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18 Nov

Antarctica has a kind of stark beauty and romance

Turkish professor Burcu Özsoy, known for her expertise in polar research and remote sensing, was recently invited to Brno to participate in a Faculty of Science conference focused on leadership issues

18 Nov

Dean’s speech on November 17, 2025, at Vyšehrad

On 17 November, International Students’ Day and the Day commemorating the Fight for Freedom and Democracy, the Chairman of the Council of Higher Education Institutions and Dean of our faculty gave a speech at Vyšehrad. In his speech, he emphasised the importance of academic freedom, a culture of dialogue...

18 Nov

Deans of Science Faculties Discussed Funding and Support for Doctoral Studies

Members of the Association of Deans of Science Faculties met on 29 and 30 October 2025 at Masaryk University. The first day of the meeting took place at the University Campus Bohunice, and the second day continued at the Kotlářská campus. The discussions focused on current topics related to university...

13 Nov

Meeting of the International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) at the Faculty of Science

On November 6, 2025, a meeting of the International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) was held at the Faculty of Science, attended by faculty management, the directors of the faculty's departments and representatives of doctoral boards .

13 Nov

Professor Jana Šmardová’s audiobook has been officially launched

On Friday, October 31, 2025, the Mendel Museum hosted the launch of the audiobook What Tumors Teach Us (Co nás učí nádory). The event marked the culmination of Professor Jan Šmarda’s year-long project to spread the legacy of his wife, the renowned biologist and educator Professor Jana Šmardová.

11 Nov

17th Session of the AS SCI MUNI for the Term of Office 2023-2026

which took place from 3:00 pm on Monday, 10th November 2025 in Dean's office meeting room (1/2010) in building 1 of Kotlářská campus.

10 Nov

Tomáš Fiala from the Department of Chemistry has been awarded the prestigious Junior Star grant

The Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR) has announced the results of the Junior Star 2025 competition, which supports exceptionally talented early-career researchers at the beginning of their independent scientific careers. Next year, 18 projects from various scientific fields will receive funding.

10 Nov

Sixth annual Mendel Days: fire takes center stage

This time, the program commemorated not only the father of genetics, but also the importance of fire for humans, nature, technological development, and art.

10 Nov

Vice-Rector for Science and Research honored excellent doctoral students

On Thursday, November 6, 36 doctoral students and their supervisors or consultants received the Vice-Rector for Research Award for excellent results in doctoral studies at Masaryk University. Ten doctoral students and their supervisors from our faculty were honored – we congratulate them all!

5 Nov

Minister of Education honors four experts from Masaryk University

Ladislav Bartoš, Milan Chytrý, Richard Štefl, and Robert Vácha received awards from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. They accepted their awards on Tuesday, November 4, at the Liechtenstein Palace in Prague.

4 Nov

Taiwanese professors gave presentations on interesting microelectronics phenomena at Masaryk University’s Department of Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

On October 29, 2025, the Department of Chemistry at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science welcomed a delegation of prominent experts and students from Taiwan as part of an international cooperation project between Taiwanese and Czech universities (project leaders Prof. Sinn-wen Chen, Prof. Chih-Ming...

4 Nov

Professor Emeritus Pavel Prošek, internationally renowned physical geographer and climatologist, has passed away

With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc., an internationally renowned physical geographer and climatologist whose life and work left an indelible mark on Czech and global science.