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Garden festival at Kotlářská enjoyed by students and employees

On Monday, 12 September 2022, an event called "Garden Party on Kotlářská Campus" took place, which officially opened the new academic year at the Faculty of Science of MU (SCI MUNI). More than 350 visitors from among students, staff and other guests arrived in the park in front of the Dean's Office of...

5 Sep 2022

G. J. Mendel: modest, patient and principled

Although Mendel suffered from a protracted and painful illness, he rarely complained in the last days of his life. In one of his last letters, 18 days before his death, he wrote to his personal friend, the meteorologist prof. J. Líznar that he is so ill that he can no longer even read meteorological...

24 Aug 2022

Brno PhD talent 2022

The Brno City Council and the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility have prepared a competition for students in first-year of PhD studies, offering long-term financial and career support for 25 talented PhD students in the form of a scholarship of up to CZK 110,000 per year for three...

22 Aug 2022

How to teach geography in the age of the internet and navigation

New trends in teaching geography, when pupils can find a lot of geographic data on the Internet and use mobile phone navigation to find their way, are the topic of this year's Summer Geography School in Brno. Experts warn against the opinion that teaching geography is useless in view of the development...

18 Aug 2022

PhD Day & MUNI Mendel Doctorandus

This year, the Faculty of Science of MU, in cooperation with other faculties of the university, organises PhD Day - but this year finally, in person!

16 Aug 2022

Specially designed antibacterial coating under practical testing

The first practical trial of antibacterial coatings developed at the Department of Physical Electronics is undergoing now. These coating possible applications are in highly exposed areas such as in hospitals, schools, or other high-traffic places.

12 Aug 2022

Research on the habanese burial site in Přibice demolishes myths about their great stature

The anthropological and archaeological research of the cemetery in Přibice in the Brno region provides a unique insight into the life of the members of the reformist Christian society, also known as Habáni. A team of anthropologists from the Institute of Anthropology of the MU Faculty of Science has...

11 Aug 2022

Brno is a great place to live and do research

After finishing her master's degree in Brazil, Marina Grossi was looking for a Ph.D. opportunity abroad. Luckily, she found a Ph.D. offer at RECETOX, and she applied for it. She has been studying at RECETOX for three years.

10 Aug 2022

Graduation ceremony

Updated. In July, we held graduation ceremonies for our successful graduates. We would like to congratulate the new masters and engineers and wish them much professional and personal success!

8 Aug 2022

Ludovic Mayer: Don’t be scared to go far for new experience

Ludovic, a Ph.D. student in Environment and Health, is not afraid of any challenge, and scientific research is one big adventure. He comes from a tiny French town called Saint-Avold, and he liked the RECETOX research topics so much that he decided to move to the South Moravian metropolis. His research...

5 Aug 2022

Tumours teach us how to live well and survive, says microbiologist Šmardová

Cancer arises from cells that violate the basic rules of coexistence and cooperation. Altogether, there are eleven typical characteristics that distinguish tumours from healthy tissues. Molecular biologist Jana Šmardová believes that these features reflect more general principles that underlie the proper...

4 Aug 2022

I'm not a lab person, but I want to change legislation as a scientist

Natálie Šelleová is a second-year bachelor's student in Environment and Health. Although she does not want to work in a lab in the future, human health and environmental issues are her top-of-mind priorities. After her studies, she desires to be a person explaining complex scientific issues to the public...