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20 Apr 2023

The Natural Sciences Association helps, but also knows how to have fun

Students from the Natural Sciences Association have been active over the early spring period organising a number of great events that everyone at the Faculty of Science can enjoy. After participating in organising the Faculty Ball in February, they tidied up the mess around campus in March and then prepared...

19 Apr 2023

Mapathon at the Department of Geography with record and media participation

On Wednesday, 29 March 2023, the Department of Geography hosted the traditional Mapathon. Students and the public map various locations (where more detailed maps are lacking) based on available satellite images as part of humanitarian aid. This time, the Mapathon mapped the town of Magaria in Niger for...

14 Apr 2023

Salty aerosols from polar ice destroy ozone. Their formation has been explained by scientists based in Brno

They are so miniature that they are invisible to the human eye and so light that they can float freely in the air. However, their impact on the weather, climate and atmosphere is very significant and they are responsible for, among other things, the destruction of ozone and the conversion of mercury...

14 Apr 2023

Respect all the way * at universities (for students)

The Students' Advisory Services (Rector's Office) invites students to an interactive workshop organized by the Konsent: Respect all the way * at universities (for students), which offers a basic insight into the topic of sexual harassment in the specific environment of Czech universities.

13 Apr 2023

New Information Security Policy at the SCI MUNI

From 1 April 2023, information security at the Faculty of Science is regulated by the new Dean's Directive No.1/2023 Information Security Policy. The document regulates access to data, software and hardware of the faculty as an employer. Let's look further at what all is related to the new...

4 Apr 2023

The expedition to Masaryk University’s Antarctic Station has fulfilled its goals and has now returned to the Czech Republic

All the scientific goals that the 23 members of this year’s Masaryk University (MU) expedition, who set off for Antarctica two months ago, have been fulfilled and the two expedition groups, the first of which operated from the J. G. Mendel Czech Science Station on James Ross Island, and the second at...

3 Apr 2023

Graduation ceremony

Updated. In March, we held graduation ceremonies for our successful graduates. We would like to congratulate the new doctors, masters, engineers and bachelors and wish them much professional and personal success!

30 Mar 2023

MjUNI students saw live bats and silkworm cocoons on campus

The Bohunice campus came alive on Saturday 25 March 2023 with lectures and workshops for the students of the Masaryk Junior University MjUNI and their parents. As part of the sixth teaching day, 250 participants aged 9-18 had the opportunity to try their hand at working in state-of-the-art laboratories...

28 Mar 2023

The GRBAlpha nanosatellite observed the most powerful cosmic explosion since the beginning of human civilisation

On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. The source was a gamma-ray burst (GRB), the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. The burst triggered detectors on...

28 Mar 2023

Education requires teamwork, with responsibility on both sides of the teacher’s desk, says Jan Böhm, biostatistics teacher.

Jan Böhm, from RECETOX, teaches students biostatistics, teamworking and how to undertake interdisciplinary studies. What do you wish for teachers on Teachers Day? Is it possible to teach relay programming? How did he win the Rector's Award for Outstanding Teachers? You can read about all this and more...

27 Mar 2023

Teaching means knowing − not only what to teach, but also how to offer experience, knowledge, ideas, how to encourage and support students, says Libuše Trnková

What message does she send to applicants to study teaching? What does teaching give her? In what ways is teaching a mission for her? On the occasion of Teachers' Day, we asked Libuše Trnková, who has been teaching at the faculty for 50 years.

24 Mar 2023

Inner satisfaction from teaching is great and gives meaning to life, says Jana Šmardová

Can you imagine your life without teaching? Why is it beautiful for her to impart knowledge and share her fascination for knowledge? On the occasion of Teachers' Day, we asked Jana Šmardová.