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17 Oct

The best cut flowers grow right outside your door

The colorful bouquets that decorate our homes and public spaces and make valuable gifts for loved ones offer much more than just fragrance and beauty. However, they are fleeting, and their life ends soon after they are cut. The issue of the environmental impact of growing and importing flowers was addressed...

15 Oct

The 2025 Werner von Siemens Award is looking for the best graduate theses and talents in the natural sciences and technical fields

The 28th annual Werner von Siemens Award for students, teachers, and young scientists in the technical and natural sciences has been announced. "Technological progress is advancing faster than ever before, bringing new challenges and opportunities. In order for us as a society to keep pace, we need a...

14 Oct

DAYS at MU: with a student of the Faculty of Science

She wanted to study environment and health and focused on toxicology in her master´s programme. Hana Slámová enjoys working in laboratories and, as a lecturer at Bioscope, is involved in popularization and educational activities during summer schools and during the year.

14 Oct

Signing of a memorandum of cooperation – MUNI Forensic Hub

Martin Škop, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University, and Tomáš Kašparovský, Dean of the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University, today signed a memorandum of cooperation that paves the way for the creation of the MUNI Forensic Hub: a unique platform focused on expert, forensic, and investigative...

13 Oct

The Faculty of Science at Masaryk University has 49 new doctors

At the end of last week, Masaryk University held graduation ceremonies for graduates of doctoral study programmes. More than 140 new PhD graduates from all ten faculties of Masaryk University received their diplomas – 49 of them are from our faculty. Congratulations to all!

13 Oct

Středoškoláci si mohou vyzkoušet přijímačky nanečisto

10 Oct

Our hydrobiologists reveal, thanks to the Horizon 2020 project DRYvER, the impacts of current and future river drying up to the year 2100

In the year 2025, based on research within the Horizon 2020 project addressing river drying, four articles were published involving our hydrobiologists Petr Pařil and his Croatian PhD student Luka Polović. They relate to predictions of the impacts of river drying up to 2100 and include a focus on the...

10 Oct

There are many paths to good teaching

Read an interview with Pavel Pracný from the Institute of Geological Sciences at Masaryk University, a lecturer who has been awarded the Vice-Rector's Award for Quality Teaching, about his view of what good teaching actually is and how to create and implement it for students.

10 Oct

Invitation to the 16th Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which will take place from 3:00 pm till 5:00 pm on Monday, 20th October 2025 in lecture room G2 (11/02003) in building 11 (Geosciences) of Kotlářská campus.

7 Oct

Candidates for Dean: The Faculty Needs to Improve Its Strategy

The Faculty of Science at Masaryk University is choosing a new dean. Three candidates are competing for the position, having presented their plans to the academic community. The election will take place on October 20.

6 Oct

As director, Jan Lochman aims to recruit junior researchers capable of securing prestigious grants

Jan Lochman was appointed director of the Department of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, on September 30, 2025, by the dean of the faculty, Tomáš Kašparovský.

1 Oct

Four Young Geologists in China: An Experience That Changes the View of the World

The Czech team achieved a historic success at the International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO), held August 7–17, 2025, in Jining, China. Four high school students – Martin Černý, Tomáš Kohoutek, Jan Lahoda, and Prokop Šťastný – together won eight medals: one gold, six silver, and one bronze. In the demanding...