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10 Jul 2024

The GRBBeta satellite is heading to space. Data from the satellite will be analysed by physicists from Masaryk University

Signals from the GRBBeta CubeSat, which will be launched by the European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket, will also be closely monitored by astrophysicists from Masaryk University. They have been instrumental in the preparation of the project and will analyse data from the gamma-ray burst detector on...

4 Jul 2024

Do you want to succeed at SOČ? Try SCI MUNI

Students who prepared their work at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science (SCI MUNI) achieved excellent results in the final round of the 46th national Secondary Vocational Activities (SOČ) competition, which took place in Pardubice at the end of June. A student from the Secondary Technical School...

2 Jul 2024

Changes to the enrolment of Common University Courses

From autumn 2024, MUNI will have enough so-called CORE courses. Therefore, a Common University Courses will be implemented across the entire university under conditions outlined by Pavel Lízal, Vice-Dean for undergraduate education.

27 Jun 2024

From September with the new MUNI Study and Examination Regulations

Let us introduce the news valid from September: Oral exam only in the presence of three people, verbal evaluation of the course of the state exam or the possibility to have a representative from the faculty management during the non-public part of the resit period of the state exam.

18 Jun 2024

The first pan-European database documents the decline in plant species diversity

Plant diversity in European forests, wetlands and grasslands is rapidly disappearing. This long-term trend is now confirmed by representative data. Botanists from Brno's Masaryk University, in cooperation with more than 250 scientists from most European countries, have collected an extensive data set,...

17 Jun 2024

Rector Bareš handed over decrees to the new Associate Professors

The ceremony of handing over the appointment decrees to the new Associate Professors took place in the refectory of the Augustinian Abbey on Mendel Square. Twenty-four Associate Professors were successfully habilitated at eight MU faculties, including Ondřej Caha, Jaroslav Hnilica and Petra Procházková...

14 Jun 2024

The President handed over the decrees to the new professors

President Petr Pavel and education minister Mikuláš Bek handed over appointment decrees to new professors, including Petr Hasil, the head of Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Congratulations!

13 Jun 2024

Dean’s Awards 2024

Dean Tomáš Kašparovský has presented awards to the best students of the MU Faculty of Science. This year’s Dean’s Awards were presented to a total of ten laureates in the Best Student category in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme, and to eleven promising scientists in the Best Student category...

12 Jun 2024

The Faculty of Science replaces Bachelor's theses in chemistry with a final project

The Faculty of Science of Masaryk University is introducing an innovative way of completing Bachelor's studies, replacing the traditional Bachelor's thesis with a final project. This step addresses the need for a greater emphasis on experimental and creative activities, practical skills, and students'...

11 Jun 2024

Zdeněk Bochníček won the Martin Černohorský's Award

The Union of czech mathematicians and physicists (JČMF) bestows the Martin Černohorský's Award for those who significantly contributed to physics education. This prize in honor of the distinguished professor Martin Černohorský was awarded only for the second time. This year's first prize goes to Zdeněk...

10 Jun 2024

Zoologists revealed mechanisms behind the long evolution of Vertigo snails

Vertigo snails have lived on Earth for tens of millions of years, and in that time they have inhabited every continent except the Antarctica. An international team of zoologists led by researchers from Masaryk University has shed light on the evolutionary mechanisms of these tiny land snails. The results...

5 Jun 2024

Birth of Giants: Supermassive black holes formed differently than previously thought

New discoveries suggest that supermassive black holes formed differently thanpreviously thought. Orsolya Kovács from Masaryk University, who discovered one of the distant "giants" with the Chandra satellite and the James Webb Telescope, has published her findings in the prestigious Astrophysical Journal...