We wish you and your families a happy holiday season and best wishes for the New Year.
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A spark discharge on the silicon surface resembling ice flowers on glass. Captured by the MIRA3 microscope. Photo: Jan Čech, Department of Plasma Physics and Technology SCI MUNI.
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An introductory word from the Dean
Dear colleagues,
The snow that arrived a little earlier than usual this year tells us that the end of the year is near. So let me pause for a moment and, before tearing off the imaginary last leaf from this year’s calendar, recall the main things that 2023 brought.
Unfortunately, our attention was drawn to the ongoing war in Ukraine and, above all, uncertainty in energy prices and supplies. I am truly glad that we were all able to manage what seemed threatening at the start. I really appreciate how our faculty, and each of you, have handled this situation.
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The Grant Agency of Masaryk University presented the MUNI Scientist Awards. In total, forty-six scientists were awarded, twenty-one of them are associated with our Faculty of Science. Congratulations to all of them!
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The Dean of Masaryk University’s (MU) Faculty of Science, Tomáš Kašparovský, thanked Zdenek Losos and Ctibor Mazal for the extraordinary results they have achieved as directors of their respective departments by presenting them with MU Bronze Medals.
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Martin Toul wins the Doctorandus Prize in this year’s Česká hlava Awards
This year, Martin Toul from Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science was one of the winners of the highest Czech award for scientists and their patents and discoveries, Česká hlava 2023 (Czech Mind 2023). He received the Doctorandus prize, which is awarded to young scientists for research in the natural sciences, for his work on the functions of the staphylokinase protein, which is used to treat stroke patients.
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This year, the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic will support 17 projects as part of the JUNIOR STAR challenge, one of which will go to astrophysicists at Masaryk University. The young researcher being supported is Dr. Michal Zajaček, who has received funding for his project ‘Stars in Galactic Nuclei: Interrelation with Massive Black Holes’.
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On Saturday 11 November, the faculty's campus on Kotlářská Street was opened for 250 children studying at the Junior University (MjUNI). Natural scientists prepared special lectures for their curious parents as well. An interesting programme was prepared by Department of Geography, Department of Geological Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and Department of Anthropology.
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For the eleventh time the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) has awarded prices to the best projects in applied research for the past year. The price in the category GOVERNANCE was awarded to a unique project of researchers from Masaryk University looking into the effects of snow-making on biological components of the natural environment in the Giant Mountains (Krkonoše) National Park and its buffer zone.
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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 Slavomir Nehyba from the Department of Geological Sciences. Congratulations!
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Research on light-emitting enzymes undertaken by scientists at Masaryk University was recognised by an expert jury composed of representatives of investors and scientific research institutions at the Transfer Technology Day event 2023. During the event, the expert jury assessed both the innovativeness and commercial potential of the 12 finalists.
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We would like to share the great news from the Brno PhD Talent Competition, which already knows its winners. In this year's competition, in which SCI MUNI has traditionally had a great success rate, 12 of our PhD students out of 130 registered students succeeded.
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On Monday, December 4, employees and their children watched the lighting of the Christmas tree and enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere of the Advent gathering in the Faculty of Science park on Kotlářská.
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Storytelling, How to Make Convincing Arguments and Leadership Basics – three workshops held in English language that were prepared for international employees of Faculty of Science MU in cooperation with CERPEK.
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A total of 1,403 higher education institutions from 95 countries were assessed in the second edition of the QS Sustainability Rankings, which evaluates the contribution of universities to tackling the challenges of sustainable development. Masaryk University is ranked first in the Czech Republic and 161st in the world.
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The Mendel Refectory at the Old Brno Abbey saw on 30 November the habilitation ceremony of fifteen colleagues from six faculties who have earned the Czech academic degree of associate professors.
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To create an automatic reply in your absence, you can now use the app to help you set it up. You can also create an official email signature in the app without having to fill out the signature.
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Ongoing Competitions and Awards
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29 May
Microscopy in a flash: big ideas, one afternoon, countless connections
Is microscopy part of your daily work? Then join an event on 29 May, from 15:00 to 18:30, in the atrium of CEITEC for 120 Seconds: Meet Brnoregion Microscopy – a fast-paced gathering of the Brno microscopy community!
Expect two-minute project pitches, the latest updates from across the field, and plenty of time to connect with fellow researchers and professionals.
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29 May
CLAUDIO L. A. BASSETTI
Lecture will be held in English
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30 May – 8 Jun
You’re invited to the traditional Carnivorous Plant Sales Exhibition, taking place from Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 8 in the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno. Open daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
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2 – 4 Jun
Gain practical skills in handling experimental fish, amphibians, and birds, including their embryonic stages. The course is FREE and is intended for researchers and PhD students – apply by May 18, 2025.
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11 Jun
We invite you to Afternoon with Chemistry with Prof. Lukáš Žídek, from CEITEC MU and the National Centre for Biomolecules Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University.
What will the café be about?
The lecture will introduce high school colleagues to the field of knowledge at the intersection of chemistry, physics and biology. In the introduction, the lecturer will try to describe the repertoire of structural motifs encountered in proteins and summarize the principles that determine the structure and behavior of protein molecules. The main part of the talk will introduce the methods that have provided us with information about protein structures (X-ray crystallography, electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, computational methods).
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17 Jun
In collaboration with the Secondary School of Chemical Technology and Grammar School Brno (SPŠCHG), we have prepared our traditional course for teachers of science subjects. This year's program will focus on pesticides in food and the microbiome. An integral part of the course is also a tour of the laboratories. More information can be found in this document. We look forward to seeing you at RECETOX!
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17 Jun
Dean Tomáš Kašparovský will present awards to the best students of the Faculty of Science of MU. This year's Dean's Awards will be presented to the winners in the category of the Best Bachelor's and Master's Student and to promising scientists in the category of the Best Doctoral Student. It will also recognize a collective of outstanding students.
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The editorial deadline for the next employee newsletter is February 4, 2024. Please, send your articles in Czech and English to pr@sci.muni.cz and we will be happy to publish them.
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