Members of the BrAIn Project Research Team Present at Conference in Toronto

At the SRA 2026 Biennial Meeting titled “Each of Us, All of Us: Adolescent Thriving in an Interconnected World,” held in Toronto from 15 to 18 April, Dr Ana Žulec Ivanković and Prof. Marina Merkaš, PhD, presented part of the research findings from the BrAIn project. Two papers were presented at the conference. The first, “Digital Risks, Empathy, and Social Skills: Findings from the BrAIn…

Assistant Luka Poslon successfully defended doctoral dissertation

Our assistant Luka Poslon, from Digital Healthcare Ethics Laboratory (Digit-HeaL), defended his doctoral dissertation on Thursday, 23 April, at the Faculty of Croatian Studies of the University of Zagreb and was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Science.The doctoral thesis titled Ethical-epistemological Aspects of the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare was completed under…

The Medieval State Between Science and Myth – Round Table at the Catholic University of Croatia

As part of the rich programme of the History Week event at the Catholic University of Croatia, titled History at 13, a round table discussion “Medieval Studies and Medievalism on the Medieval State and Statehood” was held on 17 April 2026.The round table was the result of collaboration between the CUC History Students’ Club Homo volans and the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) research project “…

Prof. Ivan Majnarić, PhD, participated in the international scientific conference “XV Abrils de l’Hospital” in Naples

From April 8 to 11, 2026, the fifteenth edition of the prestigious international scientific conference Abrils de l’Hospital was held in Naples, this year dedicated to the theme: Hospitals and Confraternities in Europe (13th - 18th centuries).  Organized primarily by the University of Barcelona and the University of Naples Federico II, the conference brought together leading European…

Archival Research in Split

From 15 to 18 March 2026, Prof. Ivan Majnarić, PhD, conducted field research in Split. The research activities were carried out במסגרת the HRZZ project CroDaSTrans (IP-2025-02-4345), of which he is the principal investigator. Work on primary sources included two key archival institutions in Split: the Archdiocesan Archive of Split and the State Archive in Split. The main objective of the research…

Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Increasingly Present in Education, with a Strong Need for Education and Clear Guidelines

The first study in the Republic of Croatia to simultaneously include students, parents, and educational professionals in the context of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and student well-being has been conducted.Zagreb, 13 March 2026 — The Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET) and the Catholic University of Croatia, within the framework of the BrAIn project, conducted a…

Archival Research in Šibenik

As part of the research activities within the Croatian Science Foundation project “The Formation of the Territorial State in Late Medieval Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia: Socio-Political and Administrative Transformations” (CroDaSTrans, IP-2025-02-4345), conducted at the Catholic University of Croatia, Dr. Antun Nekić from the Institute of Historical Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences…

Assistant Professor Špoljarić at the Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America

Assistant Professor Luka Špoljarić, PhD, stayed in San Francisco from 19 to 21 February 2026, where he participated in the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America. He organised a session entitled “Venice’s Diplomacy and Espionage at the Ottoman Court in the Late Fifteenth Century”, which, in addition to himself, featured Stefan Stantchev from Arizona State University and Monique O’…

First Research Workshop of the CroDaSTrans Project Held at CUC

On 5 February 2026, the first research workshop of the project team of the Croatian Science Foundation project “The Formation of the Territorial State in Late Medieval Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia: Socio-Political and Administrative Transformations” (CroDaSTrans, IP-2025-02-4345) was held at the Catholic University of Croatia. The project is led by Professor Ivan Majnarić, PhD, and is being…

A new “device for the detection of phase transformations” within the AntibacHip project

The scientific research project “Development of an Innovative Antibacterial Material for a Hip Endoprosthesis,” led by the Catholic University of Croatia and headed by Prof. Tamara Holjevac Grgurić, PhD, is funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan under the Targeted Scientific Research call.The project focuses on the development of an innovative material for hip endoprostheses with…