The start of full operations at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, whose development and science programme involve researchers from FZU, attracted wide attention from Czech media. Czech Television, Czech Radio and several print and online outlets covered the launch of the ten-year survey of the southern sky. Here is a selection of the most interesting coverage.
A Czech team of secondary school students from Hlučín, Plzeň and Prague won a gold medal at the international round of the Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT), hosted by Zurich, Switzerland, from 5 to 12 July.
Our exhibit dominated the first hall and became one of the fair’s most popular stops. Visitors could not only view the physical phenomena we presented but also experience them firsthand.
Do you study at a secondary school or university and want to travel to do science? The fund can support you on a short trip abroad. It can be a conference, a summer school, or a short research stay at a university or research institute.
Silence, the smell of books, and whispering readers. That is the traditional image of a classic library. But the Scientific Library Cukrovarnická at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences quickly proves this stereotype wrong. There is no quiet reading room here, and the idea of sacred silence is just a dream. In reality, it is an active workplace that provides solid support for research teams.
From 4 to 6 June 2026, the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (FZU) will be at the Science Fair every day from 10 am to 6 pm. Come and see what really goes on inside a physics laboratory.
The Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (FZU) is helping to organise the Month of Science on Wikipedia, a nationwide initiative to create and improve science articles on the Czech Wikipedia. The main editathon will be held on 14 May 2026 at our Prague site on Cukrovarnická. Everyone is welcome, whether you have edited Wikipedia before or not. The initiative runs from 1 May to 15 June 2026.
This year marks 65 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly into space. To celebrate the anniversary, the Institute of Physics (FZU) and the science outreach community Pátečníci put together an afternoon of talks at Dvořák Hall on 12 April.
Eight teams, six months of preparation, three days of physics competitions. The winners of this year’s 39th Young Physicists’ Tournament have been announced.
