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The Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences recently hosted a ten-member delegation from HCMC University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE) in Vietnam. Representatives of both institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which paves the way for long-term scientific and research cooperation in the field of research and development of technologies for industrial and scientific applications and in the field of sustainable energy.

The Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences joins the Biology Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences and other research institutions in their disagreement with the sudden reduction in science funding in the state budget for 2025 and shares their concerns about the consequences of this step. 

On Wednesday, December 3, we welcomed Stéphanie Legoupy, scientific attaché at the French Embassy in Prague, to the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences at Slovanka. 

Martin Nikl from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences received the Czech Technical University Medal, First Class. He received the award for his significant contribution to the development of scientific and educational cooperation between the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of CTU and the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in the field of materials research and applications (lasers, sensors, scintillation materials).

On 11 November, FZU hosted a conference on the creation of start-ups and spin-offs rooted in scientific research.

Filip Křížek's materials research was awarded the Lumina Quaeruntur fellowship by the Czech Academy of Sciences. The scientist is working on the development of new materials and components for a new generation of quantum technologies. 

Jindřich Musil was born on January 19, 1934, in Březina. After graduating from the University of Defense in Brno in 1957, he started to pursue his career in science; first as a researcher at Tesla, then, from 1961, at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences at the Institute of Plasma Physics and the Institute of Physics. 

The 2025 Academic Award, an award given each year to three outstanding individuals whose past research results promise good prospects for the future, was presented to Lukáš Palatinus, a scientist at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

The first ever FZU Theater Days were part of the Open Days at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences at Slovanka. Over the course of two days, five performances of various genres were presented, demonstrating that events combining science and art have the potential to appeal to audiences of all ages, from experts to the general public.