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8 Oct

Researchers’ Night Attracted Nearly 3,600 Visitors to the Faculty of Science

On Friday, September 25, our faculty participated in Researchers’ Night, and its program at both campuses attracted a total of 3,594 visitors. A total of 1,510 people visited the Kotlářská campus and 2,084 visited the campus in Bohunice, marking the highest attendance of all Masaryk University locations,...

7 Oct

Scientists discover two spider species not previously recorded in Czechia in South Moravia

Two spider species that had never previously been recorded in the Czech Republic have been discovered by scientists monitoring wetlands in South Moravia. The jumping spider Attulus inexpectus was found at the Trkmanec–Rybníčky salt marsh near Rakvice, while the rare cobweb spider Crustulina sticta was...

6 Oct

Launch your research career abroad with the Experientia Foundation

Would you like to travel to your dream workplace with your own research project and kick-start your scientific career abroad? The Experientia Foundation is now accepting applications for the 15th edition of its competition for scholarships for overseas placements for young scientists aged 35 and under...

6 Oct

The restored ponds in the botanical garden are now home to aquatic and wetland plants

A new collection of aquatic and wetland plants is taking shape in the Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University. With support from the KoMUNItní Fund, the ponds are now home to dozens of common, endangered and exotic species.

6 Oct

We started out as nine students and had a very individual approach to education, says student about the new english-taught programme

Albert Schwanzer has completed the first year of the new Biology and Biochemistry programme at the Faculty of Science. “I think it is a unique programme by Czech standards,” he says. In the interview, he describes what his first year at university was like, the advantages of studying in English, and...

5 Oct

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5 Oct

Vladislav Ilík, a graduate of Ecological and Evolutionary Biology who studies parasites and potential treatments

“What I enjoy most about science is that you can constantly make new discoveries,” says Vladislav Ilík, who is currently conducting research on parasites. In this interview, he describes his path to the field and how his research might one day be put to use.

5 Oct

Proposed changes in SCI MUNI statute - 30 Sep 2026

will seek approval at Academic senate meeting on Monday, 19th October 2026

2 Oct

Go for it – it’s worth it.” Two students and one graduate from the Faculty of Science succeed in prestigious European Southern Observatory programmes

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is one of the world’s leading astronomical organisations. Three students from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University have managed to succeed in its highly competitive international environment: master’s graduate Adriana Zacharová, PhD student Daniel Jadlovský...

1 Oct

Jakub Harnoš, an inspiring journey of a scientist seeking answers to the causes of developmental disorders.

Scientific careers often look carefully planned from the outside. But real life is usually much less straightforward. Jakub Harnoš is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, and the head of the Harnoš Lab. But when he returned to Brno after less than two years as a postdoctoral...

30 Sep

Masaryk University has begun the new academic year with its sights set on the future

What is the role of universities in a rapidly changing world, what lies ahead for Masaryk University in the new academic year, and how important are the people who make up the university to its success? These were among the topics discussed at the Opening Ceremony for the 2026/2027 academic year, which...

29 Sep

People have praised the new fence around the botanical garden

The botanical garden of the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University has won an award in the ‘Má vlast cestami proměn’ competition. In mid-September, representatives of Masaryk University accepted the award in the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.