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Dean´s Awards

Last week, Dean Tomáš Kašparovský personally presented the Dean’s Awards for Best Students at the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University. This year, he presented the Dean’s Awards to a total of 12 laureates in the Best Student category in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs, and 14 promising...

28 Jun 2021

The L´Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science went to Terezie Mandáková this year

Cytogeneticist Terezie Mandáková, who works at the CEITEC MU and at the Faculty of Science, MU in Brno is the winner of this year's L´Oreal-UNESCO competition for Women in Science. She is an internationally renowned scientist in the field of plant cytogenetics. She studies plant chromosomes and genomes....

25 Jun 2021

TRANSFERA TECHNOLOGY DAY 2021

The association Transfera.cz has launched the 2nd national call for late stage proof of concept research projects aiming at further development towards application.

18 Jun 2021

How to read a virus

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, scientists around the world have been trying to understand this insidious pathogen. Despite more than a year of hard research, however, countless questions still remain unanswered. Czech experts are among those looking for much-needed answers, including the Brno biologist...

17 Jun 2021

Masaryk University has bought the biotechnology incubator building from the region for 120 million

Masaryk University in Brno has bought the INBIT building, on the university campus in Bohunice, from the South Moravian Region. The building, which houses a biotechnology incubator, provides premises to companies that need a completely clean environment and all the facilities of a biotechnology laboratory....

VIDEO: An astrophysicist reassures us “an artificial black hole would only create a small cavity”

Without Albert Einstein and his theory of relativity, we would be unable to use GPS today. Astrophysicist Norbert Werner from our faculty explains why it pays to explore the universe. Norbert is a world-renowned expert on black holes and would like to get to know extra-terrestrial life. Norbert was recently...

16 Jun 2021

Tomáš Němec wins the Živa magazine award

On June 14, 2021, the popularisation magazine ‘Živa’ awarded a prize for the best articles in 2019 at a solemn ceremony at the Lanna villa in Prague. The winners included David Storch, Jiří Kolbek, Barbora Křížová and Tomáš Němec from our Department of Botany and Zoology, whoses article focused on contemporary...

14 Jun 2021

CO2 emissions are becoming expensive. Is it worth pumping it underground?

The prices of emission allowances in the European Union have increased several times this year and have begun to have a significant impact on electricity prices. They are so high that the “pumping” of carbon dioxide underground is becoming an acceptable alternative. How feasible is it? Read the interview...

11 Jun 2021

You will study at MUNI! What now?

You have just received the best news - you have been accepted to study at Masaryk University. The joy is great.

10 Jun 2021

Rector Bareš praised the extraordinary achievements of our scientists

On the occasion of the academic holiday ‘Dies academicus’ on Thursday, June 10, 2021, the Rector of Masaryk University, Martin Bareš, presented the Rector’s Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Science and Research, Teaching Activities, Art and Civic Activities to four scientists from the MU Faculty...

10 Jun 2021

University city par excellence. Brno will again support Doctoral students

 ‘Project Brno Ph.D. Talent’, under the auspices of the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (JCMM), will continue to provide financial support to Doctoral students. More than 9 million crowns, provided by the city of Brno, will be distributed among promising scientists studying technical...

10 Jun 2021

Mosaic mowing on ČT ‘Dobre ráno’

Take a look at a nicely produced Czech Television report, where Hana Ondrušková from our Botanical Garden explains the benefits of mosaic mowing. (In Czech only.)