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Welcome to the web page of the Departments of Physics at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno:

Studying Physics at MUNI

What We Do?

Activities for secondary and basic schools

Events

4–10 Aug

Planet Festival

Since 2019, the Brno Observatory and Planetarium has been organizing the Planet Festival, which began with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Since then, the festival has featured inflatable models such as Lunalón (2019), Terralóna (2020), Marsmeloun (2021), Heliosphere (2022), Temnalóna (2023), Astrosphere (2024), and the newly introduced Lithosphere (2025). Check out the program on offer.

5–7 Sep

Festival of Science 2025

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Science is not boring!

Come and see for yourself at the Festival of Science 2025 at the Brno Exhibition Centre, Hall A1. Open from Friday, 5 September to Sunday, 7 September 2025 - anytime from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. - you can explore the attractive world of science, technology, and history. Brno Observatory and Planetarium, with the support of the Statutory City of Brno and the South Moravian Region, organize this event. Our physics departments will be there too. Free admission.

7–10 Sep

Physics Training Workshop 2025

Department of Plasma Physics and Technology, section Didactics of Physics, organizes 31st Training Workshop for Highschoolers. The event will take place in Prudká at Vysočina region. This year's topic is:

Small, Medium and Large in Physics

Registration is open till 30 June, 2025.

15 Sep

Garden Festival at Kotlářská 2025: Opening of the academic year

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The Faculty of Science cordially invites all students and staff to the Garden Festival in the park at the heart of the Kotlářská campus. Join us in welcoming the new academic year! Look forward to folk music by MC Jánoch, grilled specialties, and an exhibition of succulents and exotic plants in the Botanical Garden.

Events calendar

News and Articles

5 Aug

Šimon Kratochvíl: Successful SOČ Finalist on Using Open Data and Machine Learning in Physics

Šimon Kratochvíl, a student at Brno-Řečkovice Grammar School, achieved remarkable success in 2025 at the nationwide finals of the Secondary School Professional Activity competition (SOČ), placing 4th in the physics category. His project, supervised by Pavel Ondračka from the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology at our faculty, focused on leveraging open data and machine learning to predict new materials.

4 Aug

Alexandru-Marian Lupașcu Erasmus+ Internship in PVDLab

Alexandru-Marian Lupașcu, a student from the Faculty of Physics Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași (Romania), joined the PVDLab researchers from the Depositon of Thin Films and Nanostructures research group for a one-month practical internship as part of the Erasmus+ programme. During his stay, he collaborated on advanced diagnostics of HiPIMS (High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering).

1 Aug

The research project focused on the development of superhard materials has successfully concluded its four-year effort

After four years of collaboration between academia and industry, the project “Numerical Models for the Optimization of Innovative Superhard Materials” was successfully completed in March 2025. Funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic under the TREND programme, the project delivered new simulation tools and experimental insights that will accelerate the development of advanced protective coatings for mechanical engineering and the aerospace industry.

23 Jul

A visit of a delegation from Taiwan

We were honored to host Profs. Jyh-Ming Ting, Yen-Hsun Su, and Dr. Nguyen Thin Xuyen from National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT. Their visit included a tour of our facilities and fruitful discussions on potential collaboration in the field of thin films for sustainable and green energy technologies. We look forward to strengthening this promising partnership built on shared goals and innovation.

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