Science Talks: Ondřej Šmíd on transport, travel and the journey from university to the workplace

What links research into sustainable mobility, road signage and work at the town hall? For Ondřej Šmíd, these are three perspectives on a theme that has been with him since his childhood in a family of railway workers. A colleague from the Department of Geography at the Faculty of Science, UJEP, is now leaving academia to throw himself fully into practical work, and in Science Talks he looks back on what the intersection of these worlds has brought him.

In this new episode, we discuss how to take a good idea from research and bring it to the city’s streets, what can improve everyday travel, and why even well-intentioned transport measures may not go down well with locals. We’ll talk about experiences from Lysá nad Labem and what might help cyclists in Ústí.

From transport, we’ll also move on to study trips abroad with students, returns to favourite places and experiences that don’t fit into regular lessons. And because Ondřej loves getting out and about on foot and by bike, there’s no shortage of summit conquests, volunteering activities and a tip for a trip to the Polabí region. How do the Five Polabí Summits measure up against the Beskydy Seven?

Listen to the interview about towns, exercise and people who want to make a difference in their local communities.

You can find our podcast on Spotify and SoundCloud under the ‘Podcasty UJEP’ banner, and later also on the faculty’s YouTube channel, where you can watch it with video.