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02/2022
18 May 2022, 13:54
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Newsletter for employees
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On Tuesday, January 26 2022, with the participation of the Director of St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno (FNUSA-ICRC), Vlastimil Vajdák, the Dean of the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University (PřF MU), Tomáš Kašparovský, and the Director of the International Centre for Clinical Research at FNUSA-ICRC, Irena Rektorová, signed a cooperation agreement.
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Assistance to Ukrainian students
The MU Faculty of Science opens a special admissions procedure for Bachelor’s and follow-up master’s studies for applicants with Ukrainian citizenship or permanent residence in Ukraine. Applications can be submitted from April 15 to May 21 2022.
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Interview
Head of the Czech Antarctic Research Programme. Daniel Nývlt leads the Department of Geography’s Polar-Geo-Lab scientific group at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science. For the past twenty years, he has been undertaking intensive research in the Antarctic and Arctic, regions that he has visited many times in person.
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The medal for extraordinary creative achievement has been awarded to Jana Šmardová for her new book ‘What Tumours Teach Us - Parallels in the Behaviour of Cells and Humans’. The award was presented by Dean Tomáš Kašparovský during the recent meeting of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Science.
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Newly appointed professors receive their appointment decrees
In the Karolina Grand Hall of Charles University, the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Petr Gazdík, handed over appointment decrees to our new professors, including the Dean of our faculty Tomáš Kašparovský, the Director of the Department of Geography SCI MUNI Petr Kubíček and Štěpánka Vaňáčová. Congratulations!
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On 30 March 2022, the Scientific Board of the MU Faculty of Science met for the first time in a new composition. To the delight of Dean Tomáš Kašparovský, twelve new members accepted the invitation, including the Rector of the University of Defence in Brno, Zuzana Kročová, the Rector of Mendel University, Jan Mareš, and the member of the Research, Development and Innovation Council (Government of the Czech Republic) Jitka Ulrichová.
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On the staircase of the Dean's Office at Kotlářská Campus, you can see an exhibition of 15 posters, which represent in pictures and words the transformation of the first ever campus of our faculty. The exhibition presents selected photographs from the Masaryk University Archives. They served as a guide for the well-known Brno photographer Libor Teplý, who used a plate camera to photograph the current appearance of the places in the historical photos from the same point of view. The transformation of the place is thus clearly visible, whether it is the modernization of the roadways, the blanking of chimneys, the stopping of building gaps, and the growth of vegetation.
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Science with the sense for Mendel
Welcome to our series of articles Mendel, the Man. The Faculty of Science of Masaryk University wants to contribute to the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel, which we commemorate in 2022.
We would like to introduce Mendel as a person, personality and character. The series therefore begins with seven texts by Professor Jiřina Relichová, in which the author presents a personal portrait of Mendel based on his personal correspondence, the memories of his loved ones, and a biography and poetry written by himself.
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A meeting of experts on the dynamics and physics of black holes and star formation in galactic nuclei will be hosted by the Brno Observatory and Planetarium at the beginning of June. During the three-day workshop, experts will also discuss developments in instrumentation, including the infrared James Webb Infrared Telescope and the new IXPE X-ray probe with a polarimeter, The meeting, entitled CPB meeting 2022, has been organised by the High Energy Astrophysics Group of the Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University (MU), in cooperation with the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the University of Cologne. A detailed workshop program is available at here.
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Mendel 200
International Pea Cook Book
Peas are not only a plant on which the foundations of heredity were discovered but also a tasty crop. And as the saying goes, love passes through the stomach. We have many nationalities at the University, and each cuisine has something specific. What do you cook with peas?
Share your recipes with us and show a piece of your region, homeland!
Please, send the recipe, ingredients, and procedure to hrach@sci.muni.cz. If you have a photo of the dish, we will be happy.
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On the first Friday in April, the Central Library of the Faculty of Science hosted A Night with Andersen, a worldwide library event to promote children's reading. This year was its 22nd year, but the library joined the event for the first time after it had been cancelled twice in the previous years.
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Interview
Petr Liška joined the Faculty of Science MU Mathematics and Physics Department in 2004, with a focus on education. However, when he realised that he had not been adequately trained in triple integrals and partial equations in secondary school, he switched to Mathematics and Descriptive Geometry. He successfully completed his studies in 2010 and started his Doctoral studies in Mathematical Analysis, where, under the guidance of Prof. Zuzana Došlá, he devoted himself to the qualitative theory of differential equations. He has been teaching at Masaryk University since 2007, and he has been a lecturer at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics since 2020. In his lectures, students really appreciate his empathy, flexibility and human approach, which helps them understand even the most demanding and less popular mathematical areas.
