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Initial Word of the Vice-Dean
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Dear Ph.D. Candidates,
As we step into the spring term, I want to acknowledge your dedication, resilience, and pursuit of knowledge.
This new term brings fresh opportunities—whether advancing your research, refining your ideas, or engaging in scholarly discussions that push the boundaries of your field. Remember that progress, no matter how small, is still progress that brings you closer to new insights and discoveries.
I encourage you to make the most of the support systems available—your advisors, peers, courses and opportunities and the broader academic community. Collaboration and perseverance are key.
Wishing you a successful and fulfilling term ahead.
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Don't miss these interesting events!
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Do you know someone interesting? A respected scientist, or maybe even a pioneer in a particular discipline? If so, don't hesitate to nominate them for the Life Sciences Seminar.
If the expert committee selects and invites your nominee, you can meet a professional who inspires you or you look up to personally. Become a guide for your host, and you will surely build a future collaboration or scientific friendship.
Send your nominations to Mrs. Nosková, noskova@sci.muni.cz by March 7, 2025.
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The Experientia Foundation announces the next round of the competition for a three-year start-up grant of CZK 2 million per year for young scientists working in the field of organic, bioorganic or medicinal chemistry. The research groups supported by the Experientia Foundation have already been established at three Czech university faculties of science. If you are a young scientist (max. seven years since completion of your PhD studies) with at least one year of foreign experience, submit your project. The host institution will donate an additional 700,000 CZK per year to the grant recipient.
The deadline for applications is March 15, 2025.
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Offer of training activities
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Are you interested in AI? Join over 1 million other people learning about the basics of AI and attend this free course!
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Are you involved in an interesting research project and want to help discover its business potential?
Apply to the JIC Ph.D. Academy! They will teach you how to turn your research into business and present your project on the market. You'll meet lots of inspiring people who have combined academic careers with business.
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Science and research communication popularization course for PhD candidates
The aim of the course is to familiarize PhD students with various forms of popularization and at the same time to allow them to try out selected activities in practice.
The course will run from March to May 2025.
The course will be held i Czech language.
There will be an interesting course in English on science communication within the EDUC Alliance
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Do you want to explore the world of technological innovation and gain valuable know-how from Czech and foreign experts and successful entrepreneurs in the field? In this webinar series, you will learn about the latest trends in medicine, how to properly assess clinical needs and how to turn your ideas into a successful business project.
The course is primarily designed for PhD students, but is also open to postdoctoral researchers and motivated undergraduate students.
Online webinars are usually held once a month, usually on the first Wednesday of the month, 4:00 - 5:00 pm CET.
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SciComm consultation for scientists
Pavla Hubálková, a science writer, is offering free SciComm consultations for scientists.
- Why? Because, as a scientist, she was lost and didn't know what, to whom, why, when and how.
- For whom? For scientists, but also students interested in science.
- How? 15 min, online, choose your date here.
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Is the popularization of science important to you?
Do you want to show high school students what research and science is all about and thus attract other potential scientists?
Participate in a Science Slam Tour of high schools!
Sign up or ask here: scienceslam@muni.cz
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Are you a PhD candidate or postdoc looking to enhance your transferable skills? Are you a PhD supervisor or mentor looking for educational opportunities for your PhD candidates or even for yourself?
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The EDUC Alliance, uniting several leading European universities, invites you to explore various virtual courses tailored for young researchers at the beginning of their careers. Starting in 2025, these courses will be offered in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian and will be accessible to scholars across diverse academic fields.
The registration to individual courses starts from January 2025 onwards at courses.educalliance.eu!
Virtual training activities are offered asynchronously in the EDUC Moodle or synchronously through other online tools used at the partner institution. You can find all the necessary information in the Course Catalogue.
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Take the opportunity to inspire high school students by guiding them through their Secondary Professional Activity Theses (SPAT) at MED MUNI. Your involvement can count as a teaching contribution (subject to your supervisor's approval) and is an excellent chance to share your expertise. To submit SPAT topics, please complete the form by February 26, 2025
Once the form is closed, we will follow up with all registered mentors regarding the next steps.
After submitting a topic and matching with a high school student, you may apply for a grant through JCMM, which typically helps cover consumable materials needed for the project.
If you are interested or have any questions about SPAT, please feel free to contact Junior Academy MED MUNI coordinator Nikola Kokešová.
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Application for you or your colleagues
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Every year, the General Prize Committee awards four Balzan Prizes in four subject areas: two in literature, moral sciences, and the arts, and two in the physical, mathematical, and natural sciences, and medicine.
The subject areas in which the awards are granted are rotated, and this special characteristic of the Balzan Prize ensures the promotion and recognition of new or emerging fields of study or research that other international awards may have overlooked. Each of the four Balzan Prizes is around 750,000 CHF (approx. 18 million CZK). Prize winners must apportion half of the prize value to financing research projects by young scholars or scientists. The Balzan Prizes are awarded to scientists and researchers who have excelled internationally in their field. In 2025, two Balzan prizes will be awarded in Atoms and Ultra-Precise Measurement of Time and Gene and Gene-Modified Cell Therapy.
The deadline for submission with the recommendation for the Rector of Masaryk University is February 15, 2025. Nominations should be sent to Mrs Michaela Švestková, svestkova@sci.muni.cz. The application deadline is March 15, 2025.
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Currently announced calls
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Now comes the opportunity for you to become a MUNI Mendel Doctorandus (MMD) student – the call for spring semester applications is now open! This prestigious programme welcomes doctoral students in the 1st to 3rd year of their studies into a thriving community of over 60 talented researchers. Gain access to interdisciplinary lectures, soft skills training, international internships, and networking with scientific leaders. Participants can pursue a European Doctorate to boost their global research career.
Are you interested in joining the MMD programme? Please upload your application by February 10, 2025, using the form on the MMD website. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact directly Ms. Noskova at noskova@sci.muni.cz.
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As part of your PhD studies, you must go on a 30-day internship abroad. If you are currently planning such an internship and the destination is in Europe, do not hesitate to apply for the programme Erasmus+ short-term PhD mobilities.
The deadline for your application is 15. 2. 2025.
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Are you considering an internship abroad? An internship of one to four months in 2025? Anywhere?
Submit your application until 15. 2. 2025!
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We are a proud member of ORPHEUS (Organization for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Science in the European System).
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