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At the end of last year, the RECETOX center successfully completed a project funded by the Czech Science Foundation (GA CR) titled “Alternative Approaches in the Assessment of Male Reproductive Toxicity of Chemical Mixtures Without Animal Testing.” The project focused on potentially hazardous chemicals and their mixtures that can affect reproduction or reproductive health in men. The main goal was to improve this assessment by incorporating in vitro models, which have proven to be more effective and relevant than currently used animal testing. 

The annual two-day lecture event, which traditionally begins at the Masaryk Memorial on Komenský Square, included a live recording of the podcast Rewrite History. Daniel Kroupa was awarded the Roger Scruton Medal by Masaryk University.

The Academic Senate of MU, at its 284th session, approved the increase in wage rates by a higher amount than previously by approving an amendment to the Internal Wage Regulations of Masaryk University.  Forty-six of the 47 present senators voted in favour.

The Bohunice University Campus is set to expand once again. In another major investment project, Masaryk University is taking sports facilities on campus to a whole new level. The sports hall and outdoor sports oval will be completed by 2028.

The two-year refurbishment of the Kounicova dormitories, which will soon be completed, will bring a complete transformation of the interior, greater comfort and improved accessibility of the building for people with special needs.

Exactly three years have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Masaryk University has accepted nearly 500 students from Ukraine in a special admissions procedure and has signed employment contracts with more than 100 employees from Ukraine.

The new award aims to highlight the importance of the teaching activities of MU lecturers. Nominations can be submitted until the end of March.

The AGEING-CZ research project, which started today in Prague with a panel discussion, aims to study demographic changes in society, access to healthcare for the ageing population, the situation on the labour market, behavioural aspects and social and biological influences on health.

Masaryk University is entering the year 2025 with three dozen funded investment projects, which were presented on January 29 at a meeting of stakeholders and suppliers organised by MU together with the South Moravian Regional Authority and the Brno University of Technology.

A great way to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is by visiting the “Women of Mathematics from Around the World” exhibition, which is on display in February at the Bohunice University Campus, corridor B/C.

The celebration of the 106th anniversary of Masaryk University was held in the spirit of commemorating 100 years since the university awarded its first honorary doctorate, whose recipient was the composer Leoš Janáček.

MU maintained its good position in the growing competition and improved its scores across all rankings in 2024.