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24 May

First Phase of a Gender Equality Re-Audit at SCI MUNI: Individual and Group Interviews Successfully Conducted

In May 2024, we launched an analytical phase of the project "Introducing a Flexible Working Culture and a Support System for Parents on Maternity and Parental Leave into the Working Environment of the MU Faculty of Science" as part of the Employment Plus Operational Programme (OPZ+). This phase includes...

24 May

Dies academicus: Recognition of personalities who bring distinction to our faculty and the university

On the occasion of Dies academicus, the University honoured outstanding researchers and successful students, awarding its Gold and Silver medals to the laureates. The MU Rector's Award went to Peter Fabian, Daniel Pluskal, Július Vida and Domagoj Gajski. Congratulations to all the awardees!

23 May

Astronomers measure the rotation of a supermassive black hole for the first time

Astronomers have for the first time measured the rotation of a supermassive black hole using the wobbling of gaseous material from a disintegrated star. The results, obtained by an international team of scientists, offer a new way to study supermassive black holes and their evolution in the Universe....

22 May

Natural scientists presented Masaryk University at the STARMUS festival in Bratislava and welcomed great scientists also in Brno

Top science, but also a programme for the general public. Expert topics, but also space for fun and nice meetings. This is a brief summary of the STARMUS festival of science, music and art, which took place from 12 May to 17 May 2024 in Bratislava and in which the Faculty of Science of Masaryk university...

21 May

Barbora Rudzanová received the J. Michlová Prize from the Czech Learned Society for 2024

The Learned Society of the Czech Republic awarded Barbora Rudzanová from Masaryk university, RECETOX Centre of the Faculty of Science. It awarded her the Jiřina Michlová Prize for students of doctoral study programmes. The Medals for Merit for the Development of Science and awards to distinguished scientists,...

20 May

Scientists from MUNI look under the hood of bacterial evolution and bring bacteria closer to further use in modern technologies

Some microorganisms, such as lactic acid bacteria or yeasts, have been helping humans since time immemorial. Since the last century, they have helped humans as a kind of cellular factories to produce important medicines, some industrial chemicals, biofuels, food ingredients or promising new materials....

17 May

Astrophysicist Tereza Jeřábková wins MASH grant

Researcher Tereza Jeřábková has been awarded a MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (MASH) by the MU Grant Agency. Jeřábková has spent the last several years abroad. She is the first female recipient of a MASH grant. She will work on her research, which is focused on understanding how stars develop in...

13 May

Top scientists from the STARMUS festival will visit students in Brno

Prominent scientists and personalities of the STARMUS science, art and music festival, Joel Parker and Damia Barcelo, will visit Brno for a day as part of the festival programme. On Wednesday, 15 May 2024, two unique lectures will take place at the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University, introducing...

6 May

Physicists verified the existence of a phenomenon that will help in the chip production

Take an altermagnet, put it under an x-ray machine, change the polarizing filter and watch the material absorb the light. It sounds like an experiment from a physics class, but in fact it is a groundbreaking experiment that lead to a remarkable discovery by physicists from Masaryk University, the Czech...

1 May

Mathematician Otakar Borůvka was a gentleman of the old school, with an unbelievable memory

Read the interview about the life and work of Otakar Borůvka and the activities of the Society responsible for his legacy. Eduard Fuchs, who had been meeting with him for almost 30 years, reminisced about this mathematician.

25 Apr

Biochemist Thomas R. Cech and mathematician Peter W. Michor were awarded honorary doctorates from Masaryk University

Honorary doctorates were awarded, by decision of the Scientific Council of Masaryk University, to Professor Thomas Robert Cech, who made a significant contribution to the formation of the field of biological sciences; and Professor Peter Wolfram Michor, who made a significant contribution to the development...

25 Apr

Many native species of Czech flowering plants decline, while thermophilous and non-native species spread

A team of botanists has revealed significant changes in the distribution of species in the Czech flora. Their study, published in the international scientific journal Biological Conservation, analyzed the decline and increase of individual plant species in the Czech Republic since 1960.