27 Jul 2020

Rains benefit animals

This year, with its high rainfall, has witnessed the return of some particularly rare species, including the critically endangered tadpole shrimp that has now reappeared in field ponds of southern Moravia. The localities where tadpole shrimps and other critically endangered species have been found are being mapped by scientists from Masaryk University. For more information, see the report by Czech Television. (only in Czech).

27 Jul 2020

Personal data processing in connection with COVID-19 infection

This Measure sets forth the obligations of MU employees as well as the procedure for processing special categories of personal data of MU employees for the purpose of health protection of Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as “MU”) employees and students.

23 Jul 2020

ČT 24: Brno researchers use artificial intelligence to investigate thousands of possible anti-coronavirus drugs

Researchers from Brno have proposed several existing and approved drugs that could prevent the coronavirus binding to human cells. The drugs were identified while researching proteins using artificial intelligence, which also has the potential to identify new drug structures.

16 Jul 2020

The first astrophysicist to observe the cosmic web is coming to Brno

The universe has fascinated him since he was a child. He studies the influence of black holes on the evolution of galaxies, discovered an explosion that can only be beaten by the Big Bang and was the first to use X-ray telescopes to observe the fibres of the cosmic web. Now, the world-renowned astrophysicist Norbert Werner will be joining the space research centre at our faculty.

14 Jul 2020

Letter of the Dean to employees

In connection with the development of the epidemiological situation and the current form of government measures, the Dean's measure No. 2/2020 (Measures in connection with the epidemiological situation) and the Instruction No. 4/2020 (Instructions to students of the Faculty of Science, MU) are no longer in force.

13 Jul 2020

ICRC Academy – we’ll get you to the top of science

Lectures, excursions, seminars and internships. All this awaits you at the ICRC Academy if you are a student.

10 Jul 2020

The unique Žítková meadows

Our botanists are studying the flora of the Žítková meadows in the White Carpathians. With up to 50 plant species per square meter, including rare orchids, the meadows are recognised worldwide as unique in terms of number of species.

Fulbright Scholar Martin Toul: I was literally thrilled with protein engineering

Martin Toul graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University. He is continuing his Doctoral studies at the same faculty in the Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics program. He will now enrich his successful scientific career with a four-month research stay at the University of Texas in Austin (USA), for which he managed to obtain a prestigious Fulbright scholarship.