The Academy Assembly, the Academy of Science´s highest body responsible for the highest priority decisions related to the ASCR, held its XXXIX meeting on December 16, 2011. Among invited guests were Petr Fiala, the Prime Minister´s Chief Science Advisor; Karel Pospíšil, Head of Board of Public Applied Research Institutions; Václav Pačes, President of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic; Rudolf Zahradník, Honorary President of the ASCR; Helena Illnerová, former President of the ASCR; Václav Hampl, Rector of Charles University of Prague; Přemysl Sobotka, First Vice-President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, and Vladimír Haasz, Vice-Chairperson of the R&D Council of the Czech Republic, and others. The main agenda item of this meeting was discussion the results of the Evaluation of Academy Instituties. and Luděk Svoboda.
The Academy Assembly, the highest body of the ASCR responsible for the topmost priority decisions related to the ASCR, held its XXXVIII Meeting on April 21, 2011. Among invited guests were Alena Gajdůšková, 1st Vice-President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Stanislava Hronová and Vladimír Haasz, Vice-Chairpersons of the R&D Council and others. The main agenda item of this meeting was discussion the report of the Steering Committee of the Evaluation of Academy Institutes. Through the Committee's evaluation, the Academy Council is provided a full report of the research effectiveness of Academy Institutes. and Luděk Svoboda.
Geograficky i jazykově blízké země prošly odlišným politickým, ekonomickým a společenským vývojem, během něhož je ovlivňovaly jiné politické síly a kulturní vzorce, aby se v posledním století opět setkaly a sdílely stejný osud. V obou zemích, jež se po první světové válce vrátily na mapu Evropy jako samostatné státy navzdory potížím souvisejícím s obnovou fungování státu a společnosti, nezůstaly vzdělávání, věda a výzkum stranou. and Andrzej Magala, Jan Krekule.
The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) celebrates its 125-year anniversary with a new strategy for its future development (consisting of 14 research programmes) and also with its new logo. Part of the speech of the CAS President delivered at the 45th Session of the Academiy Assembly (16th December 2014) is published with the aim of presenting the important ideas behind the Strategy AV21 for the 21st century. and Jiří Drahoš.
The history of Czech-Korean botany co-operation has been covering nearly 20 years. Czech scientists helped to form multi-national team that brought together two distinctive publications: Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia and Distribution and Phytoceonology of Selected Woody Species of North Korea. The official partner of the Academy of Sciences in Korea is KOSEF (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation) that has already supported unique range of 2042 research projects. and Jiří Kolbek.
Když jsme vás v minulém čísle Akademického bulletinu provedli nově zrekonstruovanými prostorami brněnského Mendeliana, zmínili jsme jeho počátky jen zběžně. Nyní si tedy připomeňme, že mohlo vzniknout teprve v 60. letech minulého století po období lysenkismu a mičurinské biologie, kdy byla genetika v tehdejším východním bloku považována za „buržoazní pavědu“, a podle toho patří k obětem komunistického režimu i nestor československé genetiky doc. Jaroslav Kříženecký. Právě on stál jako vůdčí osobnost u budování genetického oddělení Gregora J. Mendela v Moravském muzeu. and Marina Hužvárová.
The Marie Curie Actions opened its call for the individual fellowships (International Outgoing Fellowships; International Incoming Fellowships and Intra-European Fellowships). Those fellowships are open to experienced researchers (with a Ph.D. degree or four years of research experience) who desire to pursue their research projects in another country (be it within or outside Europe). Researchers from any field of research, nationality or gender are invited to submit their application by August 16, 2012. and Anna Mittnerová.