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14 Feb

The Data Analytics study programme will help students acquire the habit of thinking mathematically and working with data in a sophisticated manner, says Jan Slovák

The new Data Analytics study programme is designed to help applicants who want to be successful in the field of data analysis. It is a hybrid programme, built on “learning by doing” closely connected with practice in the commercial sector. Why study Data Analytics at MUNI? What will cooperation bring...

14 Feb

Career Restart for female scientists from MU Faculty of Science

The Grant Agency of Masaryk University (GAMU) awarded four out of twelve Career Restart grants to female scientists from our faculty. Martina Dvořáčková, Flavia Landucci, Petra Kolísková and Anežka Sharma were awarded one of the most important grants to support the research work of women....

13 Feb

Erasmus preparation: A new English course for studying abroad

The Language Centre at the Faculty of Science is launching a new course, English for International Mobility and Erasmus (JAERA), starting from the spring semester of 2024. This initiative stems from the feedback of students themselves, who often express difficulties navigating the paperwork associated...

2 Feb

Astrophysicists discover that dust in galaxies affects their distance measurements in the Universe

Dust around galactic nuclei significantly affects the measurement of their distances in the Universe. This was discovered by a team of physicists led by Michal Zajaček from the Masaryk University in Brno, who analyzed ultraviolet and X-ray data from a set of 58 active galaxies.

1 Feb

Five personalities from the Faculty of Science receive MUNI medals

On January 31, 2024, in the Karel Engliš Great Hall at the MUNI Faculty of Law, MUNI medals were presented to five personalities from our faculty on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of Masaryk University.

1 Feb

Open Days at SCI MUNI attracted thousand of students

More than 1 000 students, not only final year students, visited the Open Days of the Faculty of Science of MU, which took place on Saturday 27 January and Tuesday 30 January at the University Campus in Bohunice and the Kotlářská campus. All our institutes opened the doors of their halls, lecture halls...

1 Feb

Watch the video from the launch of the English edition of Jana Šmardová’s book "What Tumors Teach Us"

The launch of the English edition of Jana Šmardová’s book What Tumors Teach Us – Parallels in Cell and Human Behavior took place in the refectory of the Mendel Museum 17. 1. 2024, as we informed here. You can watch the recording of the book launch, which was created by MUNI TV, here (in Czech...

29 Jan

How is biodiversity developing in running waters? Research undertaken by our hydrobiologists is providing answers

The diversity of species is one of the fundamental topics of research carried out at the Department of Botany and Zoology. In this article, we present their surprising results on the biodiversity of running waters at both Czech and European scales.

26 Jan

Scientists have discovered the essence of nanoluciferase, now it can shine more brightly

Research into the luminescent enzyme nanoluciferase, being carried out by experts from Brno’s Masaryk University and the International Centre for Clinical Research (ICRC), opens new possibilities for its use in the fields of drug testing and tumour research.

25 Jan

Teachers let us do practical tasks, praises Serbian student

Serbian student Tijana Joksić visited Brno for the first time when she came to see her boyfriend who had moved to work for a local IT company. She was so impressed by the student city, its architecture, and the modern facilities of Masaryk University that she immediately started looking if the university...

24 Jan

A multi-layered personality, Jana Šmardová. Jana’s book, ‘What Tumours Teach Us’, has now been published in English

On January 17, 2024, the English edition of the book ‘What Tumors Teach Us: Parallels in the Behaviour of Cells and People’ by Jana Šmardová († August 31, 2023) was launched. In this article, you will also learn that the teaching of her course, ‘Tumor Biology for Everyone − or Cell Philosophy’, continues...

24 Jan

Results of the MUNI Faculty of Science Questionnaire Survey conducted in October 2023

In connection with an important milestone in the implementation of the Faculty HR strategy - the Renewal of the HR Excellence in Research Award, which the Faculty is expecting in 2024, we addressed the employees of the Faculty with a request to fill in an anonymous online questionnaire. You can now have...