Join us in popularizing science!

Do you like science and fun? Want to inspire both children and adults while enjoying meaningful events?

We're looking for enthusiastic and proactive students for our upcoming events:
Mendelfest - July 20, 2024
Festival of Science - September 6-8, 2024
Researchers' Night - September 27, 2024

We are planning educational activities on the theme of Water, its transformation, and balance, designed to captivate children, students and adults alike. Activities will include educational posters, a water purification model, and various hands-on activities related to microplastics and micropolutants contaminating the water on Earth.
Come and enjoy a great atmosphere, share your knowledge and enthusiasm, and be part of something that will create an unforgettable experience for everyone involved!

Registration HERE.

Competition of Student Diploma Theses with the cooperation of the South Moravian Region

We are excited to invite you to the XXII edition of the Competition of Student Diploma Theses announced by the South Moravian Region in cooperation with Lipka, school facility for environmental education.

Who can apply?

• Bachelor’s degree graduates
• Master’s degree graduates

Eligibility criteria:

• The theses must relate to environmental issues, ecology, sustainability, or a healthy lifestyle, preferably connected to the South Moravian Region.
• The theses must include original scientific research results.
• The theses must have been defended in the academic year 2023/2024 (either in autumn/winter or spring/summer).

Awards:

• Top rated theses (bachelor's and master's) will receive financial prizes ranging from 3,000 to 15,000 CZK.

Complete the online applicatin HERE and send in your thesis to jana.frodova@lipka.cz by June 30.

More information about the competition HERE.

Czech Envi Thesis Competition

Get ready to showcase your environmental expertise!
You're cordially invited to participate in the national competition the Czech Envi Thesis, an exciting opportunity to share your research on environmental topics.

Who can apply?
Anyone who has successfully defended (or will defend by the end of September 2024) their bachelor’s or master’s thesis dealing with the environment from a social science perspective.

How?
Just fill out the application HERE on the website by September 30 and send it along with the qualifying work through this website. In the final round, you will present your work in person to others.

The author of the best thesis will receive 30,000 CZK. Even other finalists will not leave empty-handed. Above all, you will show your work to others, get feedback, experience and new impulses for the future!

More information about the competition HERE!

• Mendel Festival 2024 - 20 July, Mendel Square
• Science Festival - 6-8 September, Brno Exhibition Centre
  
• Researchers' Night- 27 September, topic: Mystery

ONLINE- RECETOX Phd Defence

Date&Time: June, 27
11:00 Mgr. Jan Dvorský (Supervisor prof. Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr.) 
Topic: Development of Bioinformatics Tools and Databases for Protein Engineering

Date&Time: June 28
10:00 - Kelsey Kwong Pui Ng (Supervisor Dr. Ing. Jaroslav Slobodník)
Topic: Development of novel risk assessment strategies for contaminants of emerging concern and their mixtures in the environment using chemical screening and effect-based monitoring tools