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Brno Ph.D. Talent: Fourteen young scientists from MU recognised

The Mayor of the City of Brno presented a check for CZK 300,000 to finalists of the 11th year of the competition Brno Ph.D. Talent as acknowledgement of their achievements.

Pavel Plevka wins prestigious ERC grant for the second time

For scientists, receiving the European Research Council’s (ERC) grant is like winning gold at the Olympics. Structural virologist Pavel Plevka has already won his second one and the tenth overall for Masaryk University.

Three Nobel Prize winners to give lectures in Brno this summer

Registration for the Mendel Genetics Conference, which is co-organised by Masaryk University to mark the bicentennial of the birth of the founder of genetics, Gregor Johann Mendel, will close by the end of March.

MU Polar Station in Antarctica celebrates 15 years since opening

The Czech polar station, built between 2004 and 2006 on the remote James Ross Island in Antarctica by its operator, Masaryk University, will mark the 15th anniversary of its official inauguration.

MU scientists: Mendel’s DNA from hair, teeth, and bone samples match

Scientists from Masaryk University are certain that they have found the remains of G. J. Mendel in the Augustinian grave at Brno’s Central Cemetery. Matching mitochondrial DNA from hair, teeth, and bone samples have proven it.

MU scientists will launch another two gamma-ray burst detectors into space

The satellite, designated VZLUSAT-2, will be lifted together with other small satellites on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with is scheduled for launch on Thursday, 13 January, at 16:25 hours.

MUNI Scientist Awards recognise the university’s excellent achievements in research

Second MUNI Scientist Awards granted at the annual conference of the Grant Agency of Masaryk University.

Researchers from MU examine genes of G. J. Mendel

Next year, the city of Brno will be celebrating the 200th birthday of G. J. Mendel. Involved in the festivities will be Masaryk University, which recently began publishing the findings of a comprehensive research project focused on this ground-breaking scientist.

MU scientists awarded by the Neuron Endowment Fund

Vítězslav Bryja, Radoslav Trautmann and Kamil Paruch have received the new Neuron Prize for extraordinary cooperation between science and business. Their academic spin-off company CasInvent Pharma is supported by Masaryk University.

Award-winning student proposes a transformation of the automotive industry

Masaryk University student Patrik Gažo has won a prestigious prize from automotive scientists.

A single drug effective for leukaemia therapy, say CEITEC researchers

New findings by the research team at CEITEC Masaryk University could lower both the toxicity and the price of the treatment.

Nanosatellite produced by MU-led team detects gamma-ray bursts as first of its type

The findings of the team led by MU researcher Norbert Werner have been published in an online circular of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.