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.
This year's Science and Technology Week, organized for the public by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, took place November 1-11 in Brno, České Budějovice, Olomouc, Ostrava, Prague and other places. The event included speeches by science professionals, presentations of outstanding experiments, workshops, non-traditional exhibitions, science cafés and guided visits to Academy laboratories and workplaces. Science and Technology Week is one of the largest science communication efforts in the Czech Republic presenting the latest scientific achievements and results of current research to an increasing number of Czech citizens. and Markéta Pavlíková a Luděk Svoboda.
Spolupráce AV ČR s Brazílií má svou tradici. Před rokem 1994 se uskutečňovala prostřednictvím kulturní dohody, z níž se pro akademické účely využívaly příslušné články. Od roku 1994 se již realizovala na základě samostatné dohody AV ČR s Brazilskou akademií věd (Academia Brasileira de Ciencias - ABC), a to formou dvoustranných společných projektů, do nichž se zapojovali především vědci z Fyzikálního ústavu, Biologického centra (Parazitologického ústavu, Hydrobiologického ústavu, Ústavu půdní biologie), Biofyzikálního ústavu, Ústavu teorie informace a automatizace a Ústavu organické chemie a biochemie. and Danuše Pazourková.
This article features the Academy's cooperation with three renowned scientific institutions in Great Britain - the Royal Society, the British Academy and the ROyal Society of Edinburgh. The first of them is a society of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in the world in continuous existence. The Society aims to expad the development and use of science, mathematics, engineering and medicine for the benefit of humanity and the good of the planet. The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for humanities and social sciences. The Royal Society of Edinburgh is an educational charity. Independent, impartial and non-partisan, it works to provide public benefit throughout Scotland and by means of a growing international programme. The RSE has a peer-elected, multidisciplinary society of 1,500 men and women who are experts in their fields. and Andrzej Magala.