The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports hosted a prestigious science contest for talented young students entitled European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS). The September 20-24 exhibition took place at the Exhibition Grounds in Prague-Holešovice with 124 participants from 37 countries. A total of 83 projects competed in nine categories: biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environment, mathematics, medicine, physics, and the humanities. The winners were honored at the awards ceremony at Bethlehem Chapel. and Marina Hužvárová, Gabriela Adámková.
Program podporující talentované vědkyně již poosmé ocenil výjimečné badatelské projekty. Celosvětová iniciativa se koná pod záštitou organizace UNESCO a jejím odborným garantem v České republice je Akademie věd ČR. Za dobu existence projektu podpořil L’Oréal šesti miliony korun již 24 českých vědkyň. Tři laureátky převzaly ocenění 29. května 2014 na ceremoniálu v Café Louvre v Praze. and Gabriela Adámková.
Distinguished Czech women scientists have received the L'Oreal Award. The ceremony occurred at the beautiful auditorium of National Technical Library in Prague May 23, 2013. Laureates of this year For Women in Science are Lubomíra Balková from Department of Mathematics Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering Czech Technical University; Martina Čečkova, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Kralové and Eva Froňková from the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague. and Ing. Gabriela Adámková.
This document was one of the key results of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 and it is the collective work of the Ambassadors of the Year that is, leading European personalities from the fields of culture, science, business, education and design. The Ambassadors handed the Manifesto to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on November 12, 2009 in Brussels. Through seven priorities and seven proclamations of action, the Manifesto is a force for change. and Ing. Gabriela Adámková.
Dne 18. února 2015 převzal v sídle Akademie věd ČR na Národní třídě v Praze pamětní medaili Jana Patočky za zásluhy v humanitních vědách Adolf Filáček z Filosofického ústavu AV ČR, čestnou oborovou medaili Karla Engliše za zásluhy v sociálních a ekonomických vědách obdržel Václav Pavlíček z Ústavu státu a práva AV ČR a Právnické fakulty UK, čestnou oborovou medaili Františka Palackého za zásluhy v historických vědách Petr Sommer z Archeologického ústavu AV ČR, Praha, a Centra medievistických studií při Filosofickém ústavu AV ČR. Medaili Za zásluhy o Akademii věd ČR obdržela Drahoslava Vaníčková. O den později u příležitosti Kolokvia ÚMCH AV ČR 2015 obdržel čestnou oborovou medaili Jaroslava Heyrovského za zásluhy v chemických vědách prof. Karel Ulbrich z Ústavu makromolekulární chemie AV ČR. and redakce Akademického bulletinu.
Čestnou medaili Vojtěcha Náprstka, kterou od roku 2003 uděluje předseda Akademie věd ČR jako ocenění za dlouholetou popularizaci vědeckých poznatků, převzali 28. ledna 2015 etnografka Jitka Staňková, bohemistka Markéta Pravdová a redaktor Marek Janáč. and Gabriela Adámková.
Brain Awareness Week is a series of global events held in many parts of the world to increase public awareness of the brain. Every March BAW brings together the efforts of universities, hospitals, patient groups, government associations worldwide in a week-long commemoration of the brain. Founded and coordinated by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain, BAW is observing its fifteenth anniversary campaign in 2010. More than 1,000 students heard lectures by top Czech scientists as part of the annual Brain Awareness Week that took place in the administration building of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 15-21 March 2010. and Gabriela Adámková.
During the Brain Awareness Week, held worldwide annually in March, neuroscientists and other brain scientists seek to promote understanding of the progress and benefits of brain research by informing the general public concerning their research activities and their achievements. Brain Awareness Week was created in the USA by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives in 1996. The fourteenth year of the Brain Awareness Week in the Czech Republic occurred on March 12, 2012. Events were held the ASCR’s main building. We feature an interview in this issue with neurosurgeon Professor Eduard Zvěřina, who is the founder of microsurgery in the Czech Republic. and Gabriela Adámková.