This scientific society has become in the last 104 years one of the largest and most active society in the Czech Republic. It now consists of 830 members who work in five regional branches and in eight scientific divisions. and Svatopluk Bílý.
The two-day General Assembly of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic took place in Hall of Patriots of Carolinum on May 19-20. The goals of the Society are to encourage the free development of science in all its aspects, to disseminate scienctific ideas and concepts to the general public, to awaken a thirst for and delight in scientific knowledge within society, to support the enhancement of the level of education and a creative, rational and humanly responsible climate in the CR. On the occasion of the General Assembly, Prof. František Šmahel from Center for Medieval Studies and Prof. Antonín Holý of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR were bestowed the Medal of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for their development of science. A Scientist Award was awarded chemist Prof. Miloslav Frumar of University of Pardubice in Pardubice and Prof. Eduard Maur from Charles University. The Junior Scientist Award was given to Dr. Jana Humpoličková from Josef Heyrovský Institute in Opava. Grammar School Student Awards were presented to 13 students from Czech high schools. and Na místě autora uvedena -red-
Badatelé z pracovišť Akademie věd ČR převzali 2. prosince 2013 čestné oborové medaile. Prof. Pavel Chráska z Ústavu fyziky plazmatu obdržel čestnou medaili Za zásluhy o Akademii věd ČR, prof. Pavel Mareš z Fyziologického ústavu a dr. Radim Šrám z Ústavu experimentální medicíny čestnou oborovou medaili Jana Evangelisty Purkyně za zásluhy v biomedicínských vědách. and Středisko společných činností Akademie věd ČR.