Celebrating Women and Diversity in Science at Global Women’s Breakfast 2026 To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the networking breakfast took place on February 10th, in Café Sissi, Hotel Elizabeth, Trenčín, Slovakia. The event/breakfast was organized in alignment with the IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2026 (GWB) initiative that [...]
GlaCerHub Holds Review Meeting for Second Reporting Period On 3 February 2026, the GlaCerHub consortium met at the FunGlass Centre in Trenčín for the project’s Review Meeting, focused on the evaluation of the second reporting period (September 2024 – November 2025). The meeting was chaired by Dušan Galusek, Project Coordinator and FunGlass Director. [...]
Successful PhD Defence and Double Degree Achievement We are pleased to announce that on January 23, 2026, our PhD student MSc. Hossein Ebrahim Hosseini successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Mechanoluminescence and Persistent Luminescence of Bi-Doped Germanates.” This achievement is especially significant as Hossein is the first co-tutelle PhD student at FunGlass, earning [...]
FunGlass and BizLink: Joint Effort in Material Analysis Using SEM-EDX The FunGlass Research Centre has launched a scientific collaboration with BizLink Technology (Slovakia) s.r.o., a global provider of interconnect solutions for industrial and cable applications. The joint project focuses on advanced material characterization of component surfaces using SEM-EDX techniques. BizLink, with operations across [...]
FunGlass Researchers Participate in EMERGE EU Advanced Materials Networking Visit FunGlass proudly announces the participation of Ali Talimian and Rana Surjyakanta in the EMERGE‑EU Networking Visit for Emerging Researchers in Advanced Materials, held in Brussels and Ghent from 21 to 23 January 2026. This international programme brought together early-career researchers from across Europe to [...]
FunGlass Hosts Guest Lectures by Dr. Rosalia Poyato Galán It was a pleasure to host Dr. Rosalia Poyato Galán at FunGlass as a guest lecturer from January 21–23, 2026. Dr. Poyato Galán is a researcher at the Institute of Materials Science of Seville (ICMS), Spain, which brings together research groups from The Spanish [...]
Visit from The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław FunGlass recently welcomed Dr. Mariusz Łabiński, lecturer at The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, together with a group of his students specializing in glass art and design. The visit was guided by Dr. Dagmar Galusková, Head of [...]
Turning PhDs into CEOs Two FunGlass teams proudly took part in the Challenger Science 2025 program, an inspiring initiative organized by ESET in cooperation with Civitta Slovakia, with support of EIT Health, to support PhD. students and young scientists to change their academic research ideas to the the solutions with societal impact. Our [...]
FunGlass Hosted PhD Researcher from the University of Vigo for Advanced Glass Manufacturing Research During November and December 2025, the FunGlass Centre hosted Mr. Hamza Sajjad, a PhD student from the University of Vigo, for a two-month research stay focused on advanced and sustainable glass processing technologies. The visit was carried out within [...]
Research Mobility Highlight: PhD Research Stay at KU Leuven It is our pleasure to share highlights from the research stay of our PhD student Mahdi Babaei at KU Leuven’s Department of Materials Engineering (MTM), Belgium, made possible through the Erasmus+ research mobility grant. During his stay, Mahdi focused on the synthesis of high-entropy [...]
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