State-of-the-art equipment, cutting-edge technologies and international cooperation. This is what research at MU is all about.
We are dedicated to establishing the right priorities, committed to securing sufficient funding and fully aware of the ethical and social implications of our research results.
The 20th Masaryk University expedition returned from Antarctica this weekend after spending two months on the icy continent. Logistical and weather problems made this expedition to the Mendel Polar Station the shortest so far.
The Edustories project, which is being developed by a team of experts from the Faculty of Education since September 2023, aims to solve classroom discipline problems and support students, teachers and parents using successful case studies, artificial intelligence algorithms and virtual reality.
Being a lifelong nature lover, it seems natural that Eliška Řehůřková ultimately found herself in the laboratories of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University. As a doctoral student she focuses on cell models which enable the testing of the effects of various substances on male reproduction. This research has now earned her the Brno Ph.D. Talent scholarship.
Researchers from the Psychology Research Institute (INPSY) at the MU Faculty of Social Sciences are studying the mental health of people with minority sexual orientation or gender identity. The aim is to map the current situation and contribute to the debate on healthcare reform.
The International Scientific Advisory Board provides us with very welcome feedback. The ISAB helps MU establish research priorities, develop scientific strategies and boost international cooperation.
Our scientists have achieved success at national and international levels. In addition to issuing a wide range of significant scientific publications, we regularly organize seminars and lectures on science and research conducted at MU.
Access to central laboratories equipped with unique instruments is provided to other university units as well as other academic workplaces and even private companies.
MU Research infrastructures are an important pillar of research and innovation systems.
Their significance is emphasized by our participation in 14 projects listed in the Czech National Roadmap for Large RDI Infrastructures.
Eleven of these projects are also part of research infrastructures of pan-European interest included in the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) for 2021.
