Snow at Masaryk University
A few days before Christmas, the first snow of the year covered the buildings of Masaryk University. Look at how the faculties and other university departments look under the snowcap.
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The quality of governance in democratic states is declining. Crises are only accelerating this process, says Juraj Nemec
The financial crisis, pandemic, war in Ukraine. These are the biggest recent crises to which European governments have had to respond. How can they learn from them and govern more efficiently? That is what researchers participating in the international ROBUST project will try to answer. One of them is Juraj Nemec from the Department of Public Economics.
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Students in doctoral programmes receive awards for excellence
Vice-rector for Research and Doctoral Studies Šárka Pospíšilová presented to 33 doctoral study programme graduates and their supervisors their awards for excellent achievements.
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Technology is not enough for carbon-neutral transport. Our behaviour must also change, says Martin Kvizda
The construction of high-speed railways has been seriously considered in the Czech Republic since 2017. Not only would it comply with international requirements for carbon neutrality, but it would also respond to the current energy crisis. How many people could use high-speed railways, and would they willingly swap their cars for a high-speed train? These are not the only question Martin Kvizda of the Institute for Transport Economics, Geography and Policy discusses in this interview.
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Scientists across MU fields accept MUNI Scientist awards
The Grant Agency of Masaryk University held its annual conference in the Augustinian Abbey last Wednesday, 30 November. It included, for the third time, the MUNI Scientist Award ceremony.
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Refinitiv Workspace for Students: New Financial Data Provider at ECON MUNI
Students and academic staff can now obtain financial market data, reports, analyses, economic indicators or accounting data of publicly traded companies through the Refinitiv Workspace for Students platform, which is available from November 2022 at the Faculty of Economics and Administration in the Scientific Information Centre (library) and FinLAB (classroom VT105).
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Popularization is an intrinsic part of the creative scientific process, says journalist Edwin Colyer
Why is science communication key these days and what benefits does it bring to the researchers? Edwin Colyer, the first science journalist funded by the European Research Council, recently spent a month at the Masaryk University in Brno. During his stay, he visited the Faculty of Economics and Administration and hosted a workshop focused on storytelling and science popularization.
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Results of the election to the faculty’s academic senate 2023–2025
Announcement of the newly elected senators for academics and students chamber for 2023–2025.