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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 .  

4 Jun 2021

Workshop for the development of teaching competency

This workshop is designed for all teachers at Masaryk University, regardless of their workload, teaching load or length of practice. The program is also open to Doctoral students who participate in teaching.

1 Jun 2021

Call for projects: Support for double degrees 2021

The French Embassy in the Czech Republic supports the development of Franco-Czech double degrees, a key element in our bilateral cooperation. The grants are aimed at double degree or multiple degree programmes (Erasmus Mundus, triple degrees including France and the Czech Republic…).

31 May 2021

For popularisation reasons, finished research is often presented as a relatively simple process. But in the background of success there is a lot of work, determination and occasional disappointment.

Jakub Švenda studied chemistry and biology at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. He obtained his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, after which he worked at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in Germany. Since Autumn 2012, he has been heading the...

24 May 2021

Top scientific centre in Brno: We will change medicine one day!

Not everything important takes place in Prague. Top scientific and medical excellence can also be found in the second largest Czech city. The International Centre for Clinical Research (ICRC) has been in operation for ten years and is constantly proving its potential. One of the most important research...

Scientists want to use bacteria to recycle important metals

While most people associate bacteria with disease, many can be useful, not only for human health but also for protecting the environment. Biochemists from Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science, together with their Austrian colleagues, want to use bacteria to help solve the problem of metals that accumulate...

17 May 2021

Global Staff Mobility

The Global Staff Mobility programme aims to expand staff mobility opportunities outside of the current grant programmes (e.g., Erasmus+). Both academic and non-academic staff of MU can participate in this programme and spend up to 14 days at a foreign university (non-academic institutions are not supported)...

13 May 2021

Parasitic plants. Helpers in the fight against plant invasions and expansions?

The word parasite usually evokes negative associations and emotions in humans. It is a kind of bandit that hurts everyone living around. The word half-parasite can then raise doubts and suspicions that it is something “undead”, somehow halfway there. But not everything has to be black and white. Even...

10 May 2021

I was taught that when you start doing something, it should be done properly, on time and seen through to the end.

“ In the early 1990s, it was believed that it was better if no one entered the garden s , then no one would want anything or steal anything. I wanted to change a ll that ,” says Magdaléna Chytrá in the interview.

7 May 2021

Join the Open Science Roadshow at our faculty on May 18, 2021

Do you publish? Do you produce research data? Then, come and get acquainted with the upcoming MUNI Open Science Strategy for the years 2022–2028 and discuss its possible form.

6 May 2021

Biotechnological discovery of Brno scientists patented in Singapore

Fibroblast growth factor FGF2-STAB, which was developed at MUNI, has now been patented, not just in Europe but also in Singapore, with patent proceedings also ongoing in a number of other countries. The patent is shared between Masaryk University and the university spin-off ‘Enantis’, which is in charge...

3 May 2021

The same point of view: MU Faculty of Science then and now – the area in front of the greenhouses

The year  1997  saw the rebuilding of  the so -called  ‘ plant system ’,   now  situated   i n a   regular  series of  flower beds in the middle of the garden.  The ‘plant system’  is an example of the systematic division of plants,  where plants are placed  in flower beds according to  their  famil y relationships .  The beds...