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5 Jun 2023

Mary Kate O'Regan: The HR Excellence in Research Award Is a Valuable Tool that Enables Institutions to Implement Innovative and Creative People Care Processes

Mary Kate O'Regan leads the successful HR Excellence in Research programme for the University College Cork and acts as Lead Assessor for the European Commission in HR Excellence in Research. Mary Kate is also a Principal Investigator on the Horizon Europe funded project CARDEA, focusing on the Role of Research Managers. She shared her experience and new trends in human resources management in research in a workshop held at the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University, including a workshop on preparing for faculty’s HR Excellence in Research Award renewal.

30 May 2023

Faculty of Science MU Organized HR Award Renewal Workshop Led by Mary Kate O'Regan from University College Cork

A workshop with useful tips and recommendations to prepare for the Renewal of the HR Excellence in Research Award was organized at the Faculty of Science MU by the HR Award Office. The main speaker and honorable guest was Mary Kate O'Regan from University College Cork, Ireland.

13 Apr 2023

New Information Security Policy at the SCI MUNI

From 1 April 2023, information security at the Faculty of Science is regulated by the new Dean's Directive No.1/2023 Information Security Policy. The document regulates access to data, software and hardware of the faculty as an employer. Let's look further at what all is related to the new directive.

10 Mar 2023

Web Development Training in Umbraco for MU Faculty of Science Employees

In March 2023 Department of Information and Communication Technologies prepared two hybrid training sessions for employees on "Training for Web Developers at Umbraco". Practically oriented workshops were designed for beginners who have not yet encountered the editorial system, but also for more advanced individuals.

10 Feb 2023

MUNI Mendel Doctorandus welcomes the new semester with new students and a brand-new logo

The MUNI Mendel Doctorandus programme for talented PhD students opened another admission procedure in January 2023. A total of 14 students across the faculties of the Bohunice Campus and CEITEC applied, and members of the MMD Committee reviewed their applications. After the evaluation, all applied students were admitted to the programme.

9 Feb 2023

HR Award Information Sessions for Employees and Ph.D. students of Faculty of Science MU

During December 2022, information sessions on the HR Award/HRS4R SCI MUNI strategy were held. We reviewed all areas of the action plan that have already been implemented as of 2019 and presented additional tasks to focus on in the next period.

15 Dec 2022

The First Semester in the MMD Programme is Over. What Was it Like?

Slowly but surely, the fall semester is ending, being the first "trial" semester of the MMD programme.

12 Dec 2022

HR Excellence in Research SCI MUNI: HR Award in 2022

In the past year 2022, from the perspective of the HR Award project at the Faculty of Science MU, we have enjoyed in-person meetings at trainings, discussion groups and the opportunity to exchange best practices among institutions in the area of HR management and building the European Research Area allowing easy mobility. Take a look back with us at where we have made progress and what we are planning for 2023.

1 Dec 2022

We shared our experience with the implementation of the HR strategy for Researchers at the national Euraxess workshop

In November 2022, the Faculty of Science of MU was given the opportunity to present its experience with the implementation of the HR Award (HRS4R) at a nationwide online workshop organised by the Euraxess Czech Republic.

1 Dec 2022

We hosted a university workshop for the HR Excellence in Research Award milestone

In November 2022, Faculty of Science MU was honoured to host an HR Award workshop co-organised with RMU HR Department on How to prepare for the HRS4R Interim Assessment.

7 Nov 2022

Visit to University College Cork in Ireland

In October 2022, we were given the opportunity to visit the University College Cork in Ireland, which has successfully renewed its HR Excellence in Research Award for the second time in April 2021.

27 Oct 2022

The MUNI Mendel Doctorandus programme has been officially launched!

Although the launch of the new program for active PhD students took place during the PhD day on September 14, 2022, we now had the opportunity to meet the newly enrolled students of the MMD programme face to face for the first time. The meeting took place on October 25, 2022, in the outdoor area of the Bohunice University Campus and was held in a casual and relaxed atmosphere.

24 Oct 2022

Support for Work-life Balance of Parents at the Faculty of Science: Need Your Cooperation

We are trying to get a project support to improve working conditions of parents at the Faculty of Science MU. In the nearest future you will receive an email with a link to an online questionnaire issued by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Please fill it in for us to get the support. We need at least 400 participants, we are counting on you. You can already find a preview of the questionnaire here.

30 Sep 2022

New Location Added to the Children's Groups Offer at the Faculty of Science of MU

From September 2022, moms and dads from the Faculty of Science can place their children not only in the Elánek children's group at the Campus, but also in the newly established Elánek children's group in the centre of Brno, at Komenského náměstí.

27 Sep 2022

A Look Back at PhD Day 2022

On 14 September 2022, the Bohunice Campus became the host of the inter-faculty PhD day. The event was designed as an information session for new PhD students, providing them with the necessary information regarding doctoral studies, interdisciplinary training opportunities, student competitions, and presentations of popular mobility programmes.

22 Sep 2022

HR Award team visited the University of Potsdam in Germany

At the beginning of September 2022 we had an opportunity to visit the University of Potsdam, an institution that is a holder of the successfully renewed HR Excellence in Research Award for the next certification period.