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11 Oct 2023

Scientists have observed the Galactic Center for the first time thanks to the JWST

An international team of scientists, including astrophysicist Michal Zajaček from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University, has identified a young stellar cluster in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole Sgr A* at the center of our Galaxy. Scientists were surprised by the age of observed...

10 Oct 2023

The Academic Senate elected new board

On 6 October 2023, the Academic Senate of the MU Faculty of Science (AS SCI MUNI) met for the first time in a new composition. The main item of the constituent meeting was the election of new board: Professor Vít Kudrle was elected Chairman of the AS SCI MUNI, Professor Jan Slovák became the Chairman...

8 Oct 2023

The First Constituent Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which met on October 6 and 7, 2023, adopted findings and resolutions.

4 Oct 2023

Mathematician Iva Dřímalová received the Rector's Award for Outstanding Teachers

The Rector's Award for Excellence in Teaching was awarded to internal teachers of Masaryk University. In the field of natural sciences and medicine, Iva Dřímalová from the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University received this recognition in the form of...

3 Oct 2023

The Faculty of Science's employee Evaluation Left a Strong Impression at the Resilience & Leadership in Academia Symposium

In September, an international symposium focused on leadership in an academic environment took place in Prague. At this event, the following experts had the opportunity to present their perspectives: Gergely Kováts from Corvinus University Budapest, Daniela Pauknerová from the University of Economics,...

29 Sep 2023

Invitation to the First Constituent Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026.

which will take place from 1:30 pm on 6th October 2023 until 11:00 am on Saturday, 7th October 2023 at Křtiny Castle.

27 Sep 2023

Open Day of the Brno Living Lab

The RECETOX Centre has studied the relationship between humans and the environment for 40 years. The celebration of this event, which will take place throughout the autumn and summer semesters of 2023/2024, began on 21 September with the opening of an exhibition presenting the history of the Centre....

26 Sep 2023

QUVIK will become the first Czech space telescope Astrophysicists from Masaryk University lead the scientific part of the project.

Green light has been given to QUVIK (Quick Ultra-Violet Kilonovae Surveyor), which will become the first Czech space telescope. The scientific part of the project will be managed by astrophysicists from Masaryk University. Experts from the Czech Ministry of Transport and the European Space Agency (ESA)...

26 Sep 2023

The Garden Party at Kotlářská attracted 350 visitors, with students, employees and winners of the new Masaryk University Faculty of Science Award all enjoying the informal meeting.

The traditional Garden Party at Kotlářská, with which the Masaryk University (MU) Faculty of Science officially starts the new academic year, took place on Monday, September 18, 2023, on the faculty’s premises at Kotlářská. There, 350 visitors from the ranks of students, employees and invited guests...

25 Sep 2023

This year, thanks to our natural scientists, the Science and Technology Festival went green

This year, green tents, green balloons and dozens of smiling natural scientists in green T-shirts “painted” the Brno Science and Technology Festival, which took place on September 8-10 in and around Pavilion A of the Brno Exhibition Centre, green. Over the course of three days, more than a hundred students...

25 Sep 2023

Outstanding alumni and teachers have received the Masaryk University Faculty of Science Award. Collaborating schools and institutions also received awards.

The Masaryk University (MU) Faculty of Science Awards for 2023 were presented to 13 personalities. Excellent teachers of natural sciences and mathematics, faculty graduates and cooperating schools and institutions were all awarded on the basis of nominations from the various Faculty of Science Departments....

22 Sep 2023

A young microbiologist from Masaryk University impressed NATO experts with her research on the decomposition of waste plant biomass

NATO Science and Technology Board (NATO STB) awarded the prestigious Early Career Scientist Event 2023 Award for best presentation to Barbora Hrnčířová, a student of the doctoral study program at the Faculty of Science, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Microbiology.