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23 Apr

Creating a good environment for studying and working at the faculty requires a systematic approach, says Vice-Dean Zachovalová

Kateřina Zachovalová has recently taken up the position of Vice-Dean for Social Affairs and Sustainability. In her view, this broad agenda needs to be understood in context: “How support for students and staff affects their performance, how new technologies are changing education, or how cooperation...

22 Apr

Živa Journal Awards for 2025 Presented

Kristina Svobodová from the Department of Botany and Zoology was awarded the Jan Suda Prize (for authors aged 26–30). Her study shows that even a small amount of retained fallen deadwood can significantly increase the species diversity of land snails in managed spruce forests and bring these environments...

22 Apr

Announcement of elections to the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University

for the term of office 2026–2029, including the schedule of tasks and deadlines

21 Apr

Faculty of Science strengthens international cooperation in Antarctica and space research

As part of a business delegation to Chile led by President Petr Pavel, the dean of the Faculty of Science, Luděk Bláha, signed two documents aimed at strengthening and expanding international cooperation.

21 Apr

Memorandum of Understanding Opens New Opportunities for Cooperation

As part of a business mission program with President Petr Pavel, a general Memorandum of Understanding was signed during an official state dinner between the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) and the Czech Antarctic Research Programme (CARP), coordinated by the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University....

20 Apr

The Faculty of Science joins the development of the ANDES spectrograph for the world’s largest optical telescope

The Faculty of Science is gaining the opportunity to participate in the cutting-edge ANDES spectrograph, which will be installed on the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile. The initiative to join the international project is led by the Astronomical...

17 Apr

How to strengthen science at the faculty? Vice-Dean Kohoutek outlines his vision and plans

Jiří Kohoutek will serve as Vice-Dean for Research over the next four years. “In my view, science isn’t just about results and publications—it’s also about the environment, which should above all be stable, supportive, and inspiring,” he says in the interview. Closer coordination of project support between...

17 Apr

Invitation to 22nd Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which will take place from 3:00 pm on Monday, 27th April 2026 in Dean's office meeting room (B17/432) in Bohunice campus.

15 Apr

The future of our faculty rests on partnership, quality and openness

After two terms as Dean, he remains in the faculty’s leadership as Vice-Dean for Development and Quality, building on his experience of managing the faculty. In this interview, he describes how he intends to strengthen the faculty’s position in both the academic and applied spheres, why it is crucial...

13 Apr

Fulbright Programme Scholarships for Students, Researchers and Lecturers staying in the USA over the 2027–2028 academic year

Applications for all 2027/2028 academic year programmes listed below will open on April 1, 2026.

13 Apr

MUNI DAY will once again bring the university together. It features 50 events throughout the day

Exactly one month from now, the largest university-wide sports and social gathering for students and staff at Masaryk University—MUNI DAY—will kick off. The fourth annual event will take place on Wednesday, May 13, at the Bohunice University Campus.

13 Apr

Our teachers’ main issue is that they’re heavily overloaded, says Vice-Dean Dvořák

Pavel Dvořák has been working at the Faculty of Science since the beginning of February as Vice-Dean for Education Development. “I’d like to ease the burden on teachers. Efficiency could be improved by adjusting the structure of courses, especially electives with very small enrolments,” he says. In the...