Event calendar

October 2025

9 Oct

Zoological seminar: Wetlands as an important habitat of bees and wasps

Petr Bogusch specializes in bees and wasps. He is interested in the ecology of species nesting in galls and empty snail shells, pollinators of agricultural crops and invasive plants, and pollen specialization of bees.

from 1:00 PM

9 Oct

Botanical seminar: Cover crops: A simple way to improve your soil and crops

A lecture on intercropping (green fertilizing) as an effective tool for improving soil structure and increasing the organic matter content and thus the vitality of stands.

Speaker: Eva Erhart (Bio Forschung Austria)

from 4:00 PM

9 Oct

Structural Biology of Telomerase and Interactions at Telomeres (Seminar Series)

JULI FEIGON

Mendel´s refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno

from 5:00 PM

11 Oct

Vokolo priglu 2025 - Academic wave

This year, the traditional SAUCONY Vokolo priglu 2025 running event will once again feature a university competition. Come and compete in the "Academic Wave" and fight not only for yourself, but also for Masaryk University. The first 50 students and...

from 8:30 AM

11 Oct

Cut flowers: do they have a future?

The conference will introduce participants to the issues surrounding the current cut flower business, which begins in third world countries and, for our enjoyment, involves transporting flowers by air across the globe and by truck across Europe.

from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

13 Oct
16 Oct

Erasmus Days 2025

Are you considering studying abroad but not sure where to start? Visit Erasmus Days and find out how to do it – clearly, comprehensively, and without unnecessary stress.

from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM

15 Oct
19 Oct

Sales exhibition of citrus fruits and other subtropical and tropical useful plants

A sales exhibition of citrus fruits and other subtropical and tropical useful plants will take place from Wednesday, October 15, to Sunday, October 19, daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the botanical garden greenhouses. Experienced growers will be present at the exhibition to offer advice on plant care. This year's sub-theme of the exhibition will be Mediterranean Plants. As part of the citrus exhibition, there will also be an exhibition of growing mushrooms. It will be organized and described by Petr Hrouda, Ph.D., a mycologist from the Institute of Botany and Zoology at our faculty. The basic admission fee for the exhibition is CZK 160, reduced admission is CZK 80.

from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

16 Oct

Battle of the Sexes: From Global Sexual Dimorphism to Local Thistles (Cirsium)

In plants, sex can be more important than it seems – sometimes it even influences where the species grow. In nature, there are plants which have both male and female individuals, but also those which combine both sexes in one flower. These different "sexual systems" differ not only in appearance but also in their distribution around the world. Using the example of thistles (genus Cirsium), we are investigating why female plants sometimes thrive better than hermaphroditic ones – and how they manage to live together in one place for a long time.

Speaker: Ashini Dias Mahadura (Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, MU)

from 4:00 PM

16 Oct