The 15th year of the L'Oréal-UNESCO talent program For Women in Science, supported by the international organization UNESCO and the company L‘Oréal Czech Republic in cooperation with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, is starting. The main goal of the project is to support young scientists in their scientific careers and to highlight science as a promising profession among women.
This year, the reward of CZK 600,000 will be shared between three talented researchers. The amount obtained can be used in several ways, and to participate in the project it is necessary to fill in the application form www.prozenyvevede.cz.
Applications can be completed until February 28, 2021.
Ten graduates from the MU Faculty of Science, along with their supervisors and consultants, have received Masaryk University Vice-Rector’s Awards for excellent results in their doctoral studies. Congratulations.
The Rudolf Lukeš Prize, awarded by the Czech Chemical Society in cooperation with the Experientia Foundation, goes this year to Martin Marek from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno for his significant contributions to the field of bioorganic chemistry related to marine luminescence. In his work, the award-winning scientist focuses on protein catalysts responsible for the production of light by living organisms, a phenomenon known as bioluminescence.
