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4 Mar

I am still surprised how similar principles govern science and business, says Jan Zukal, the new Director of SCI MUNI’s Department of Botany and Zoology

Jan Zukal graduated in Systematic Biology and Ecology at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science, where he habilitated in 2016 and now lectures on animal behaviour. He has been employed at the Czech Academy of Sciences’ (CAS) Institute of Vertebrate Biology since 1991, where he undertakes research on...

4 Mar

CzecHopes - the largest Czech conference for high school students, held at the Bohunice University Campus

On the 6th and 7^th of February, the CzecHopes conference, held at the Bohunice University campus, featured a series of workshops and lectures covering not only the natural sciences but also medicine, economics, business and soft skills.

28 Feb

Entropy matters! Czech research advances materials development

A team of scientists from the Czech Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Science at Masaryk University has made a major contribution to research into the accumulation of impurities at the interface between crystals, a phenomenon having caused e.g. a series of accidents at nuclear power stations in the...

26 Feb

10th Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which took place from 3:00 pm on Monday 24th February 2025 in meeting room B17/432 in Bohunice campus.

25 Feb

Announcement of by-elections to the Student chamber of SCI MUNI Academic senate

for the residuum of electoral term 2023–2026, including the schedule of tasks and deadlines

20 Feb

Hydrobiologist František Kubíček has passed away

František Kubíček, respected and versatile hydrobiologist as well as an excellent educator who significantly shaped the Brno hydrobiological school, passed away on February 7, 2025. The final farewell will take place on February 21, 2025, at 1:15 PM in the ceremonial hall of the crematorium at Jihlavská...

19 Feb

Exhibition for the 20th Anniversary of the Chemistry and Materials Technology for Conservation-Restoration Study Programme

In 2025, the Institute of Chemistry at SCI MUNI commemorates 20 years since the establishment of the unique study programme Chemistry and Materials Technology for Conservation-Restoration. To mark this occasion, an interesting poster exhibition has been set up at the University Campus Bohunice.

14 Feb

What are the biggest challenges for MUNIs Faculty of Science in 2025?

According to Dean Tomáš Kašparovský, the faculty faces a number of challenges over the new year, including setting up a new system of doctoral income, space missions, joining the chip cluster and electing a new dean.

13 Feb

Astrophysicists from Masaryk University contributed to research that first revealed intergalactic wind

Astrophysicists from Masaryk University contributed to research published in the journal Nature that first revealed intergalactic wind. Using the cutting-edge Resolve spectrometer onboard the Japanese XRISM satellite, they analysed the X-ray spectrum of the centre of the Centaurus cluster of galaxies....

12 Feb

Faculty to expand opportunities for funding doctoral students by combining grants and employment, says Luděk Bláha

An amendment to the Higher Education Act improves conditions for doctoral studies. The main changes concern the income and status of doctoral students. Luděk Bláha, Vice Dean for Doctoral Studies at SCI MUNI, describes how our Faculty is preparing for the changes.

11 Feb

It’s great to see the renewable resources take the spotlight, says Forbes 30 Under 30 Awardee, Barbora Jankovičová

As a PhD student, she is involved in developing a system in which bacteria can process waste plant biomass (such as straw and sawdust) and turn it into useful chemicals. What does she think would help young female scientists better balance career and family?

11 Feb

It's important to have people around you who support you, says Lucie Ráčková, Forbes 30 Under 30 Awardee

Lucie Ráčková studies human stress in extreme conditions. She is involved in training analog astronauts for space analog missions. She has received the Forbes 30 Under 30 award. How does she perceive this success? What changes does she believe should be made regarding the situation of women in...