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4 Feb 2021

Pan-European Seal Programme

The Faculty of Law of Masaryk University is launching a selection of candidates from among master's and doctoral students and graduates of the master's study program (within 3 years after successful completion of studies) for paid internships at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)...

3 Feb 2021

Laboratories are receiving up to six times more people interested in testing for Covid antibodies

There has been a significant increase in interest regarding antibody tests for covid-19 in the Czech Republic. This was confirmed by three separate laboratories addressed by Czech Television. People can now find out whether they have asymptomatic coronavirus or if they are carrying sufficient antibodies...

3 Feb 2021

How to apply for our faculty

There is only one month left to apply for the study at our Faculty of Science. We have prepared some advice and tips for you so that you can do it smoothly by February 28th.

1 Feb 2021

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

T wo low greenhouses were built on the right and left sides of building no.  4 f or the  Department  of Physiology and ,  later ,  the Department of Plant Physiology and the Department of Genetics  at the  Faculty of Science, Masaryk University .  The se  were entered from the cellar or through the English...

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,...

27 Jan 2021

Training and Teaching Innovation Course on Virtual Exchange based on the COIL model

The Compostela Group of Universities provides free training on virtual exchanges based on the COIL model to the teaching staff of its member institutions through an online course, to be taught from 22 February to 5 April 2021.  

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.

21 Jan 2021

The chilling testimony of Bečva. “Key water samples are missing”, says expert

“I simply do not have the information needed to determine the specific culprit in the Bečva poisoning”, said chemist Ivan Holoubek from the Faculty of Science at MU, who is evaluating samples taken after the accident for the Czech Environmental Inspectorate.

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...

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...

15 Jan 2021

EDUC Thematic Seminars