2 May 2022

What kind of person was Gregor Johann Mendel?

Welcome to our series of articles Mendel, the Man . The Faculty of Science of Masaryk University wants to contribute to the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel, which we commemorate in 2022.

FNUSA-ICRC and the Faculty of Science MU have signed a cooperation agreement

On Tuesday, January 26 2022, with the participation of the Director of St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno (FNUSA-ICRC), Ing. Vlastimil Vajdák, the Dean of the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University (PřF MU), Prof. Mgr. Tomáš Kašparovský PhD, and the Director of the International Centre for Clinical...

19 Apr 2022

For three months, she measured the stress of scientists on an expedition to Antarctica: I bribed them with chocolate.

"The prototype device we tested in Antarctica can measure stress. It could be used by pilots, astronauts, medics, but also by patients. It could help them to heal faster," says anthropologist Lucie Ráčková in an interview with Martin Veselovský for DVTV. (Available in Czech only.)

A special admissions procedure for applicants from Ukraine

The MU Faculty of Science opens a  special admissions procedure for Bachelor’s and Follow-up master’s studies for applicants with Ukrainian citizenship or permanent residence in Ukraine. Applications can be submitted from April 15 to May 21 2022.

12 Apr 2022

International Pea Cook Book

Peas are not only a plant on which the foundations of heredity were discovered but also a tasty crop. And as the saying goes, love passes through the stomach. We have many nationalities at the University, and each cuisine has something specific. What do you cook with peas?

12 Apr 2022

As to quote: citation styles

New online handbook not only for students (in Czech).

Grow a pea like Mendel

In 2022, we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel, known worldwide as the Father of Genetics. He discovered the basics of heredity while growing peas in the Abbey of Old Brno.

11 Apr 2022

Studying isolation and stress in Antarctica. Next stop, space?

Ph.D. student Lucie Ráčková, working at the Environmental Physiology research group, RECETOX, studies the relationship between isolation and acute and chronic stress. As a polar expedition member to the J.G. Mendel Station on James Ross Island, Antarctica, she investigated how polar explorers perceive...

8 Apr 2022

A Night with Andersen at the Central Library FoS

On the first Friday in April, the Central Library of the Faculty of Science hosted A Night with Andersen, a worldwide library event to promote children's reading. This year was its 22nd year, but the library joined the event for the first time after it had been cancelled twice in the previous years.

4 Apr 2022

The Scientific Board of the MU Faculty of Science met for the first time in a new composition

On 30 March 2022, the Scientific Board of the MU Faculty of Science met for the first time in a new composition. To the delight of Dean Tomáš Kašparovský, twelve new members accepted the invitation, including the Rector of the University of Defence in Brno, Zuzana Kročová, the Rector of Mendel University,...

1 Apr 2022

Graduation ceremony

In March, we held graduation ceremonies for our successful graduates. We wish them all many congratulations and professional and personal success in the future!

Jana Šmardová receives the medal for extraordinary creative achievement

The medal for extraordinary creative achievement has been awarded to Jana Šmardová for her new book ‘What Tumours Teach Us - Parallels in the Behaviour of Cells and Humans’. The award was presented by Dean Tomáš Kašparovský during the recent meeting of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Science.