25 Jun 2021 TRANSFERA TECHNOLOGY DAY 2021 The association Transfera.cz has launched the 2nd national call for late stage proof of concept research projects aiming at further development towards application.
18 Jun 2021 How to read a virus Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, scientists around the world have been trying to understand this insidious pathogen. Despite more than a year of hard research, however, countless questions still remain unanswered. Czech experts are among those looking for much-needed answers, including the Brno biologist...
17 Jun 2021 Masaryk University has bought the biotechnology incubator building from the region for 120 million Masaryk University in Brno has bought the INBIT building, on the university campus in Bohunice, from the South Moravian Region. The building, which houses a biotechnology incubator, provides premises to companies that need a completely clean environment and all the facilities of a biotechnology laboratory....
TIP 17 Jun 2021 VIDEO: An astrophysicist reassures us “an artificial black hole would only create a small cavity” Without Albert Einstein and his theory of relativity, we would be unable to use GPS today. Astrophysicist Norbert Werner from our faculty explains why it pays to explore the universe. Norbert is a world-renowned expert on black holes and would like to get to know extra-terrestrial life. Norbert was recently...
16 Jun 2021 Tomáš Němec wins the Živa magazine award On June 14, 2021, the popularisation magazine ‘Živa’ awarded a prize for the best articles in 2019 at a solemn ceremony at the Lanna villa in Prague. The winners included David Storch, Jiří Kolbek, Barbora Křížová and Tomáš Němec from our Department of Botany and Zoology, whoses article focused on contemporary...
14 Jun 2021 CO2 emissions are becoming expensive. Is it worth pumping it underground? The prices of emission allowances in the European Union have increased several times this year and have begun to have a significant impact on electricity prices. They are so high that the “pumping” of carbon dioxide underground is becoming an acceptable alternative. How feasible is it? Read the interview...
11 Jun 2021 You will study at MUNI! What now? You have just received the best news - you have been accepted to study at Masaryk University. The joy is great.
10 Jun 2021 Rector Bareš praised the extraordinary achievements of our scientists On the occasion of the academic holiday ‘Dies academicus’ on Thursday, June 10, 2021, the Rector of Masaryk University, Martin Bareš, presented the Rector’s Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Science and Research, Teaching Activities, Art and Civic Activities to four scientists from the MU Faculty...
10 Jun 2021 University city par excellence. Brno will again support Doctoral students ‘Project Brno Ph.D. Talent’, under the auspices of the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (JCMM), will continue to provide financial support to Doctoral students. More than 9 million crowns, provided by the city of Brno, will be distributed among promising scientists studying technical...
10 Jun 2021 Mosaic mowing on ČT ‘Dobre ráno’ Take a look at a nicely produced Czech Television report, where Hana Ondrušková from our Botanical Garden explains the benefits of mosaic mowing. (In Czech only.)
9 Jun 2021 Invitation to the Statistical Methods Summer School Come and learn, and have fun at the same time. You will gain knowledge on the planning of experiments and, what is more, you will get a professional consultation on your own dissertation or research on site.
7 Jun 2021 The same point of view: Faculty of Science MU then and now - Physics Building No. 6. In the 1920s, when the historical photography below was taken , the physics building had a different shape than it does today. After the war, two recesses on side of the building facing the botanical garden were filled in to increase the amount of office space .