Current news

4 Apr 2022

The Scientific Board of the MU Faculty of Science met for the first time in a new composition

On 30 March 2022, the Scientific Board of the MU Faculty of Science met for the first time in a new composition. To the delight of Dean Tomáš Kašparovský, twelve new members accepted the invitation, including the Rector of the University of Defence in Brno, Zuzana Kročová, the Rector of Mendel University,...

1 Apr 2022

Graduation ceremony

In March, we held graduation ceremonies for our successful graduates. We wish them all many congratulations and professional and personal success in the future!

Jana Šmardová receives the medal for extraordinary creative achievement

The medal for extraordinary creative achievement has been awarded to Jana Šmardová for her new book ‘What Tumours Teach Us - Parallels in the Behaviour of Cells and Humans’. The award was presented by Dean Tomáš Kašparovský during the recent meeting of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Science.

29 Mar 2022

Newly appointed professors receive their appointment decrees

Today, in the Karolina Grand Hall of Charles University, the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Petr Gazdík, handed over appointment decrees to our new professors, including the Dean of our faculty Tomáš Kašparovský, the Director of the Department of Geography SCI MUNI Petr Kubíček and Štěpánka...

28 Mar 2022

"We need to tell students that they’re great more often", says Petr Liška, holder of the Rector's Award for Outstanding Teachers.

In Peter´s lectures, students really appreciate his empathy, flexibility and human approach, which helps them understand even the most demanding and less popular mathematical areas. Read the interview with Petr Liška, which we prepared especially for today's Teachers' Day.

Assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainian students

Updated.  The management of Masaryk University’s (MU) Faculty of Science values solidarity and a willingness to help those in need. For the assistance to be effective and systematic, the faculty, its employees and students are encouraged to coordinate their activities with Masaryk University, humanitarian...

23 Mar 2022

The Academic Senate expresses support for the Faculty’s new management structure

Updated. The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science has agreed Dean's proposal to appoint Ctirad Hofr as Vice-Dean for International Relations.

Excellent evaluation by GACR for SCI MUNI research

A three-year project on the development of thermoelectric materials with high efficiency and especially on the study of their long-term operational stability was evaluated as excellent by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GACR). The MU Faculty of Science team was led by Pavel Brož, who undertook...

10 Mar 2022

Masaryk University’s expedition to Antarctica has returned - logistics complicated by the Covid pandemic and war

On the night of March 9, members of Masaryk University’s 15th scientific expedition to Antarctica (2021–22) returned to Brno, successfully completing the latest expedition to the J. G. Mendel Czech Science Station, which has been operated by MU on James Ross island in Antarctica for fifteen years.

4 Mar 2022

Associate Professor Vít Grulich passed away

With deep regret, we have to announce that Associate Professor Vít Grulich, one of the most important Czech botanists, a leading expert on Central European flora, florist, phytogeographer, taxonomist and conservationist, has passed away.

4 Mar 2022

Prof. Rudolf Musil passed away

With deep regret, we have to announce that Prof. Rudolf Musil, Professor Emeritus of Masaryk University, has passed away at the age of 95.

3 Mar 2022

MU will move to white level

As of Monday, March 7, 2022, MU will move to a lower risk level, thewhite level. Operations and classes at the Faculty/MU will be restricted only by valid measures and current government regulations, there are no additional restrictions set by the Faculty.