Research at Faculty of Science MU

Contributing by more than 50 % of all MUNI research outcomes at Web of Science (WoS).

In 2019 our academics and students published over 1100 original papers and over 50 books or book chapters.

Over 70 % of our outcomes in journals are above the WOS IF median.

At faculty, we run
20 EU H2020 projects, 92 grants from GAČR,
23 from TAČR and 22 from EU operational funds.

Key Research Areas

“At the beginning of all research, there is amazement at the secret.”
Albert Einstein

13 Aug

Brno research institutes team up to improve stroke treatment and diagnosis

A new research group consisting of seven institutes has been founded to improve the development of new drugs and procedures to treat and diagnose strokes.
12 Aug

Flooding in Europe hit its peak at the turn of the millennium

European scientists, including experts from Masaryk University, have mapped the occurrence of floods over the past five centuries.
31 Jul

Scientists and computer scientists have tested known drugs for a new coronavirus

Artificial intelligence helps in the fight against the COVID-19 disease. Researchers at MUNI and FNUSA-ICRC utilized their own software to test approved drugs that could effectively block the virus.
28 Jun

Werner: Instead of reading fairy tales, my dad showed me astronauts on the Moon

The astrophysicist Norbert Werner has been recently awarded a unique grant by Masaryk University – MUNI Award in Science and Humanities.

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