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Newsletter and Internal information 11/2025
10 Nov 2025, 13:40
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RECETOX Newsletter 11/2025
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End-of-year cash register, invoicing
1. The latest term for cash reimbursement is 8. 12. 2025, after this date it will be not possible. Hand over all receipts to Jana Smejkalová by 8. 12. 2025
2. All Invoices please hand over to Alena Václavíková until 8. 12. 2025
3. The latest term for payment of foreign proforma Invoices 7.11.2025
4. The end for card payments fo 2025 year - 20.11.2025
5. The latest term for payment domestic proforma Invoices 25.11.2025
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Purchases of items at the end of 2025
Please submit all purchase requests that are to be delivered this year no later than 15.11.2025. Thereafter, we ask that only urgent (i.e., very urgent) requests be submitted until the end of 2025. Requests submitted after 15.11.2025 will not be processed until 2026.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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A temporary dining room in room D29/116
A temporary dining room has been set up in room D29/116. Employees are welcome to use it during lunch breaks and other meal times.
The space is equipped with basic facilities for comfortable dining.
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New PhD Students Representative
This month, our PhD students convened to elect representatives for the upcoming year. We're thrilled to announce the election of Nina Mokráčková as our new student representatives. Congratulations to both, and we look forward to the valuable contributions and positive impact she will bring to our vibrant student community.
If you have any issues, questions and suggestions, please feel free to contact her.
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PCBs were once considered an industrial miracle due to their exceptional properties: chemical stability, thermal conductivity, non-flammability, and resistance to oxidation. Despite their industrial usefulness, they turned out to be among the most problematic contaminants of the modern era. PCBs were included in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). National POPs disposal plans, which outline the basic framework for eliminating selected POPs, are the subject of projects coordinated by RECETOX.
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From industrial ecology in Siberia to environmental research in the Czech Republic, that’s the story of PhD researcher Daria Sapunova. At RECETOX, she investigates how invisible chemicals in our environment — such as bisphenols and PFAS — affect human health. In this interview, she shares her journey, explains the science behind her work, and offers practical advice on how we can all reduce our exposure to harmful substances.
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In a newly published study in Environmental Science: Advances, researchers from RECETOX demonstrated that temperature and seasonal changes significantly influence the amount of flame retardants released from materials inside car interiors. The study is the first of its kind to simultaneously measure the concentrations of these substances in air, dust, and the interior materials themselves. The results show that some chemicals, such as phosphate flame retardant TCEP, reach concentrations up to 700 times higher in summer car air than in winter.
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We have a new Dean! The Faculty’s Academic Senate has decided that, from the beginning of February next year, when the second term of the current Dean, Tomáš Kašparovský, ends, Luděk Bláha, the current Vice-Dean for Doctoral Studies of the Faculty of Science, MU, will take over for the next four years. The Senate’s choice must first be confirmed by the Rector, who will then appoint the new Dean.
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Last week, 35 leading European and American scientists gathered at the Augustinian Abbey in Brno's Old Town to develop a joint strategy for closer collaboration between genomics and exposomics research and a better understanding of the causes of chronic diseases. The meeting was organized by the European research infrastructure for exposomics, EIRENE, led by Jana Klánová from Masaryk University, and the Network for Exposomics in the US, NEXUS.
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Submitted projects
- doc. Ing. Vlad Popovici, PhD: Horizon Europe project, „Neuro-Oncology with Physics-Informed Generative AI“, acronym NEUROPHiA, call HORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01, topic HORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-02, Type of Action: HORIZON-EIC
- doc. Ing. Branislav Vrana, PhD.: TNA proposal under Horizon Europe project AQUARIUS, „Levels and air-sea exchange of persistent organic pollutants in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: contribution to the global monitoring effort AQUA- GAPS/MONET“, acronym AQUAGAPS_AEGEAN
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Open calls
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Doctoral Networks with the deadline for submission of proposals on 25 November 2025. If you plan to apply or are interested in further information, contact Veronika Jálová as soon as possible.
