Student Research Projects
Student researchers participate in research activities at departments of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc. Student researchers participate in research activities at departments of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc. After a list of proposed student research projects is published, students may apply by submitting a filled-in application form to the particular department (see the Dean’s directive on student research projects and undergraduate teaching assistants - in Czech). Selected candidates will become student researchers appointed by the Dean. Students working as students researchers are awarded CZK 2000 per academic year (see the Dean’s directive - in Czech).
Contact:
Mgr. Hana Slováková
Science and Research Office
phone: 585 632 062
e-mail: hana.slovakova@upol.cz
Rules of Student Research Projects
For the Academic Year 2025/2026
- Each department shall offer SVOČ positions for a maximum of 10 students per department.
- A maximum of two students of Všeobecné lékařství or General Medicine study programs may work on one topic. For the Dentistry degree program, a maximum of three students may address one topic.
- Students should submit their applications for a specific topic for the SVOČ thesis to the secretary of a department/clinic no later than 31 July 2025. After approval by the head, after checking the number of students and topics, the secretary of the department/clinic will submit all applications at once to the dean's office of the LF UP to Mgr. Hana Slováková.
- One student may apply for a maximum of one topic. If a student continues to work on his/her thesis in the next academic year, he/she must submit the application again.
- For those interested, the course "Zvýšení kompetencí řešitelů SVOČ" is prepared. It is intended especially for students who are implementing SVOČ for the first time (in Czech only).
- The date of the conference is Tuesday 28 April 2026.
- Abstracts and posters will be accepted ONLY simultaneously (in one email!) and ONLY during the week of 2 - 6 March 2026 at
https://svoc.lf.upol.cz/en/odevzdani-prispevku-na-konferenci.
Both the abstract and the poster must be created in accordance with the requirements for their formal design. The sender MUST be a student (not a supervisor). Failure to meet these basic conditions will result in the student's work not being included in the abstract book or conference presentation program for that academic year.
- The format of abstracts and posters is specified in the documents placed on the LF UP website in the SVOČ section and must be fully observed, otherwise the topic will not be accepted for presentation.
- A topic or a supervisor within a department can be changed via an e-mail request sent by 23 January 2026, together with a sufficient explanation, to hana.slovakova@upol.cz and can only be considered approved after written (e-mail) confirmation. The supervisor must always recieve a copy of the email and the student must have secured their approval.
- If the topic is in Czech, the paper must also be submitted in Czech. If the topic is given in English, the paper must also be submitted in English. No other language is allowed.
- All communication with the student must be from his/her school (@upol.cz) email address.
- If a student decides (for any reason) not to submit the results of his/her work (abstract and poster), he/she is obliged to inform about this in writing to hana.slovakova@upol.cz by 28 February 2026.
- The expert committees will choose the three best presentations of student scientific papers in the following sections:
1) Theoretical and Preclinical Section
2) Clinical and Internal Medicine Section
3) Surgery Section
4) Dentistry Section
5) General Medicine Section
- The scholarship for the SVOČ will be provided in the amount of CZK 2000 in the academic year 2024/2025. The condition for payment of the scholarship is submitting the abstract, the poster, and presenting the work at the conference. If more than one student is working on the topic, the scholarship will be divided according to the amount of work done (determined by the supervisor).
- The supervisor must have a university degree and must have an employment relationship with the UP Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and/or the University Hospital Olomouc.
prof. RNDr. Hana Kolářová, CSc. doc. MUDr. Eva Klásková, Ph.D., MHA