The Czech Academy of Sciences has launched a generous programme of subsidies for successful young and middle-aged scientists with international experience. The Lumina Quaeruntur award financially supports promising researchers who can create their own research team for up to five years. The Academy of Sciences presented the programme and its first six laureates at a ceremony on Thursday, January 17.

The first scholarship holders are six scientists from diverse disciplines. The scholarship is also available to foreign scientists working at the Czech Academy of Sciences. The winners include Ondřej Kuda, a specialist in bioactive lipid metabolism, which is closely related to research of type 2 diabetes.