A prestigious award goes to Martin Lang
As a part of the celebration of Dies Academicus, the Rector of Masaryk University has awarded the Rector’s Award in several categories. Our Martin Lang is one of the recipients.
One of the award categories is that for outstanding research results achieved by young scientists under 35 in the social sciences and humanities. Our Martin Lang has been honored in this category for his interdisciplinary research on religion and ritualized behavior.
You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/2Hpbha8.
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