The Academic bulletin and its Editor-in-chief Marina Hužvárová (the Czech EUSJA representative) organized the European Union of Science Journalists' Associations (EUSJA) General Assembly, held in Prague on March 13-17, 2013. On a two-day Study Trip, journalists from 22 European countries visited the headquarters of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic including its Lysolaje Campus. During the first day they were taken on a tour of the Academy of Sciences Library and heard a lecture on popularization activities in the Centre of Administration and Operations of ASCR. The day ended with an evening concert in the beautiful setting of the Czech Museum of Music. Led by EUSJA President Barbara Drillsma (Great Britain), the journalists were welcomed at the Institute of Geology (IC) by the ASCR PresidentJiří Drahoš, IG director Pavel Bosák, IEB director Martin Vágner and Ivan Kašík on behalf of IPE director. Following that they were given an overview of that institute's work and that of the Laboratory of Optical Fibers of the Institute of Photonics and Electronics. During the afternoon, the group explored the Institute of Experimental Botany (IEB) and the Institute of Chemical Processes Fundamentals (ICPF), where two guidesd tours were arranged. A description of the institute's research activities by the director of ICPF Miroslav Punčochář was followed by a visit to the Institute's laboratories of basic and applied research. and Marina Hužvárová.
We present an interview with Robert lzzard whose doctorate is from Cambridge University and who has been awarded an Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development which is a part of Marie Curie Actions. His research at l'Universite Libre de Bruxelles is focused on the evolution of binary stars. and Andrea Khudhurová.
The Tiebori Department of Phototrophic Microorganisms of the Institute of Microbiology received a donation from the Operational Programme, Research and Innovation for Development, for construction and operation of a new scientific research Centre of algal biotechnologies. The implementation phase (begun January 1, 2011) aims to develop new cultivation equipment and algal biomass processing practices for the production of biofuel, animal feeding, food supplements and for the isolation of valuable substances. The project will also focus on research in the area of photosynthesis, developing new measuring devices and educating students in these areas. and Ondřej Prášil a Petra Pfeiferová.
Dr. Ľubomíra Balková of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of Charles University is one of three winners of the L'Oreal - UNESCO for Women in Science, organized annually. Academic bulletin presents her winning research project on the application of combinatorics in cryptology and its practical applications, such as the security of credit cards. and Ľubomíra Balková.
An atmospheric station in Křešín by Pacov was launched June 17, 2013 on the occasion of observing the 25th anniversary of the global environmental observatory in Košetice. The stations of Košetice and Křešín by Pacov have been consolidated and it is a major research and monitoring infrastructure in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. It consists of two components — the observatory at Koetice, operated since 1988 by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute and the atmospheric station Křešín by Pacov, which began operations in June of this year. The atmospheric station was built and is administered by CzechGlobe, the Global Change Research Centre of the ASCR, and is situated 100 meters from the observatory. and Mirka Šprtová.