic in both groups, and the data does not suggest that this is caused by vaccination. Differences in reproductive behaviour are more likely related to structural and socioeconomic factors than to vaccination itself.

10 Feb

“Living off parental care?” Young people remain at home for other reasons.

We often hear about a generation of “mama’s boys” or the Italian bamboccioni, but sociological data tell a different story. Preliminary findings from research by Jana Závodská at the Department of Sociology, FSS MU, suggest that prolonged co-residence of young adults with their parents is not a sign of comfort-seeking, but an adaptation to the current housing crisis. Analysis of data from the GGS survey confirms that the key factors shaping residential independence are not low ambition, but rather subjective financial insecurity and family background. Young people in Czechia are simply adjusting their housing aspirations to the harsh realities of the market.

23 Dec 2025

Pavel Pospěch v týdeníku Ekonom o českém privatizmu

18 Nov 2025

Do Czech women want children? Darina Kmentová presented GGP data in Estonia

Darina Kmentová from the Department of Sociology at Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Studies, together with other colleagues, participated in a conference organized by the Generations & Gender Programme (GGP), of which the Department of Sociology has been a long-term member. Kmentová presented data on whether Czech women want and plan to have a child in the next three years. The intention to have a child is related to education and income, according to the data.

15 Nov 2025

Lecture on Open Science in Qualitative Research (21 November)

13 Mar 2025

What are challenges of individualising society?

Doing it all on our own: the opportunities and risks of the individualisation of society. This is the title of a project that will be conducted by experts from the MU Faculty of Social Studies over the next several years. The project has received almost 150 million crowns from the Jan Amos Komenský Operational Programme.

24 Nov 2024

MU succeeds with four strategic projects worth CZK 600 million

Four Masaryk University projects have been recommended for funding in the call of the Johannes Amos Comenius Operational Programme focusing on social sciences and humanities.