Our mission is science and research
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.
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Cutting-edge Dioscuri research centre established at MU
Developmental biologist Peter Fabian from MU Faculty of Science will lead one of three new Dioscuri research centres in the Czech Republic. MU has thus succeeded in an international programme to promote scientific excellence in Central and Eastern Europe.
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MU is second best Czech university in ranking of European schools
Masaryk University has been ranked 161st out of 688 European universities in the brand-new QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024.
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CREATIC project brings hope to people with rare diseases
The Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University (MED MUNI) has launched CREATIC, a unique international project focused on researching, developing, and producing medicines for patients suffering from diseases for which no medical treatments currently exist.
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MU scientists receive two prestigious ERC grants
The European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s leading funding body for cutting-edge research and development, today announced the results of its prestigious ERC Grants competition. Three Czech projects, two of them from the MU, were among the four hundred awarded submissions by young researchers from all over Europe.
We provide our scientists with
excellent working conditions
Support from the International Scientific Advisory Board
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.
We focus on areas we excel in
We have results.
Find out more.
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.
We share our technologies and facilities
Access to central laboratories equipped with unique instruments is provided to other university units as well as other academic workplaces and even private companies.
We shape the scientific environment
for the better
We participate in key infrastructures
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.