Current news

Scientists want to monitor gamma-ray bursts using a fleet of nanosatellites

Norbert Werner, the holder of the MUNI Award in Science and Humanities at Masaryk University, is the scientific coordinator of the mission, which began this morning with the launch of the Soyuz rocket.

15 Mar 2021

We don't know what else awaits us. That’s why it’s important to support quality basic research and be prepared

An interview with structural biologist Jaroslav Koča about what he gained from being at Masaryk University and how it will benefit him in his new role as chairman of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.

15 Mar 2021

New recording and streaming centre

At the end of 2020, a new recording and streaming centre was established at the internet club in the Kotlářská complex. Based on the needs of the individual faculty departments, its goal is simple - by providing high-quality (and up till now missing) facilities, it should first and foremost make distance...

11 Mar 2021

Do you know what face mask strap are?

The Department of Information and Communication Technologies (OIKT) and the Department of Anthropology (Faculty of Science MU), together with the Institute of Computer Science MU, the Faculty of Philosophy MU and other organisations, have been involved in the 3D printing of face mask straps.

11 Mar 2021

Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis

The Faculty of Science has been providing its employees with free vaccinations against tick-borne encephalitis for a long time. Vaccination takes place throughout the year and is provided by our contractual provider of occupational health services MUDr. Věra Přibylová.

10 Mar 2021

Kašparovský joins the leadership of RVŠ

The Dean of Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science, Tomáš Kašparovský, has become the Vice-Chairman for Science and Research of the University Council (RVŠ). He will focus on the implementation of the 17+ methodology, including its financial consequences, and the setting up of new EU operational...

9 Mar 2021

Ancestral sequence reconstruction using the FireProt ASR web server

Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction (ASR) is a technique used in the study of molecular evolution. In protein engineering, a field that seeks new proteins for use not only in medicine but also in biotechnology or other industrial applications, ASR is used to find unknown ancestral proteins from which the...

6 Mar 2021

Conversations about the universe - part 4

In the fourth part, we talk about the mission of Perseverance and other innovations in the exploration of the red planet, the black hole Cygnus X-1, which turned out to be significantly more massive than initially thought, and the main topic is the cosmic web or inventory of scales in space.

5 Mar 2021

Women in Science, Women at the Faculty of Science MU

In recent years, interest in positioning of women in science has been growing. Masaryk University, and therefore also our faculty, is currently collecting research data regarding  positioning of  women-scientists as employees.

5 Mar 2021

Central Library educates our postgraduates

In the 2020 winter semester, the Central Library of the Faculty of Science hosted a series of 12 workshops and seminars focusing on information handling, led by our librarians and external experts. The project, titled “Podpora doktorandských studentů v rozvoji informační gramotnosti a akademických...

4 Mar 2021

European Comission has assessed implementation of the HR Strategy for Researchers at MUNI SCI

We are pleased to announce that we have received a positive appraisal from the European Commission of the faculty's self-assessment after 2 years. The EU has evaluated our Internal Review and Revised Action Plan that are part of the implementation of the new personnel strategy at the Faculty of Science...

4 Mar 2021

Brno scientists participate in the discovery of a new mineral

Experts from the Department of Geological Sciences of the Faculty of Science MU participated in the discovery and description of a new mineral, which has been named dobšináite. From a mineralogical point of view, it is a new member of the roselite group. It has a dominant calcium content and its colour...