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14 Jul 2021

The EIRENE project coordinated by Masaryk University is included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021

Last week, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) published a list of 11 European research infrastructures that will be newly included in its Roadmap from 2021. The EIRENE project, coordinated by Masaryk University, is also on the list. (The article is available on Vedavyzkum.cz...

13 Jul 2021

The main weapon against covid is binding. After the summer, there will be a problem in the Czech Republic, a scientist suspects

The Czech Republic continues to lag behind in coronavirus sequencing. The process makes it possible to map which mutations and variants are spreading in the population. Read the article on Seznam Zprávy, which is also based on a statement by Omar Šerý, a specialist in DNA diagnostics at the Faculty of...

12 Jul 2021

Vice-rector's award for excellent results in doctoral studies

The aim of this award, which is part of the so-called Strengthening of the appreciation of excellent study results of doctoral students (measure 3C), is to increase the number of doctoral students who complete their studies in the standard study period, possibly extended by one year, with excellent results...

Have you recently been abroad? Tell the university

Masaryk University employees and students are obliged to inform the university about their return from a foreign country if they intend to enter an MU building within 14 days of their arrival.

8 Jul 2021

Gender audit at the Faculty of Science MU

As a part of the Faculty's revised HRS4R / HR Award SCI MUNI action plan, a Gender Audit was conducted at the Faculty of Science MU in May and June 2021. Its outputs will become the Faculty's basis for the MU Gender Equality Plan, which is a mandatory element of Horizon Europe from 2022. The audit was...

7 Jul 2021

HR Award Information Sessions for Employees and Ph.D. students of Faculty of Science MU

During June 2021, we held information sessions on the updated HR Award/HRS4R SCI MUNI strategy for the period 2021-2023. We went over everything that has already been implemented in our action plan since 2019 and presented additional areas of focus for the next period.

5 Jul 2021

The same point of view: MU Faculty of Science then and now – the view from the garden on Veveří Street

When  the garden  on  Veveří  Street  was first being planted  in   1920− 1922 ,  there were  almost no trees grow ing  on the plot  as  it was original ly a  vegetable / forage / grazing area  owned  by   a   home for the terminally ill .  At  the  time,  m any farm animals were  being  kept in the town, including horses ,  which were 

3 Jul 2021

Jaroslav Koča, the founder of CEITEC and the the long-term director of the National Centre for Biomolecular Research, died

The prominent structural biologist Jaroslav Koča, the founder of the Central European Institute of Technology CEITEC and the long-term director of the National Centre for Biomolecular Research (which he initiated), died. 

2 Jul 2021

New protein engineering method from MUNI is showcased in the editor’s Highlights of the prestigious journal Nature Communications

Thanks to the newly developed method, researchers were able to modify the luciferase protein.

2 Jul 2021

Fulbright Specialist

The Fulbright Specialist programme for short-term stays of 2-6 weeks for American experts was renewed. Applications for 2022 are open until September 30, 2021.

1 Jul 2021

Rector Bareš handed over decrees to the new Associate Professors

On Monday 28 June, in the Paradise Garden of the Augustinian Abbey, 31 new Associate Professors from Masaryk University and other research institutions and universities received their appointment decrees. Among them were scientists working at the Faculty of Science. Congratulations!

30 Jun 2021

The Election of a New Dean

On 31st January 2022, the current Dean's term of office will expire. The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science MU has announced the election of a new Dean.