24 Oct 2023

With the help of bioengineering, we can process waste and turn it into substances of higher value, such as bioplastics

Our goal is to modify the metabolism of microorganisms so that they can produce useful substances, such as bioplastics, biofuels or biopharmaceuticals. Read more in the interview with Pavel Dvořák.

23 Oct 2023

New brochure presents the Faculty as an attractive and modern institution

At the beginning of the semester, a new brochure was published, providing comprehensive information about the Faculty and its departments both in the Czech and English versions.

20 Oct 2023

In his role as Director of the Department of Chemistry, Petr Táborský’s aim is to create a forward-looking team that will be both competitive and respected throughout Europe

Openness and a close connection between quality teaching and excellent science are important to him. You can read more about this chemist, who studies luminescence methods, in the summary below.

18 Oct 2023

As head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Petr Hasil wants to strengthen the importance of Brno mathematics on a global scale.

At the Department, he would like to strengthen the level of communication between disciplines, as well as between academics and students. You can read more about this mathematician, whose main scientific interest is equations, in the summary below.

18 Oct 2023

Nanoluciferase research at Masaryk University brought the high school student the Young Czech Mind Award

Tereza Šustrová won the prestigious Young Czech Mind award for talented youth in the category GENUS “Nature around us”. A student at Brno grammar school, Tereza, who has been studying the structural and biochemical analysis of nanoluciferase, carried out her research in Masaryk University’s laboratories as part of her secondary school vocational activity (SOČ). In June, her work won her the national SOČ competition under the category Molecular Biology.

17 Oct 2023

As Director of the Department of Geological Sciences, Jan Cempírek wants to increase the Department's involvement in international projects.

J. Cempírek wants to maintain a friendly working environment at the department, in an atmosphere of mutual respect. You can read more about this geologist, whose research is closely related to deposits of technologically key elements, in the summary below.

16 Oct 2023

As Director of the Department of Experimental Biology, Vítězslav Bryja wants to strengthen the international prestige of both the Department and the faculty.

In his new role, V. Bryja plans to further improve communication and infrastructure sharing across the biomedical sciences on campus. You can read more about this biologist, whose research includes cell signalling, in the summary below.

12 Oct 2023

The Faculty of Science revealed its secrets during the Night of Scientists

The hidden secrets in nature and mathematics attracted crowds of young and old visitors to both campuses of the MU Faculty of Science as part of the Night of Scientists. On Friday, October 6 2023, more than 5,000 children, parents and senior citizens took advantage of this popular annual event and filled both our campuses, at Kotlářská and at the Bohunice University Campus from 6 p.m. to midnight.