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Sustainability must be part of day-to-day university life

Every one of us can take small steps towards behaving responsibly towards our plant and thinking about future generations. And the university gives us excellent opportunities to do so. We sat down with MU bursar Marta Valešová to talk about these issues.

Russian and Belarusian students at MU condemn war in Ukraine

Russian and Belarusian students at Masaryk University have been affected by the armed conflict in Ukraine. Some have mustered the courage to publicly state their disapproval of the Russian invasion and emphatically condemn it.

DVTV Roadshow in Scala: Together for Ukraine

On Thursday 24 March, the fully packed Scala University Cinema hosted the DVTV Roadshow. The event focusing on the ongoing war in Ukraine was co-organised by DVTV and Masaryk University.

Masaryk’s first rector to be honoured on commemorative banknote

Next week, the Czech National Bank will issue a commemorative banknote featuring the likeness of Karel Engliš.

Masaryk University fills two vans with supplies for Ukrainians

The collected items were immediately taken to where they are needed most. To the Regional Centre for Help and Assistance to Ukraine at the Brno Exhibition Centre.

In memoriam: Madeleine Albright

Masaryk University mourns the passing of Madeleine Albright, the Czech-born former U.S. Secretary of State and Ambassador to the UN, who passed away on Wednesday 23 March.

MU Volunteer Centre celebrates two years, database contains thousands of volunteers

The MUNI HELPS volunteer centre is entering its third year of existence at Masaryk University.

Video: Mendel exhibition wows thousands in Dubai

Until 15 March visitors to EXPO 2020 in Dubai had the chance to explore Mendel 200, an exhibit about the father of genetics organized by Masaryk University. As many as 10,000 people a day visited the exhibition.

Ukraine’s fate will also decide our own future

The most frightening, darkest fears have come true. The reality is still difficult to comprehend. We are now watching live, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, as the atrocities of war are being committed in 21st-century Europe.

University hockey derby marked by solidarity with Ukraine

In a duel of Brno universities played in front of record attendance, HC Masaryk University suffered a 2:3 overtime loss to VUT Cavaliers from the Brno University of Technology. In the playoffs, MUNI ice hockey players will face the team from Olomouc.

MU modifies white light setting, respirators won’t be compulsory

MU is modifying the rules in the white traffic-light system based on new government measures. The new rules will be effective as of Monday, 14 March.

FSS experts discuss Russian invasion of Ukraine

The current situation in Ukraine was the subject of a debate of lecturers and students held in the atrium of the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University on Wednesday 2 March.