Current news

26 Aug 2021

The origins and present of volcanology in Dobré ráno

Watch Dobré ráno (Good Morning) broadcasting on ČT, which commemorates the anniversary of the devastating explosion of the Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD. Here, geologist Antonín Přichystal from our faculty engagingly describes the power of Vesuvius and talks about the origins and present of volcanology....

24 Aug 2021

Echo24: On dormitories only with vaccination or test

"We have been prepared for this option thanks to our university and its system since the spring, so this is nothing new," says university spokesperson Pavel Žára. Read the full article on Echo24.cz (available in Czech only).

16 Aug 2021

Nanosatellite from Brno astrophysicist detects the world's first gamma rays

The small satellite, assembled by an international team led by astrophysicist Norbert Werner from the MU Faculty of Science and carried into Earth orbit by a Soyuz 2 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in March, is "celebrating" a global success. (IDNES.cz article available in Czech only.)

The Election of a New Dean

The candidate for the next Dean of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University (MU) will be elected by the Faculty of Science’s Academic Senate at a meeting to be held at 3 pm on October 18, 2021 (venue to be specified).  Tomáš Kašparovský ,  the current Dean of the Faculty of Science, and  Karel...

6 Aug 2021

Masaryk University is researching the health of firefighters. Scientists will give them recommendations on how to improve prevention

The work of frontline firefighters is demanding, and they are exposed to a range of chemicals used in fire and accident response, or hazardous substances produced during fires, compared to the general population. Our RECETOX scientists are investigating what firefighters are exposed to and how it affects...

5 Aug 2021

Conversations about the universe - How to build CubeSats

Finally we met again in person and filmed another part of the interviews. In the news, we discuss the preliminary results of the Dark Energy Survey project and in the main topic Norbi tells the story of the recently launched GRBAlpha CubeSat. (In Czech only.)

4 Aug 2021

He discovered a Czech dinosaur: Winning the lottery, its bone was a paleontological superstar

Paleontologist Daniel Madzia started his scientific career at our faculty. Watch his interview with Martin Veselovsky for DVTV. (In Czech only.)

2 Aug 2021

The same point of view: MU Faculty of Science then and now – The botanical garden greenhouses.

The  photo   below  shows the  botanical garden  greenhouses as they  would have  looked in 1995.  However,   the actual  photo  was most likely taken in  the late  19 60s, given that the greenhouse for ferns and cycads (far left) , which  was built in 1965 ,   has  not yet  been  completely  filled  with plants.

28 Jul 2021

The Czech Republic is on the lower limit of collective immunity, says immunologist. Autumn is looking good.

Experts in the Czech Republic are arguing over testing for Covid antibodies. In an interview with Seznam News, immunologist Vojtěch Thon from our Faculty of Science explains why more attention should be paid to the so-called ‘memory immune defence’. (In Czech only.)

28 Jul 2021

Let’s not use children to boost the vaccination numbers. The vaccine could be risky for them, says immunologist Thon

Listen to the interview with immunologist Vojtěch Thon from our RECETOX centre on the Czech Radio program ‘For and Against’, in which he explains why he would rather give Covid vaccines intended for children under 12 years of age to risk groups from other countries. (Available in Czech only.)

26 Jul 2021

Instead of vaccination, antibodies gained after having the disease may be enough, says immunologist

Not everyone who has had Covid necessarily needs to be vaccinated; and if so, one dose should suffice. This is according to immunologist Vojtěch Thon from the RECETOX research centre of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno. (Interview in Czech only.)

Martin Toul scores big at FEBS 2021

Martin Toul’s poster, dedicated to luciferase protein dynamics, was named the best poster of the day at the 45th FEBS 2021 Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and subsequently received the award for the outstanding poster.