6 Oct 2021

Libor Grubhoffer becomes a member of the Scientific Board

Libor Grubhoffer, Director of the Biological Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) in České Budějovice, has been appointed as a new external member of the Scientific Board of the Masaryk University (MU) Faculty of Science. He was welcomed into office at the meeting of the Scientific Council on September 29 2021 by the Dean of the Faculty, Tomáš Kašparovský.

29 Sep 2021

Tree planting for Světluška (Firefly foundation)

Come to the forest, help restore the forests in the Czech Republic and help twice.

23 Sep 2021

A little big nanosatellite. GRBAlpha can pick up gamma-ray bursts, though it's a job for bigger machines.

Exactly six months ago, the GRBAlpha nanosatellite successfully detected gamma-ray bursts and mapped particles in low-Earth orbit. Czech scientists are also involved in its mission. Read more in iROZHLAS article (in Czech only).

22 Sep 2021

PhD Day 2021 at Faculty of Science MU

On September 16, 2021, PhD Day took place at Faculty of Science MU, so fresh PhD students and students considering PhD study get acquainted with various aspects of doctoral studies.

20 Sep 2021

Seeing the structure of our molecule for the first time was the biggest “wow” moment, says Vladimír Šindelář

Vladimír Šindelář studied at the University of Chemical Technology in Prague, where he obtained his PhD at the Department of Polymers. He completed postdoctoral internships at  Heriot-Watt University, Great Britain, and the University of Miami, USA. Since 2005 he has been working at our faculty.

16 Sep 2021

Discussion forum with candidates for dean

A discussion forum has been set up in IS for unmoderated discussion between the academic community of our faculty and the candidates for dean.

2nd call of Internal Grant Agency of Masaryk University (IGA MU) was published

The faculty deadline for submitting student grant applications is October 14.

9 Sep 2021

Even the common cold causes hefty economic losses, says virologist Pavel Plevka

Virology has a long tradition in Czech academia and Pavel Plevka is currently one of its most distinguished representatives. After many years spent abroad, he put down roots in CEITEC, a research institute in Brno that is part of Masaryk University. He studies tiny RNA viruses called picornaviruses that cause a range of conditions from encephalitis to the common cold – which, as it turns out, is not all that common: its economic impact is huge.