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18 Oct 2023

Nanoluciferase research at Masaryk University brought the high school student the Young Czech Mind Award

Tereza Šustrová won the prestigious Young Czech Mind award for talented youth in the category GENUS “Nature around us”. A student at Brno grammar school, Tereza, who has been studying the structural and biochemical analysis of nanoluciferase, carried out her research in Masaryk University’s laboratories...

17 Oct 2023

As Director of the Department of Geological Sciences, Jan Cempírek wants to increase the Department's involvement in international projects.

J. Cempírek wants to maintain a friendly working environment at the department, in an atmosphere of mutual respect. You can read more about this geologist, whose research is closely related to deposits of technologically key elements, in the summary below.

16 Oct 2023

As Director of the Department of Experimental Biology, Vítězslav Bryja wants to strengthen the international prestige of both the Department and the faculty.

In his new role, V. Bryja plans to further improve communication and infrastructure sharing across the biomedical sciences on campus. You can read more about this biologist, whose research includes cell signalling, in the summary below.

13 Oct 2023

The Book Quiz excited visitors of the first meeting of the Brno libraries

At the beginning of October, the Central Library of the Faculty of Science presented itself together with 18 other Brno libraries at the first edition of the Book Quiz, a day with Brno libraries. The meeting took place as part of Library Week in the gardens of the National Resistance and attracted hundreds...

12 Oct 2023

The Faculty of Science revealed its secrets during the Night of Scientists

The hidden secrets in nature and mathematics attracted crowds of young and old visitors to both campuses of the MU Faculty of Science as part of the Night of Scientists. On Friday, October 6 2023, more than 5,000 children, parents and senior citizens took advantage of this popular annual event and filled...

11 Oct 2023

Scientists have observed the Galactic Center for the first time thanks to the JWST

An international team of scientists, including astrophysicist Michal Zajaček from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University, has identified a young stellar cluster in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole Sgr A* at the center of our Galaxy. Scientists were surprised by the age of observed...

10 Oct 2023

The Academic Senate elected new board

On 6 October 2023, the Academic Senate of the MU Faculty of Science (AS SCI MUNI) met for the first time in a new composition. The main item of the constituent meeting was the election of new board: Professor Vít Kudrle was elected Chairman of the AS SCI MUNI, Professor Jan Slovák became the Chairman...

4 Oct 2023

Mathematician Iva Dřímalová received the Rector's Award for Outstanding Teachers

The Rector's Award for Excellence in Teaching was awarded to internal teachers of Masaryk University. In the field of natural sciences and medicine, Iva Dřímalová from the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University received this recognition in the form of...

3 Oct 2023

The Faculty of Science's employee Evaluation Left a Strong Impression at the Resilience & Leadership in Academia Symposium

In September, an international symposium focused on leadership in an academic environment took place in Prague. At this event, the following experts had the opportunity to present their perspectives: Gergely Kováts from Corvinus University Budapest, Daniela Pauknerová from the University of Economics,...

27 Sep 2023

Open Day of the Brno Living Lab

The RECETOX Centre has studied the relationship between humans and the environment for 40 years. The celebration of this event, which will take place throughout the autumn and summer semesters of 2023/2024, began on 21 September with the opening of an exhibition presenting the history of the Centre....

26 Sep 2023

QUVIK will become the first Czech space telescope Astrophysicists from Masaryk University lead the scientific part of the project.

Green light has been given to QUVIK (Quick Ultra-Violet Kilonovae Surveyor), which will become the first Czech space telescope. The scientific part of the project will be managed by astrophysicists from Masaryk University. Experts from the Czech Ministry of Transport and the European Space Agency (ESA)...

26 Sep 2023

The Garden Party at Kotlářská attracted 350 visitors, with students, employees and winners of the new Masaryk University Faculty of Science Award all enjoying the informal meeting.

The traditional Garden Party at Kotlářská, with which the Masaryk University (MU) Faculty of Science officially starts the new academic year, took place on Monday, September 18, 2023, on the faculty’s premises at Kotlářská. There, 350 visitors from the ranks of students, employees and invited guests...