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The programme of Brno-based Masaryk University (MU) has won an international competition of plagiarism detecting software entered by 17 teams from all over the world. The MU system detected the highest number of copied passages.

SERIES: In foreign town at foreign university I spent spring semester as an American Fulbright scholar teaching at Masaryk University Faculty of Law. Let me start out by setting the record straight – Masaryk was my first choice over every other school in the Czech Republic and all of Europe.  And the reasons are simple. This university’s faculty of law has a worldwide reputation for excellence, especially in my area of practice as an international arbitrator. Dean Rozehnalová is a noted expert and arbitrator. The work she does on behalf of the law students behind the scenes greatly enhances the value of your degree.  Additionally, I wanted to live in Brno, a city not overrun by tourists located in beautiful Moravia. And a city situated directly in between the ancestral homes of my parents.

It is just recently that the group of scientists ended the season at the Johann Gregor Mendel Research Station, which Masaryk University runs on James Ross Island in Antarctica. In many respects this expedition will be remembered as unique. The journey to and first days at the station were complicated by an unusually long and hard winter. Natural disasters in Haiti and Chile impeded the return of the researchers. Yet one of the members of expedition, Professor Miloš Barták says: "I think this season produced truly unique data that meet the most stringent standards."

When winter comes, invertebrates, namely insects and arachnids, lie down for their winter sleep. Therefore, once the temperature on the...

Masaryk University has conferred honorary doctorate on Kary Banks Mullis, Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist and chemist on 5 May 2010. The ceremony was held at university´s Mendel Museum, at the very place where Gregor Johann Mendel, started doing his experiments with peas and genetics came into its existence.

The Prince of Wales visited Masaryk University in Brno to discuss issues related to environmental protection within his four-day trip to the Czech Republic. His Royal Highness met not only representatives of the university, but first and foremost students with whom he discussed issues related to dangers to the environment throughout the world and also in the Czech Republic. After the discussion the Rector of Masaryk University acknowledged the Prince's numerous activities, in particular those which have contributed to environmental protection, by awarding him the university's Great Gold Medal.

Human embryonic stem cells are a revolutionary and easily accessible tool for the treatment of many diseases which remain difficult to cure. We hear such statements quite often. But new international research involving the team of Petr Dvořák of the Department of Biology of Masaryk University's Faculty of Medicine now says that researchers have not yet reached a full understanding of the genetic diversity of embryonic stem cells. Information about this diversity is necessary for the wide application of stem cell-based therapies.

How is it when you as a student meet Prince Charles and you have a unique opportunity to present him your work?

The Prince of Wales received prestigious Great Gold Medal on his visit to Masaryk University, part of His Royal Highness’s four-day trip to the Czech Republic. The medal was conferred by Rector of the University Petr Fiala at the university campus in Brno-Bohunice, where Prince Charles discussed issues related to environmental protection with students from the Faculties of Natural Sciences and Social Studies on 22 March 2010.

A team of security experts from Masaryk University has discovered – within the defence research project of the Ministry of Defence named CYBER – an as yet unknown network of equipment that reaches across the world and has intentionally and secretly been attacked by dangerous viruses.

CETOCOEN – a new research centre at Masaryk University´s campus in Brno – will focus on research of toxic chemicals in the environment and their impact on our health. The centre is the first project from Masaryk University that has succeeded in the European Operational Programme Research and Development for Innovations, in its part for building centres of applied research. The workplace will cost more than 600 millions Czech crowns to establish.

Rights of internet users, security of electronic business and internet crime – these are areas that a new Institute is focused on.