European Research Council (ERC) - Consolidators Grants with the deadline for submission of proposals on 13 January 2026. If you plan to apply or are interested in further information, contact Veronika Jálová as soon as possible.
MU GAMU
MASH, MASH StG/CoG: The main aim of MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (hereinafter referred to as “MASH”) is to bring excellent and successful external researchers to Masaryk University and to offer them such conditions that they are motivated to stay, work for Masaryk University and to attain exceptionally high-quality research results on the long-term basis. Deadline for submission of proposals is on 5 December 2025.
- MASH – An applicant is an ERC grant holder or a leading researcher who MU did not employ in their main employment for the period of 5 years preceding the deadline of the call.
- Implementation period: 5 years, year allocation: 5 mil. CZK//approx. 220k USD or 200k EUR
- MASH StG/CoG - MASH StG/CoG - Open to external applicants provided that the applicant's employment relationship with MU has not exceeded 12 of the last 36 months (considering career breaks) at the closing date of the call.
- Implementation period: 4 years, year allocation: 3 mil. CZK// approx. 120k EUR or 130k USD
HORIZONS: The support is intended for costs associated with the preparation of extremely prestigious and important projects of international donors (e.g. European Commission programmes). Applications can be submitted throughout the year.
If you are interested in submitting a project proposal, please contact Pavlína Dočkalová.
GACR LA (GA CR as a partner organisation)
- Ongoing calls for Bilateral grant projects with the following partner agencies: FWF (Austria), DFG (Germany). NCN (Poland) (deadline for Czech applicants is 22.12.2025). More information available HERE
European Partnerships
- Waterborne contaminants and health risks: occurrence, behaviour, interactions and vulnerability
- Innovative Tools and Technologies for Water Quality and Exposure Monitoring
- Water Treatment and Exposure Mitigation
- Governance, Socio-Economic Innovation, and Policy Integration for Water and Health
If you are interested in submitting a project proposal, please contact Pavlína Dočkalová.
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Below you will find selected publication:
- Mikušová, P., Toušová, Z., Smutná, M., Grabicová, K., Grabic, R., Singer, A. C., Feasey, N., Chidziwisano, K., Cocker, D., & Hilscherová, K. (2025). Effect-based and (non-)target chemical analyses reveal concerning levels of emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 497, 139654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139654
- Mayer, L., Melymuk, L., Holubová Šmejkalová, A., Kalina, J., Kukučka, P., Martiník, J., Přibylová, P., Šenk, P., Shahpoury, P., & Lammel, G. (2025). Current-use and legacy pesticides’ multi-annual trends in air in central Europe: primary and unidentified secondary sources. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25(19), 12467–12482. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-12467-2025
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Dear colleagues,
today, I would like to share a few ideas on the topic of "How to build a healthy, inclusive, and engaged work environment" which is one of MU's strategic topics.
For those who are interested in this topic, there are options available "from your computer" with Amy Edmondson's questionnaire on psychological safety in the workplace can be viewed here (English) and in the video Amy Edmondson: Creating Psychological Safety at Work (English). Another option is to view the online course Social Safety in the Academic Environment for MU staff.
And, of course, I also offer my full support.
Lenka Baková | RECETOX HR team
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We are looking for new colleagues
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Currently, we have these open vacancies
We would be grateful for sharing them as well, or if you already know about a great candidate for one or few of the positions, feel free to recommend them to us by sending their CV to rcx-hr@recetox.muni.cz
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We welcome new colleagues to the center and wish them a lot of work success!
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- RECETOX Seminar Series- Tuesdays, 9:00-11:00, D29/252 (RCX1)
- Open Day-8 November, 9:00-16:30, Campus Bohunice
- 24th Annual Conference of the Czech Aerosol Society-10-12 November, Wine Wellness Hotel Amande v Hustopeče
- Cultural Exchange Series- International Edition- 20 November, 15:30, D30/111
- Saint Nicholas Day 2025- 4 December, 16:00-18:00, D29/252 (RCX1)
- Christmas Party 2025- 11 December, 16:00-22:00, D29/252 (RCX1)
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