OFIŽ: Information Package for PhD Students
Dear PhD Students, PhD Supervisors, and members of PhD committee,
with this annual newsletter, we would like to give you a summary of important information regarding the PhD study program Animal physiology, immunology and developmental biology.
If you have any questions regarding the PhD study, please contact Ing. Simona Kopalová (kopalova@sci.muni.cz) at the study department or prof. Vítězslav Bryja (bryja@sci.muni.cz).
Use the opportunity of the upcoming PhD Retreat and if you have any questions or comments regarding the PhD study, let´s discuss it there. 👍
Do not miss also monthly newsletters for PhD students and postdocs published by the Faculty of Science: https://www.sci.muni.cz/en/newsletters
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Please, go through the OFIŽ website where you should find all the information regarding e.g.:
Also go through the attached table with a scheme below that summarizes all obligatory steps of your study.
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Affiliation of your publications
Note that in your publications, you have to indicate the affiliation of Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic. Otherwise, the publication cannot be accepted as a part of your PhD thesis.
Multiple affiliations (for example, when your PhD project is supervised under a different institution) are acceptable.
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Faculty Info Materials for PhD Students
You can find more information also at the level of the faculty:
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Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers (Česká asociace doktorandek a doktorandů) – ČAD, is a registered association that brings together people pursuing doctoral programs in the Czech Republic.
You can subscribe to their newsletter (both in Czech and English): ČAD newsletter 06–10/2022
Or you can have a look at their handbook about the PhD studies in the Czech Republic that cover various topics as for example socio-legal aspects of doctoral studies, social networks for researchers, counseling centers for students, ... (in Czech only).
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MUNI Mendel Doctorandus Award Programme
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MUNI Mendel Doctorandus (MMD) is a new voluntary programme organized by the Faculties and Institutes of Masaryk University. MMD is planned to be a prestigious brand (label) acknowledging and bringing additional credits to the best PhD graduates as well as to their supervisors and doctoral programmes at MUNI.
The MMD programme is suitable for current PhD students enrolled in the 1st – 4th year of study and new prospective candidates enrolling to PhD at Faculties involved.
The application procedure for the MMD programme will be open typically twice a year.
At the upcoming PhD Retreat, there will be a talk by Linda Nosková, manager of PhD studies at the Faculty of Science. She will present the news in the PhD study programs at the faculty and also changes that will probably come in the future. Your view, comments and suggestions will be very welcome in the discussion after the presentation.
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Placement Abroad
Placement abroad is an obligatory part of your PhD study (it is stated so in the government regulation). The required minimum is 1 month but 3+ months are preferred.
Plan your stay abroad well ahead (at least 2-3 months ahead) as you need to take care of important details – e. g. registration of your stay in IS MUNI system, arranging financial support of your stay, administrative issues regarding your work contract at MUNI, health insurance, etc.
Go through the following guiding documents and links and discuss the possibilities with your supervisor:
In Czech:
In English:
Also, see the options for financing of your stay at Centre for International Cooperation of MUNI or at an interactive map: https://dosveta.muni.cz/#whereSection
Tip!:
The Faculty of Science provides a scholarship for foreign stays and internships, the so-called A6 scholarship: Primarily for a stay of 1 month (30 days) or longer. In justified cases, it is possible to provide a scholarship for a stay abroad of at least 14 days. The amount of the scholarship is usually CZK 1,000 – 100,000 depending on the destination country and length of stay. To some extent, the scholarship can be combined with other forms of travel support (as for example Erasmus+ program). More information:
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We would like to inform you about the "Vice-Rector's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Studies" whose aim is to increase the number of doctoral students who complete their studies in the standard period of study, possibly extended by one year, with excellent results elaborated in their dissertation. The award should motivate both students and their supervisors to successfully complete their studies in the standard time while at the same time with excellent scientific results. The award also includes a financial reward of CZK 25,000 for both the student and his supervisor.
The nominations for this award are usually collected in September and they include the nominations of students who successfully defended their PhD thesis in the past year. So be aware of this opportunity and do not forget to apply for this award next year!
In the meantime, you can have a look at your colleagues from OFIŽ that received this award in 2020/2021.
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Students who successfully complete their PhD study by the 9th semester may receive a scholarship of the Dept. of Experimental Biology 25 ths. CZK as another motivating factor to complete the study in the standard period of study. To be given the scholarship, you need to apply for this stipend at the Dept. of Experimental Biology.
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Email address @sci.muni.cz
When you become an employee of Masaryk University, you can get @sci.muni.cz email address and e-mail client in Office365. Your email post from IS will be then automatically transferred there.
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Uniform visual style MUNI
We would like to remind you the uniform visual style of MUNI and inform you about templates that you can use for your presentations or posters.
Templates of all faculties or departments are available at: https://sablony.muni.cz/
We would like to point out especially to these templates:
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Do you have any interesting photo from your research? Send it to us, please!
If you have any interesting photo/video from your research, please let us know! We will be happy to share it on OFIŽ webpage.
Please, send the photos/videos to lus@sci.muni.cz.
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