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27 Jul 2023

Our scientists are studying how the temperature of watercourses is rising as the climate of southern Moravia gradually changes to Mediterranean

26 Jul 2023

Graduation ceremony

Updated. In mid-June, we hold another graduation ceremonies for our successful graduates. We would like to congratulate the new masters, engineers and bachelors and wish them much professional and personal success!

14 Jul 2023

Taller and thicker. Brno scientists have developed software to measure the proportions of Czech people. The clothing industry is interested in the findings.

A team of scientists from Masaryk University developed the software Adapt, or Anthropological Database of Body Proportions. It measures and records the body proportions of different population groups in the Czech Republic. The results are in the interest of the clothing and automotive industries and...

10 Jul 2023

Evidence from four continents: the planet's climate is changing radically

The world is facing the impacts of climate change. In addition to record heat waves, they are bringing rising global ocean temperatures, melting glaciers or changing the shape of hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme events. In today's episode of 5:59, Daniel Nývlt from our Faculty of Science talks...

4 Jul 2023

QUVIK – The first Czech space telescope

The QUVIK (Quick Ultra-Violet Kilonovae surveyor) satellite project aims to develop the first Czech space telescope optimised for the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. The telescope’s primary goal is to observe so-called kilonovae, which result from mergers of neutron stars. The observations will provide...

27 Jun 2023

New personalities in the management of four faculty departments

From July, ten departments at our faculty will be led by newly appointed male and female directors.

26 Jun 2023

President Petr Pavel appointed new professors

President Petr Pavel and Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Mikuláš Bek handed over appointment decrees to new professors, including Robert Vácha, who works at the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, the National Centre for Biomolecular Research (NCBR) and the Central European Institute of Technology...

23 Jun 2023

Brno Scientists Get Closer to the Future Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

A team of 23 scientists from Brno has come significantly closer to answering the question of how to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common cause of dementia and leads to gradual dependence on the daily help of another person. Experts from the Faculties of Science and Medicine...

20 Jun 2023

Scientists from Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science have been selected for Forbes magazine’s TOP Czech female scientists of 2023

Jana Klánová and Julie Dobrovolná, scientists at Masaryk University’s (MU) Faculty of Science, have been included in the prestigious selection of 23 most important Czech female scientists of 2023 compiled by Forbes magazine.

19 Jun 2023

Hemiparasitic plants help to maintain the lawns on the Bohunice University Campus

The lawns on the Bohunice University Campus are currently blooming in yellow and magenta colours. This is due to two hemiparasitic plants, Rhinanthus alectorolophus and Melampyrum arvense, which not only bloom beautifully but also reduce the growth of otherwise dominant grasses and other plants. Research...

16 Jun 2023

Several natural scientists from Masaryk University succeeded in the Research.com rankings

According to the Research.com rankings, which evaluate universities and their prominent experts, Masaryk University (MU) excels in the field of natural sciences, and especially in Physics or Environmental Sciences, both in comparison with other Czech universities and internationally. MU also holds an...

12 Jun 2023

MU astrophysicists inaugurate largest telescope in Moravia

AZ 800, a new university telescope, will be used mainly for teaching students of astrophysics and for astronomical observations. It is a joint project of the town of Ždánice and the Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics of the MU Faculty of Science.