Comenius University News

The largest grant in the history of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University will support research into loneliness...

Researchers from the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava (FARS) received a prestigious research grant from the Excellent Science scheme of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. "We are extremely happy that we managed to win this grant despite the strong competition. Over the next two years, this grant will enable us to carry out comprehensive research into the social, psychological and neurobiological underpinnings of loneliness and social isolation. We are planning to focus both on the general population, and also on people with...

On the occasion of the International Students’ Day, Comenius University honoured its exceptional students, teachers and...
Academic commendations are awarded by the Rector to those students who achieve excellent academic results, exhibit exemplary student participation and civic involvement, or represent the university. This year, CU rector Marek Števček presented awards to thirty students. One of them was Claudia Feitscherová who studies general medicine and researched the distribution of immune cells in selected organs of the reproductive system and their impact on fertility. Another awardee was Dominika Lešková, a student of ethnology and laureate of the prestigious Sasakawa...

Comenius University Rector presents awards for top four dissertations of 2024
Two autumn graduation ceremonies of associate professors and doctoral graduates took place on 6 November, 2024: - 10 a.m.: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences - 2 p.m.: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics On this occasion, CU Rector Marek Števček expressed his belief that "it is the role of science and the mission of scientists to cast light among...

Do you want to take up running? Do not start by running fast - an expert recommends to begin by walking.
What should we wear while running outside in autumn? There is a saying that there is no bad weather, only bad clothes. Even if it's cold outside, you shouldn't wear too many layers of clothing because after a while they get in the way. Put on two or three layers, which you can easily take off. It also depends on where you are planning to run, so adapt to the situation. Many people don’t run in the rain but if the rain is light it's much more pleasant to run in because the moist air makes breathing easier. Gentle rain can actually be helpful. If I'm not used to...

Comenius University student helps deal with a simulated cyber-attack in Brussels
The vice-dean of the Faculty of Law of CU issued a call to students to apply for two places of representatives in the project. The event was held by the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU whose partner in Slovakia was the Slovak Rectors’ Conference. Each university was allowed to nominate a male and a female student, and the Slovak Rectors' Conference selected the finalists. „I was nominated by Professor Ondrej Blažo. I spent four days here, with intensive negotiations taking two days, from morning to evening. After the day’s work, we discussed the negotiations in our delegation...

I LIKE TO ASK HOW THE WORLD WORKS
You studied journalism at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University. What made you choose this study programme? Both of my parents were journalists and when I was in elementary school, my father worked for the Pravda daily and my mom managed a magazine about Slovak expats. Ever since I was little we watched the news, discussed politics and world events, and I found all that very interesting. While studying at the Ladislav Novomeský grammar school in Bratislava, I wrote for the school magazine called “Tomášičkár” and even served as its editor-in-chief for a while. My and my...

Scientists from CU are laureates of the 2024 ESET Science Award
On 10 October, 2024, the prestigious ESET Science Awards were presented to laureates at a gala evening in the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava which was broadcast live by the Slovak Television. The motto of the evening was "The future of our planet." The laureates were chosen by an international jury of experts led by Emmanuelle Charpentier, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry. Computer scientist Mária Bieliková who founded the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Education became Exceptional Scientist in Slovakia. Comenius University researchers became laureates of several awards but...

CU OPENS A NEW DOCTORAL SCHOOL
The Doctoral School (DS) began its operation at a "live" meeting in the CU Science Park which attracted many participants. On Thursday 26 September the conference room was filled to capacity. Future young researchers were welcomed by Jozef Masarik, vice-rector of Comenius University for Science and Doctoral Studies. In his address he mentioned that the university obtained the HR Excellence in Research label, and adopted the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. This shows that the university is committed to creating suitable...

CU RESEARCHER RECEIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS IUGS AWARD
Michal Šujan works at the Department of Geology and Palaeontology of the CU FNS and is a renowned European expert on rock sedimentation processes and the use of cosmogenic nuclides for dating in geology (geochronology). Cosmogenic nuclides are isotopes of elements like beryllium or aluminium, which arise through nuclear reactions in rocks and in the atmosphere, as a result of interaction of particles with cosmic radiation. The award-winning geologist leads a team of 24 researchers and students, which is the worldwide leader in authigenic 10Be/9Be dating, and collaborates with experts across...

COMENIUS UNIVERSITY OPENS ITS 106TH ACADEMIC YEAR
At the opening ceremony of the academic year which took place in the Auditorium of Comenius University, the rector of the University Marek Števček awarded medals to personalities who made an extraordinary contribution to the development of both Comenius University and the society in Slovakia as a whole. Gold Medals were awarded to Professor Ján Danko for promoting the principle of self-government in the management of public affairs and for his unceasing support of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, and to Associate Professor Daniel Böhmer for his long-term leadership of supreme...

Rigorózna promócia UK 2024

Eliška Kubíková - Možné pochybenia v diagnostike apendicitídy

Pavol Prokop - Evolúcia násilia

Dávid Benka - Na Boží obraz (imago Dei)

Iľja Číž - Vplyv pohybu a pohybovej aktivity na zdravie