1 Feb 2021

the same point of view: The MU Faculty of Science then and now

Two low greenhouses were built on the right and left sides of building no. 4 for the Department of Physiology and, later, the Department of Plant Physiology and the Department of Genetics at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. These were entered from the cellar or through the English courtyard.

29 Jan 2021

The first scientists have received a GAMU Career Restart grant

Six researchers from Masaryk University (two of them from our faculty!) have now received a Career Restart grant, which was announced by the MU Grant Agency in September. This is a grant for scientists who have interrupted their career in research, perhaps due to parental leave or for other reasons, will be awarded on a regular basis.

22 Jan 2021

Scientific expedition “Antarctica 2020−2021” has arrived to the J.G. Mendel Czech Antarctic Station

After more than a month's journey (thanks to strict quarantine measures), this year’s Masaryk University expedition has arrived to the Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Antarctic Station in James Ross Island, located close to the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

19 Jan 2021

Interview with the immunologist Vojtěch Thon

“We must distinguish between infection and the course of the disease. In reality, we can always become infected, it does not depend on the dose”, immunologist Vojtěch Thon of Masaryk University’s RECETOX research centre told Radiožurnál.

19 Jan 2021

My personal scientific challenge is to understand how cells communicate at the molecular level

In his experimental-biological laboratory, Vítězslav focuses on the detection and description of intercellular communication and the possibilities of using this knowledge in the treatment of leukaemia and other types of tumours. Read the interview about molecular biology, projects involving students in international cooperation or prestigious multidisciplinary Life Sciences Seminar.

18 Jan 2021

The first scientists have received the MUNI Scientist Award for excellent results in their field

For the first time, the Grant Agency of Masaryk University has presented awards in the new MUNI Scientist competition, which recognises those scientists who have achieved excellence and significant achievements in their research. The first 37 scientists, along with their research teams from workplaces across the university, received their diploma and monetary reward in mid-December.

15 Jan 2021

EDUC Thematic Seminars

14 Jan 2021

MU and FNUSA-ICRC will cooperate in the field of science and research

Representatives of both institutions recently signed a memorandum of cooperation. They are already closely linked in the field of research.