Pavlína Rychterová of the ASCR's Institute of Philosophy has recently received the prestigious ERC Starting Grant for her project "Origins of the Vernacular Mode." The main focus of the project will be comparing mediaeval texts written in three languages, Latin, Czech and German. The expected benefit of the project is to evaluate knowledge concerning the origin and formation of national and language cultural identities in Central Europe. and Pavlína Rychterová.
Russian scientists and their foreign colleagues vigorously disapproved a new law that would radically transform the 300 year-old Russian Academy of Sciences. Two more specialized bodies — the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences — would be merged with the larger Academy. Its real estate holdings and property would be managed by a newly established agency. A protest by Russian scientists has delayed a third reading in the Russian Parliament until September. and Vladimír Majer.
The Academy Assembly, the highest body of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic responsible for the foremost priority decisions related to the ASCR, held its XLI Meeting in the Municipal House in Vinohrady December 13. 2012. By a secret ballot. Professor Jill Drahoa was reelected by the Academy Assembly as the new candidate for the presidency of ASCR for the period 2013-2017. The president of Czech Republic will ratify this election and the nominee will be inducted as the new head of Academy at the XLII Meeting of Academy Assembly on March 19. 2013. and Petr, Fiala.