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15 Feb 2021

Rewriting seaweed DNA to eat plastics

Beaches covered with tons of PET bottles, seabirds with stomachs full of plastic, fish suffocating in a free-floating plastic bag. Human waste decimates not only nature but also its originators. Paradoxically, the smallest seaweed may contribute to solving this gigantic problem. Kristýna Jankůjová, from the CEITEC research centre in Brno, is currently addressing the question of how to “reprogram” seaweed to decompose plastics.

12 Feb 2021

Conversations about the universe - part 3

In the third edition of ‘Conversations about the universe’, astrophysicist Norbert Werner and theoretical physicist Samuel Kováčik chose supermassive and microscopic black holes as their main theme. They will also discuss the presence of water on the illuminated part of the Moon and Norbert’s experiences while making observations in the SOFIA flying observatory.

11 Feb 2021

ICRC Academy - we’ll get you to top science

Lectures, excursions, seminars and internships. All this awaits for you at the ICRC Academy, if you are a high school or university student (of an undergraduate program) and if you are attracted to the field of clinical research.

10 Feb 2021

The campus is like a maze with beautiful laboratories, and an even nicer cafe

Jana Česalová has been studying medical genetics and molecular diagnostics with us for three years, and before that she attended the Brno-Bystrc Grammar School. She is a member of the Generation Mendel team.

9 Feb 2021

For me, Masaryk University has always been a symbol for the best possible education in Brno

Bára Hrnčířová graduated from the Matyáš Lerch Grammar School in Brno and is now studying Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. She successfully completed her Bachelor’s degree last year and is now studying for her Master's degree. She is a founding member and President of the Generation Mendel Student Association.

8 Feb 2021

Find the best people, create good conditions for them and then get out of their way

Jana Klánová graduated from the Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science with a degree in Mathematics and Chemistry, and received her Doctorate in Environmental Chemistry. She has undertaken research in the fields of materials, molecular biology and environmental sciences in both the public and private sectors. Jana has been working at the RECETOX centre Since 2001, and has run the centre since 2013.

4 Feb 2021

Pan-European Seal Programme

The Faculty of Law of Masaryk University is launching a selection of candidates from among master's and doctoral students and graduates of the master's study program (within 3 years after successful completion of studies) for paid internships at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO).

1 Feb 2021

the same point of view: The MU Faculty of Science then and now

Two low greenhouses were built on the right and left sides of building no. 4 for the Department of Physiology and, later, the Department of Plant Physiology and the Department of Genetics at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. These were entered from the cellar or through the English courtyard.

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