News and events calendar

6 Jan

Knowing the history of discoveries can make one a better scientist

We feel honoured that Prof. Ramamurthy shared his photochemistry expertise with SCI MUNI this semester. He also taught an inspiring course 'Being a Scientist'. Discover more about his scientific journey with light, from his childhood experiments and adventures.

20 Dec 2024

Researchers have developed a tool that will enhance drug discovery and exploration of the biological function of these molecules

A new bioinformatic tool, BGC Atlas, was developed by a consortium of bioinformaticians led by Prof. Nadine Ziemert and the main developer Dr. Caner Bagci. The tool identifies and clusters biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) from publicly available datasets, offering a centralised database and a web interface for metadata-aware exploration of BGCs and gene cluster families (GCFs).

18 Dec 2024

First binary star discovered near giant black hole at the centre of our Galaxy

Scientists have discovered the unique binary star D9 in close proximity to the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the centre of the Milky Way, providing new insights into star formation and their survival in extreme conditions.

The significant discovery, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, was co-authored by Michal Zajaček from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University.

17 Dec 2024

The new PLATOSpec spectrograph in Chile developed with contributions from scientists at the MU Faculty of Science

The Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, played a pivotal role in the PLATOSpec project, which is dedicated to advancing the search for Earth-like exoplanets. This collaboration will provide students across all levels of astrophysics studies at Masaryk University with a unique opportunity to work with data from this state-of-the-art instrument for their final theses, thereby deepening their involvement in world-class research.