On 9 September we joined the 2025–2027 ESCI Champions kick-off at the University of Gothenburg. 🎓 Over the next two years, we’ll share our experience, promote ESCI, and support peers with best practices to make student mobility easier.

Introducing the ESCI Champions 2025 – 2027!

This round attracted more participation and applicant institutions than ever, highlighting the commitment of higher education institutions to easing student mobility in Europe.

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Laura Ondrišová from CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social received the J. V. Koštíř Prize for the best publications of 2023–2024. Congratulations! 👏 Her research revealed how chronic lymphocytic leukaemia adapts to therapy, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. #CEITECScience

👋Welcome to CELLIM on BlueSky! • a core facility for advanced light microscopy @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social 🔬 Follow us for: • Updates on our microscopy platforms • Insights into imaging methods • Behind-the-scenes highlights • Workshops, courses & more #CEITECScience

We’ve just wrapped up this year’s Advanced Light Microscopy Methods in Biology workshop at @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social ! Over an intense week we: 🔬 Met wonderful new colleagues in #microscopy 📚 Shared #lectures on advanced methods like #FLIM, #Airyscan, #SIM, and #Lightsheet ...

I’ve always had a soft spot for scientific images from CEITEC MUNI research (@ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social). But nothing beats the moment when our researchers stop by in person and hand me a @nivbcz.bsky.social publication where their work is featured. Made my day @labvacha.bsky.social!

We concluded an inspiring week hosting the second edition of the Neural Engineering Summer School. We welcomed undergraduate students from around 10 different countries to Brno to immerse themselves in the fundamentals of neural interface technologies, applied neurosciences, and neuromodulation 🔬

CEITEC PhD School has been awarded the Medal of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports🏆Our PhD programme attracts students worldwide and combines top science with strong career support. We are proud of this recognition and will keep striving for the highest standards in doctoral studies🔝 📷 MŠMT

Prof. @lukasblinka.bsky.social of the @masarykuniversity.bsky.social delivers the final keynote of #ecdp2025😍 The room is packed!

Ivan Rektor’s career has been marked not only by ground-breaking contributions in neurology but also by courage and empathy. He has now been honoured with the European Academy of Neurology Honorary Membership for his lifetime achievements! 🎉 💚 CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social

Students from 4️⃣ faculties will teach local communities to cope with 🛡️ cyber threats.

MU tackles cybersecurity project with support from Google.org

Students from fourth faculties of the Masaryk university will teach local communities to cope with cyber threats.

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Experts at the Faculty of Social Studies have been exploring the world of teenage 'sexting,' 📱 investigating not just how many teens participate, but also the complex emotions that follow.

Sexting makes girls feel worse, reveals study by Masaryk University researchers

Research by experts from the Faculty of Social Studies has focused on how many teenagers engage in “sexting” and how they feel afterwards.

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CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social researchers and international partners created molecular “supramolecular nanocages” that target cancer cells with high precision, boosting treatment effectiveness 💊 ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/nanocages-de... #CEITECScience

Our scientists 🔬 have found a protein crucial for proper genetic sorting in reproductive cells. In worms and mice, it impacts fertility, and in humans, a similar gene is linked to developmental disorders.

Scientists discover a new fertility-related protein in worms

Scientists from the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University have discovered a protein that helps ensure the correct distribution of genetic information during the formation of reproductive cells. In...

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What does ageing mean for our future? 🧓 Jakub Hlávka’s team is finding out through the AGEING-CZ project.

Jakub Hlávka: The fact that we are living longer is good news

The project “Ageing of the Population and Related Challenges for Health and Social Systems” (AGEING-CZ), led by principal investigator Jakub Hlávka from the Faculty of Economics and Administration, ai...

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CEITEC, as coordinator of #Alliance4Life, co-signed a call for a more inclusive and balanced FP10 🔬🌍 The position paper outlines 5 pillars for a stronger EU research area – from talent development to synergies with national funding. Read more ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/ceitec-muni-... #CEITECScience

Valentina Lacovich Strašil from @ceitec.eu found that a protein linked to Alzheimer’s, the amyloid precursor protein, is key to the brain’s response to injury. 🔬

CEITEC scientist investigates protein that helps repair brain damage

Valentina Lacovich Strašil from CEITEC MU discovered that a protein known as amyloid precursor protein, associated with Alzheimer's disease, is essential for the brain to respond to injury.

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Masaryk University is now on Bluesky. 🦋 Stay in the loop with MU newest research, scientific achievements and more. Cause there’s a lot worth sharing. 👐 And we’re just getting started.