16 Sep 2021 Discussion forum with candidates for dean A discussion forum has been set up in IS for unmoderated discussion between the academic community of our faculty and the candidates for dean.
14 Sep 2021 Czech television news: Teaching at universities has begun After a year and a half, universities can start full-time face to face teaching again. On Monday, Czech Television broadcasted a report from our faculty (in Czech only).
9 Sep 2021 Even the common cold causes hefty economic losses, says virologist Pavel Plevka Virology has a long tradition in Czech academia and Pavel Plevka is currently one of its most distinguished representatives. After many years spent abroad, he put down roots in CEITEC, a research institute in Brno that is part of Masaryk University. He studies tiny RNA viruses called picornaviruses that...
8 Sep 2021 Lidové noviny: Scientists tested the immunity of Czechs During the coronavirus pandemic, the scientists from the RECETOX Centre (of MU Faculty of Science) focused on the detection of antibodies against the Chinese virus in the blood of patients. (The article is available only in Czech.)
TIP 6 Sep 2021 The same point of view: MU Faculty of Science then and now - Building no. 9 According to archival records, B uilding no. 9 originally housed laundries, kitchens and similar facilities for the daily operation of the hospital . The chimney that served these facilities, which no longer exists, can be seen in t he pre-war photograph below .
3 Sep 2021 Graduation ceremony We are very happy that we were finally able to meet our most recent graduates in person at the beginning of August and ceremoniously present them with their university diplomas in the Faculty of Law’s auditorium. They had to do a huge amount of work last year! We wish them all many congratulations and...
27 Aug 2021 Cheaper space exploration thanks to Brno team: gamma-ray burst detected by satellite as big as a carton of milk Norbert Werner's research team at the Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics in Brno has opened the door to more accessible and significantly cheaper space exploration. With his nanosatellite, he proved that even the smallest spacecraft can observe cosmic phenomena that were previously only...
27 Aug 2021 Antibiotic resistance can be solved by bacterial viruses An increasing number of bacterias build resistance to antibiotics that in some cases patient's treatment seems to be ineffective. A team of young scientists from our Department of Experimental Biology has therefore focused on a new treatment that combines antibiotics with the action of bacterial viruses...
26 Aug 2021 The origins and present of volcanology in Dobré ráno Watch Dobré ráno (Good Morning) broadcasting on ČT, which commemorates the anniversary of the devastating explosion of the Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD. Here, geologist Antonín Přichystal from our faculty engagingly describes the power of Vesuvius and talks about the origins and present of volcanology....
24 Aug 2021 Echo24: On dormitories only with vaccination or test "We have been prepared for this option thanks to our university and its system since the spring, so this is nothing new," says university spokesperson Pavel Žára. Read the full article on Echo24.cz (available in Czech only).
16 Aug 2021 Nanosatellite from Brno astrophysicist detects the world's first gamma rays The small satellite, assembled by an international team led by astrophysicist Norbert Werner from the MU Faculty of Science and carried into Earth orbit by a Soyuz 2 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in March, is "celebrating" a global success. (IDNES.cz article available in Czech only.)
TIP 12 Aug 2021 The Election of a New Dean The candidate for the next Dean of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University (MU) will be elected by the Faculty of Science’s Academic Senate at a meeting to be held at 3 pm on October 18, 2021 (venue to be specified). Tomáš Kašparovský , the current Dean of the Faculty of Science, and Karel...
