19 Feb

Success favors the prepared, says Martina Pavlová, director of FAVEA and a graduate of the Loschmidt Laboratories

Martina Pavlová is a successful graduate of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University. She currently works as the CEO of the Czech company FAVEA a.s., which with its hundred employees focuses on the development and production of food supplements.

15 Feb

Naturalists to suggest how to better protect migrating birds and bats from cars on roads.

Fatal collisions between animals and moving cars are becoming more and more frequent. Unfortunately, more than 10% of bird and bat populations die on the roads. Researchers from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University have now embarked on a project that could significantly change this disagreeable trend. The aim of the project is to create an electronic map of high risk areas and to design effective protective walls along the roads.

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. Congratulations!

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 with foreign trips. The course primarily focuses on language preparation for study stays or internships abroad, but it also welcomes students who have previously participated in an exchange or those who simply want to improve and practice their English skills.

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

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 language).

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.