Current news

18 Feb 2022

Researchers have discovered new properties of the protein involved in metastasis

Another important piece in the mosaic of knowledge about the development and prognosis of breast cancer has been added by a team of scientists from the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute and the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University (MU), along with their long-term partners in France and...

17 Feb 2022

On 21 February, MU traffic-light system to turn green

As of Monday, 21 February, MU will move to a lower risk level, the green level . MU buildings will remain open for students, employees, and the public. Mandatory blanket testing of MU employees will end on Friday, 18 February. Studentsandemployeeswill still be obliged to promptly report a positive SARS-CoV-2...

17 Feb 2022

Experiments are fundamental to science and fun

16 Feb 2022

Jakub se narodil téměř hluchý: Přesto studuje vysokou školu a pomáhal po tornádu na Moravě

Jakub studies at the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno, plays competitive floorball and has scientific ambitions, after school he would like to go on an expedition to Antarctica. After a devastating tornado swept through south Moravia, he didn't hesitate to go and help. It seems like the...

14 Feb 2022

IT Equipment loan for students in need

The Faculty of Science has been provided with 14 laptops, 25 tablets, 22 graphics tablets, 9 headphones with a microphone and webcams with a microphone from a MU project to support online education. Offered IT equipment is intended for students in need and will be provided as a loan.

9 Feb 2022

Spring 2022 semester

The Spring 22 instructions will be held in person. Persons with signs of respiratory disease are not allowed to enter MU buildings. Teachers/lecturers have the right to expel any student displaying signs of respiratory illness. Respirators must be worn inside MU buildings, including theoretical and practical...

7 Feb 2022

Forbes 30 under 30: Stanislav Drápela

Our graduate, Stanislav Drápela, who graduated from the PhD program in Animal Physiology, Immunology and Developmental Biology at the Department of Experimental Biology, has made the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2022. Congratulations! (The Forbes article is available only in Czech).

3 Feb 2022

From studies at RECETOX to dream job in Düsseldorf, Germany

31 Jan 2022

Polar Research in Hyde Park Civilization

In Saturday's Hyde Park Civilization, Daniel Nývlt, who works at our Department of Geography and heads the Czech Antarctic Research Programme, talked about the South Pole, the Antarctic station, Czech research and the transformation of the coldest continent. Filip Hrbáček, the leader of this year's expedition,...

27 Jan 2022

Martin Černohorský received Brno City Prize

Fifteen personalities were awarded the Brno City Prize for 2021. One of the awardees is Martin Černohorský, emeritus professor of the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at our faculty.

26 Jan 2022

Are you thirty years old and from Znojmo? Scientists will examine you in one morning

Asthma, allergies, and other diseases that can be caused by stress during pregnancy are in the sights of scientists from Masaryk University in Brno. They need volunteers from Znojmo for their research. Thousands of families have been involved in the past. Read more in the Znojemský deník (available in...

26 Jan 2022

Czech chemist reaches out to solve major clean energy problem

Our graduate Tomáš Slanina has received a prestigious ERC grant for his team to research the storage of solar energy in chemical bonds. Read more in the article on SeznamZpravy.cz (available in Czech only).