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19 Jun 2023

Hemiparasitic plants help to maintain the lawns on the Bohunice University Campus

The lawns on the Bohunice University Campus are currently blooming in yellow and magenta colours. This is due to two hemiparasitic plants, Rhinanthus alectorolophus and Melampyrum arvense, which not only bloom beautifully but also reduce the growth of otherwise dominant grasses and other plants. Research...

16 Jun 2023

Several natural scientists from Masaryk University succeeded in the Research.com rankings

According to the Research.com rankings, which evaluate universities and their prominent experts, Masaryk University (MU) excels in the field of natural sciences, and especially in Physics or Environmental Sciences, both in comparison with other Czech universities and internationally. MU also holds an...

12 Jun 2023

MU astrophysicists inaugurate largest telescope in Moravia

AZ 800, a new university telescope, will be used mainly for teaching students of astrophysics and for astronomical observations. It is a joint project of the town of Ždánice and the Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics of the MU Faculty of Science.

7 Jun 2023

Dean’s Awards 2023

Dean Tomáš Kašparovský has presented awards to the best students of the MU Faculty of Science. This year’s Dean’s Awards were presented to a total of nine laureates in the Best Student category in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme, and to eleven promising scientists in the Best Student category...

6 Jun 2023

CRYTUR Prize 2023

CRYTUR, spol. s r.o. in cooperation with CareerMarket.cz announces a competition for the best diploma thesis in material sciences. The aim of the competition is to reward the authors of the best theses with a focus on material sciences, thus encouraging their efforts to apply the acquired knowledge in...

5 Jun 2023

Mary Kate O'Regan: The HR Excellence in Research Award Is a Valuable Tool that Enables Institutions to Implement Innovative and Creative People Care Processes

Mary Kate O'Regan leads the successful HR Excellence in Research programme for the University College Cork and acts as Lead Assessor for the European Commission in HR Excellence in Research. Mary Kate is also a Principal Investigator on the Horizon Europe funded project CARDEA, focusing on the Role of...

Support our video The Secret of the Drying Stream in the Czech Polymath competition

In a short video, Petr Pařil reveals the secrets of a hydrobiologist's work in the period when watercourses are drying up. He also introduces you to the DryRivers app, with which you too can map drying streams.

30 May 2023

Faculty of Science MU Prepared HR Award Renewal Workshop

A workshop with useful tips and recommendations to prepare for the Renewal of the HR Excellence in Research Award was organized at the Faculty of Science MU by the HR Award Office. The main guest and speaker was Mary Kate O'Regan from University College Cork, Ireland.

30 May 2023

Martin Toul: MUNI Mendel Doctorandus is an opportunity to move and develop

The first of the fabled first swallows to graduate from the MUNI Mendel Doctorandus (MMD) programme was a student of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University, RNDr. Martin Toul, Ph.D. Martin completed the program, fulfilled all the requirements and defended his dissertation in the European Doctorate...

22 May 2023

25th meeting of the AS of the Faculty of Science in the term of office 2020-2023

which was held on May 22nd, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. in the meeting room B17/432 in the Bohunice campus.

22 May 2023

Ten interdisciplinary lectures under the auspices of the Life Science Seminar

As the spring semester slowly comes to an end, we would like to look back and sum up the last semester as part of the Life Science Seminar Series.

18 May 2023

Dies academicus: Awards for outstanding scientists and successful students affiliated with our faculty

Today, the Karel Engliš Great Hall at the MU Faculty of Law hosted the Dies Ademicus Assembly of the Academic Community associated with the presentation of the Masaryk University Rector's Awards. The MU Silver Medal was awarded to Ludvík Kunz, the MU Rector's Award to Pavel Plevka, Martin Toul and Barbara...