IMPORTANT! As of the spring semester of the 2025/2026 academic year, Scientific Research Works are no longer included in the study programmes. Instead, students undertake Scientific Research Projects.
Scientific Research Projects are undertaken in all Master’s study programmes offered by the Faculty of Physics. The number of Scientific Research Projects and the number of credits allocated to them depend on the specific study programme. The topic of a Scientific Research Project must be relevant to the field of the Master’s study programme.
The aim of the Scientific Research Project is to develop students’ ability to conduct scientific research independently and address problems arising in the course of their research, analyse scientific sources, and evaluate their research results in the context of other scientific studies.
Students who are required to complete a Scientific Research Project may choose from the following options:
- A Scientific Research Project may be completed in research groups and research laboratories of the VU Faculty of Physics (LRC, IPN, ICHP, ITPA, IAET). To facilitate this, the VU Faculty of Physics publishes available Scientific Research Project topics and supervisors on its website.
- A Scientific Research Project may be completed in research groups and research laboratories of other VU faculties (e.g., the Life Sciences Center or the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences).
- Students may also arrange their own Scientific Research Project placement, for example, at companies whose activities are relevant to the field of their study programme.