Apply for the Werner von Siemens Award 2025

This year marks the 28th edition of the Werner von Siemens Award competition, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Research, Development and Innovation Council.

Geologie pro výuku přírodopisu, biologie a zeměpisu na ZŠ a SŠ

Geovědy pro environmentální vzdělávání

Zoological seminar: Wetlands as an important habitat of bees and wasps

1:00 PM

Petr Bogusch specializes in bees and wasps. He is interested in the ecology of species nesting in galls and empty snail shells, pollinators of agricultural crops and invasive plants, and pollen specialization of bees.

Botanical seminar: Cover crops: A simple way to improve your soil and crops

4:00 PM

A lecture on intercropping (green fertilizing) as an effective tool for improving soil structure and increasing the organic matter content and thus the vitality of stands.

Speaker: Eva Erhart (Bio Forschung Austria)

Structural Biology of Telomerase and Interactions at Telomeres (Seminar Series)

5:00 PM

JULI FEIGON

Mendel´s refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno

Cut flowers: do they have a future?

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

The conference will introduce participants to the issues surrounding the current cut flower business, which begins in third world countries and, for our enjoyment, involves transporting flowers by air across the globe and by truck across Europe.

Battle of the Sexes: From Global Sexual Dimorphism to Local Thistles (Cirsium)

4:00 PM

In plants, sex can be more important than it seems – sometimes it even influences where the species grow. In nature, there are plants which have both male and female individuals, but also those which combine both sexes in one flower. These different "sexual systems" differ not only in appearance but also in their distribution around the world. Using the example of thistles (genus Cirsium), we are investigating why female plants sometimes thrive better than hermaphroditic ones – and how they manage to live together in one place for a long time.

Speaker: Ashini Dias Mahadura (Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, MU)

Noncoding RNA in the Coordination of DNA Replication and Genomic Stability (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

MAITE HUARTE

Lecture will be held in English

Disrupting Healthcare Using Deep Data and Remote Monitoring (Seminar Series)

5:00 PM

MICHAEL SNYDER

Mendel´s refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno

Transgenerational Memory (Seminar Series)

5:00 PM

ODED RECHAVI

Mendel´s refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno

Partners in Catalysis: Enzymes and Their Cofactors (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

MARCO W. FRAAIJE

Lecture will be held in English

Transcriptional CDKs and Phosphatases: Keeping RNA Polymerase II on Track and on Time (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

ROBERT FISHER

Lecture will be held in English

Bill Cook (Seminar Series)

4:30 PM

Information on the lecture details will be updated.

Using Stem Cell Models To Help Understand Dementia (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

CHARLIE ARBER

Lecture will be held in English

Integrative Biology of Dormancy and Stress Tolerance in Embryos of Annual Killifishes on Earth and Beyond (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

JASON PODRABSKY

Lecture will be held in English

International Lifelong Learning Conference

Clinical Potential of MSC-EVs and Translational Challenges (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

BERND GIEBEL

Lecture will be held in English

Novel Insights in Ethylene-related Metabolism and its Role in Plant Stress (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

DOMINIQUE VAN DER STRAETEN

Lecture will be held in English

Open Day at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, on January 10, 2026

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, cordially invites those interested in studying in the 2025/2026 academic year to an open day, which will take place on Saturday, January 10, 2026.

Open Day at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, on January 12, 2026

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, cordially invites those interested in studying in the 2025/2026 academic year to an open day, which will take place on Monday, January 12, 2026.

CzecHopes

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

The largest conference in the Czech Republic, not only for high school students

In February 2026, we will once again be the main partner of the largest conference in the Czech Republic—not only for high school students!

Participants will gain new skills in natural sciences and information technology, and they’ll also have the opportunity to try activities like yoga.

The traditional ball of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

7:00 PM – 2:00 AM

We cordially invite all students, staff, supporters of the faculty, and other distinguished guests to the traditional ball of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. We will keep you informed about the details.