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17 May 2024

Astrophysicist Tereza Jeřábková wins MASH grant

Researcher Tereza Jeřábková has been awarded a MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (MASH) by the MU Grant Agency. Jeřábková has spent the last several years abroad. She is the first female recipient of a MASH grant. She will work on her research, which is focused on understanding how stars develop in...

13 May 2024

Top scientists from the STARMUS festival will visit students in Brno

Prominent scientists and personalities of the STARMUS science, art and music festival, Joel Parker and Damia Barcelo, will visit Brno for a day as part of the festival programme. On Wednesday, 15 May 2024, two unique lectures will take place at the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University, introducing...

6 May 2024

6th Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which met on 6 May 2024, adopted findings and resolutions.

6 May 2024

Physicists verified the existence of a phenomenon that will help in the chip production

Take an altermagnet, put it under an x-ray machine, change the polarizing filter and watch the material absorb the light. It sounds like an experiment from a physics class, but in fact it is a groundbreaking experiment that lead to a remarkable discovery by physicists from Masaryk University, the Czech...

1 May 2024

Mathematician Otakar Borůvka was a gentleman of the old school, with an unbelievable memory

Read the interview about the life and work of Otakar Borůvka and the activities of the Society responsible for his legacy. Eduard Fuchs, who had been meeting with him for almost 30 years, reminisced about this mathematician.

26 Apr 2024

Invitation to the 6th Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which will take place from 3:00 pm on 6 May 2024 in the meeting room B17/432 (4th floor of building B17) at Bohunice campus.

25 Apr 2024

Biochemist Thomas R. Cech and mathematician Peter W. Michor were awarded honorary doctorates from Masaryk University

Honorary doctorates were awarded, by decision of the Scientific Council of Masaryk University, to Professor Thomas Robert Cech, who made a significant contribution to the formation of the field of biological sciences; and Professor Peter Wolfram Michor, who made a significant contribution to the development...

25 Apr 2024

Many native species of Czech flowering plants decline, while thermophilous and non-native species spread

A team of botanists has revealed significant changes in the distribution of species in the Czech flora. Their study, published in the international scientific journal Biological Conservation, analyzed the decline and increase of individual plant species in the Czech Republic since 1960.

22 Apr 2024

To address the feedback from the course opinion poll, it helps me talk to the students, says Vice-Dean Markéta Munzarová.

In March, meetings were held between faculty representatives and students who are members of the programme councils. Why are they essential for addressing feedback from the course opinion poll? We asked Vice-Dean Markéta Munzarová.

16 Apr 2024

An outstanding scientist, Prof. Vladimír Sklenář, has passed away

(* 16 April 1951 - † 13 April 2024)

One of the most prominent and internationally recognized experts in the field of structural biology, Professor Vladimír Sklenář, who contributed to the development of NMR spectroscopy in the Czech Republic, passed away on 13 April 2024. Professor Sklenář's research...

15 Apr 2024

5th Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which met on 15 April 2024, adopted findings and resolutions.

11 Apr 2024

Students at MjUNI revealed the secrets of cell life, insects, bats, and chemical experiments

At the end of March, the University Campus at Bohunice opened its doors to nearly 250 children studying at the Junior University (MjUNI). Lecturers from the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Sports Studies at Masaryk University, and CEITEC prepared workshops and short lectures for them. Their curious...