One hundred years on from the discovery of Domica Cave, the scientific community is marking the occasion with new insights into its development, ecology and subterranean fauna, and, above all, through modern spatial mapping.

The 9th edition of the traditional event — the international scientific school "SFEL" (School for XFEL, Synchrotron and Neutron Radiation Users) — took place from 28 September to 2 October 2026.

Ph.D. student at the Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science P. J. Šafárik University in Košice received the Prof. William F. Humphreys Award for the best doctoral student poster at the 27th International Conference on Subterranean Biology

Research into smart magnetic nanoparticles, carried out at the Faculty of Physics, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Adriana Zeleňáková, DrSc., was awarded the prize for the best poster at the NANO2026 conference in Genoa, Italy.

RNDr. Ivana Šišoláková, PhD., an associate professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, received the Award in the Engineering Sciences and Technology category at the 10th anniversary edition of the L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science 2026 program.

More than 250 geographers from Slovakia, Czechia and other countries met in Košice for the 4th Joint Congress of the Czech and Slovak Geographical Societies. The event provided a platform for discussions on contemporary geographical challenges, climate change, regional development and the application of geoinformation technologies in research.

RNDr. Katarína Karl’ová and Assoc. Prof. Jozef Strečka from the Institute of Physical Sciences at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of UPJŠ in Košice contributed to the theoretical discovery of a new type of behavior in quantum magnets.

The Slovak and international scientific community of experts in photon and neutron physics has the opportunity to participate in a valuable scientific event - the 9th annual School for XFEL, Synchrotron and Neutron Radiation Users “SFEL 2026”.

The Xcool Lab educational program is open to talented high school students who have won competitions in physics, biology, or other areas of the natural sciences. Selected students will participate in a special workshop organized by the Institute of Physical Sciences at the Faculty of Education, UPJŠ