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Science and Research
Representatives of the European Commission, its agencies, and national ministries for research, health, and environment met in Paris to launch the PARC project - Partnership for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals. This European partnership has begun after two years of preparation and is supported by the Horizon Europe Framework program (2021-2027) with a grant of €400 million.
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Science and Research
Lucie Ráčková: Studying isolation and stress in Antarctica. Next stop, space?
Ph.D. student Lucie Ráčková, working at the Environmental Physiology research group, RECETOX, studies the relationship between isolation and acute and chronic stress. As a polar expedition member to the J.G. Mendel Station on James Ross Island, Antarctica, she investigated how polar explorers perceive separation from their daily lives and whether they feel stressed. Read more to find out why stress in Antarctica matters, what life is like on a polar station, and what is ahead of Lucie.
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HR Award News at MUNI SCI
During April and May 2022, as part of the implementation of the faculty action plan of the HR Award project, we have organised three English workshops for Early Stage Researchers of the Faculty of Science of MU.
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From May, the faculty will be introducing new promotional materials, including a new T-shirt in the faculty’s green colour with the inscription ‘MUNI SCITEM PRO VĚDU’, i.e. ‘MUNI WITH THE SENSE FOR SCIENCE’, complemented with graphics related to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel. The design is based on the new concept of ‘MUNI SCITEM PRO…’, I.E. ‘MUNI WITH THE SENSE FOR…’, which connects the MUNI SCI brand with the main topics of the faculty.
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Ongoing Competitions and Awards
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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Mon 2 May – Thu 30 Jun 2022
Central Library of Faculty of Science, groundfloor
This year, the Botanical Garden at Kotlářská street is celebrating 100 years of its existence. For this anniversary, garden has prepared an exhibition full of interesting historical photographs and information describing the foundation and development of the garden to this day.
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Sun 15 – Mon 30 May 2022
The greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, Brno
Exhibition of illustrations and pictures by Barbora Brůnová. Barbora Brůnová is an illustrator and comic book artist, she specializes in book and advertising illustration.
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Wed 18 May 2022
University Campus Bohunice, Kamenice 5, Brno – building D36, room 209
Come and learn about the magical properties and abilities of plants!
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Thu 19 May 2022
University Campus Bohunice
Let's spend a day full of sport and fun together, which will surely come in handy for many of us. After a long time, we can finally meet. Come and have fun or recharge your batteries before the upcoming exam period.
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Thu 19 May 2022
Traditional celebratory meeting of the academic community where awards will be given by the rector of Masaryk University will take place on May 19 at 10 a.m. at the auditorium of the Faculty of Law, Veveří 70, Brno.
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Thu 19 May 2022
University Campus Bohunice
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Jayakrishnan (JK) Nandakumar, Ph.D.
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Fri 20 – Sun 29 May 2022
Botanical garden
Sales exhibition of carnivorous plants organized under the leadership of Miroslav Srba. Many original species and hybrids of carnivorous plants will be on display at the exhibition. Experienced growers will advise how to grow these wonderful plants.
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Mon 23 – Thu 26 May 2022
University Campus Bohunice
Speaker: Prof. Tomáš Helikar, University of Nebraska, USA
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Mon 23 – Wed 25 May 2022
Develop your understanding of the MSCA-PF and its specific grant writing style, and prepare the first texts of your proposal under experienced guidance!
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Wed 25 May 2022
AZV 2023 - internal seminar for MU project support
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Fri 27 May 2022
Project support meeting at MU - internal event
Brno, Komenského náměstí 2, room 300
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Wed 1 – Fri 3 Jun 2022
Brno Observatory and Planetarium
Experts on stars and supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei will meet in Brno
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Wed 1 Jun – Fri 30 Sep 2022
Botanical garden
Already the fifth year of the exhibition of sculptural works by students of the AS1 studio of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology. The works are created under the direction of prof. Michal Gabriel and Tomáš Medek. The statues are located in the garden, which is freely accessible free of charge.
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Wed 1 Jun 2022
REGON - June 2022: Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU
Brno, Komenského náměstí 2, room 300, Zoom Meeting Room
Thematic priorities for the upcoming Czech Presidency of the EU Council in the field of research, development and innovation.
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Wed 1 Jun 2022
University Campus Bohunice, Kamenice 5, Brno–Bohunice, building D29, room 252 (RCX1)
The lecture will be held by associate professor Stanislav Daniš from Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University.
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Wed 29 Jun 2022
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The editorial deadline for the next employee newsletter is June 12, 2022. Please send your articles in Czech and English to pr@sci.muni.cz and we will be happy to publish them.
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