On the 14th May, on its annual general meeting the Learned Society of the Cezch Republic honored mathematician Prof. Miroslav Engliš and two young Czech scientists, N. Špačková and J. Čížek. The ceremony took part in Karolinum, a historical building of Charles University in Prague. and -red-.
The Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the ASCR organised the 4th IAGA/ICMA/CAWSES-II TG4 Workshop on Vertical Coupling in the Atmosphere-Ionosphere System, which was held from 14-18, 2011 in Prague. The Earth's atmospheric regions are intricately coupled to one another via various dynamical, chemical, and electrodynamic processes. However, the manner in which the couplings take place due to varying energy inputs from the Sun and from the lower atmosphere is a question that is yet to be understood. and Petra Koucká Knížová.
On January 1, 2013, Ireland began its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. Irish Presidency for the seventh time coincides with the 40t" anniversary of its membership of the European Union. Some issues on the Irish Presidency's agenda include the following: Finalizing agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework that will determine the EU budget from 2014-2020. Also, policy issues of direct national importance to Ireland including reform Horizon 2020, the EU's future framework programme for research and innovation. and Anna Vosečková.
The annual Villa Lanna Meetings of Science, or Else? are organized by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Collegium Helveticum, an Institute supported by both the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and the University of Zurich. They bring together scientists from different fields of research to discuss general aspects of science, the position of science in society and its consequences to humanity. This year, now the 10th meeting was held in Prague from 11-13 January, its topic was Reproducibility - Arts, Science and Living Nature. More information can be found in an interview with Professor Pliška and in an article about Professor Havel. and Ivan M. Havel.
Evropská společnost pro dějiny vědy určila po Maastrichtu, Krakově, Vídni, Barceloně, Aténách a Lisabonu za místo konání své sedmé mezinárodní konference Prahu. Uskuteční se 22. až 24. září 2016 a její hlavní téma zní „Věda a moc, věda jako moc“. Jak přesně toto téma uchopit, o tom se nyní diskutuje mezi těmi, kteří konferenci připravují - předkládaný text o vztahu vědy a politiky vznikl jako podklad pro tyto diskuse. and Antonín Kostlán.