V souvislosti s ukončením procesu hodnocení výzkumné činnosti pracovišť Akademie věd České republiky za léta 2005-09 se hodně času věnovalo diskuzím nad budoucím směrováním Akademie věd ČR. Základním cílem je zvýšení vědeckého výkonu Akademie věd a jejích jednotlivých ústavů vytvořením koherentního programu AV ČR jako celku, který by zahrnoval aktuální trendy světové vědy a vývoje poznání a zároveň reagoval na základní společenské výzvy v oblasti vědy a výzkumu. Přípravu této strategie lze vnímat jako pokračování pohybu Akademie věd ve směru nastoupeném po mimořádném Akademickém sněmu v červnu 2009, kdy byla v novodobé historii České republiky poprvé ohrožena její existence., In connection with the completion of the evaluation process for research activities at our institutes for 2005-09, we have devoted a great deal of time to discussions of the future direction of AS CR. The fundamental aim is to raise the scientific performance of AS CR and its institutes by creating a coherent programme for AS CR as a whole, reflecting current trends in world science and development of knowledge and at the same time reacting to the essential social challenges in science and research. I perceive the preparation of the Strategy as a continuation of the shift in direction taken after the extraordinary Academy Assembly in June 2009, when its existence was in jeopardy for the first time in the modern history of the Czech Republic., and Jiří Drahoš.
The ASCR proposes to construct an electron synchrotron as one of the projects made possible from the Structural Funds of the EU. An electron synchrotron is the most universally usable type of accelerator, constituting an intensive source of light with unique features. Data provided by synchrotrons are important for the competitiveness of future industry in the EU. and Stanislav Kozubek.
Brain Awareness Week this year featured lectures by leading Czech neuroscientists and other brain scientists. It was the Czech Republic´s 18th observance, held on March 14-18, 2016 at the Czech Academy of Sciences main building. This issue of the Academic Bulletin presents an article by Dr. Alexandr Chvátal of the Institute of Experimental Medicine fo the CAS on what is known about glial cells at present. According to the general opinion, the central nervous system (CNS), whose principal purpose is the acquisition, processing and storage of information and response to external stimuli, to mainly composed of neurons that provide all of this above-mentioned functions. In fact, many glial cells are also involved in these functions. The aim of this brief overview is to correct some misconceptions about glial cells and to summarize some new insights about their role in nervous tissue functions. Many of the results were obtained by researchers from the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences. and Autorem je redakce uvedená zkratkou red