2025 RECETOX Doctoral Conference
This year, the annual RECETOX PhD conference will be held on 28th and 29th May 2025 in the RCX1 lecture hall (room 252) and in the adjacent corridors at the University Campus Bohunice at RECETOX - D29 building.
General outline
The PhD conference will consist of presentations given by students undergoing State Doctoral Exams (detailed instructions are provided in the email) and poster sessions.
PhD students are required to prepare and present individual posters at the annual RECETOX Doctoral Conference. Exceptions are made for students who are in their first year of study, those who are giving presentations as part of the State Doctoral Examinations (SDZ), and those who are in the final stages of their studies and submitting their PhD thesis. Students who have a long-term research fellowship abroad will present their posters and also evaluate the posters of others online (see below).
Students who have prepared a poster for another scientific conference in 2024 and 2025 (e.g. SETAC) can also present this poster at the RECETOX PhD Conference. However, it is not allowed to present a poster from previous RECETOX PhD Conferences.
The conference booklet will be prepared and distributed electronically to all students and supervisors a few days before the conference. It will contain abstracts of all posters and the SDE Mini thesis, as well as the program of the conference.
Before the conference
PhD students have to prepare abstracts - both for posters and SDE presentations.
The Abstract should be a maximum of 120 words, including:
- Introduction to the topic and background.
- Objectives of the study.
- Description of methods and approaches (namely for students in the first semesters) and/or description of results (namely for more advanced students in years 3+).
Abstracts (along with posters – if relevant) are required to be submitted (upload) no later than the 11th May 2025, 23:59 (for their presentation on the website and subsequent archiving).
The upload link requires authorized access – use your credentials to MS Office 365, which are the same as for IS.MUNI.CZ. Students are requested to upload the final version of the poster in PDF format. The file should be named as follows: "surname_title_of_the_poster.pdf".
(Note: Uploading of slides for SDE presentations is not required).
NEW!! Please note - Changes in the organisation of the poster presentations:
This year, there are no categories for posters, two weeks before the conference, students will receive an email to inform them which day their poster will be presented
Instructions for all students:
Present the results of your research so far. You can either present one detailed study (i.e. „standard“ conference research poster) or you can prepare a summary poster of your entire study.
General note: creativity but proper scientific merit and quality are encouraged!
During the Conference
PRESENTATIONS – STATE DOCTORAL EXAMS (SDE)
The State doctoral exam starts in RCX1 on both days, exams are public, PhD students and supervisors are invited to attend. A detailed schedule will be prepared and announced in due course.
POSTER SESSIONS
Posters will be presented in printed form. The posters should be printed in regular format – size A0.
The poster printing process has become centralised. The Operations department will order posters in bulk, and posters will be delivered to RECETOX. To have it administered through the Operations department, please follow the steps below:
1. Consult with your supervisor about the project budget to cover the printing costs.
2. With the help of your supervisor, find out the budget (order) number and your research group number.
3. Everyone has to fill in the budget number in the Excel table HERE.
If your research is funded by a project, be sure to include a dedication to the project on your poster. Please, contact your supervisor for more information.
The deadline for submitting this information is 4th May 2025, 23:59. This will ensure that the process runs smoothly and that you have your poster printed for the conference.
Students will display their posters in a corridor adjacent to the RCX1 by 8.50 am. Half of the students on 28th May 2025 and the other half on 29th May 2025. Posters should be displayed at the designated holder according to the programme (see the Conference booklet).
Students abroad should have their posters printed as well (arrange with your colleagues or a supervisor. Poster presentations and discussions with students abroad will be organized during specific „online sessions “ using MS Teams (instructions will be provided).
Posters will be displayed throughout the day (including during coffee and lunch breaks). Participants are encouraged to view the posters, evaluate them and enjoy the conference.
The main official afternoon poster session is scheduled for each day. The specific times will be announced in due course.
Supervisors are expected to attend the poster sessions with their students. The poster session will be used as an "annual progress meeting"; members of the PhD Board, led by Prof. Bláha, will attend the poster session and discuss with students and supervisors.
POSTER EVALUATION
Every student will be tasked to evaluate posters on 28th May 2025 and posters on 29th May 2025; scoring will be required for the criteria below (points 1-10; 1 being the lowest and 10 the highest). Scorings will be collected online and used to select the Best Poster Award. (Detailed instructions on evaluation will be provided in the conference's official programme booklet).
Evaluation criteria:
- Clarity and comprehensibility of the text employed in the poster
- Importance and accuracy of the scientific content
- Appearance and readability of the poster
- Ability to answer the poster questions clearly
BEST POSTER AWARD
Each day, the programme will be closed by the announcement of the Best Poster.
The best posters will receive the "Award of the RECETOX Director", which is accompanied by a special ad hoc scholarship.
Poster archive
Below you can check the posters from previous RECETOX Doctoral Conferences: