11/2003

Academic bulletin 11/2003

EDITORIAL

The President of the Czech Academy of Sciences has received a prestigious French State Award.

EVENT OF THE MONTH

The Czech Academy of Sciences has signed a co-operative agreement with the Association of Municipalities of the Orlicko region.

TOPIC OF THE MONTH

The Institute of Art History has celebrated its 50th anniversary.

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

The 4th European Congress of Mammalogy

The 4th European Congress of Mammalogy held in Brno in late July and early August focused primarily on the evolutionary biology of mammals living in the wild, as those animals play a significant role in both humanly unspoiled ecosystems and ecosystems damaged by human activities.

International symposium on plant reproduction: From Mendel to molecular biology

The Moravian metropolis of Brno was also the venue of the International symposium on plant reproduction: From Mendel to molecular biology. The main topic of the event, which attracted some 120 scientists from 20 countries, was plant embryology.

Plasma Physics at Mariánská

The Institute of Plasma Physics held its 3rd scientific and popularising seminar for both researchers and other workers of the institute - Plasma Physics at Mariánská. This time the event concentrated on international co-operation.

3rd IAGA-ICMA workshop: "Solar Activity Forcing of the Middle Atmosphere"

Some 50 experts from Europe, Asia, North and South America attended the 3rd IAGA-ICMA workshop: "Solar Activity Forcing of the Middle Atmosphere" presented by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the ASCR in September.

KATRIN - or the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment

Professor Johannes Blümer from the Universität and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe describes the international project called KATRIN - or the KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino experiment - in which Czech scientists are also involved and which aims at determining the rest mass of neutrinos.

Slavonic Studies

Experts in Slavonic Studies held their 13th Congress in Ljubljana.

Penser l'Europe" - "Think up Europe

In early October the Romanian Academy of Sciences in co-operation with the Transylvanian University organized an international conference, "Penser l'Europe" - "Think up Europe", discussing the future development of Europe.

NEWS FROM THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Accounts of the 180th and 181st sessions the Czech Government Research and Development Council.

Trends in PhD studies in the EU provide a detailed account of how to achieve the degree of doctor in individual European countries.

PORTRAITS FROM THE ARCHIVES

Karel Cumpfe

150 years have passed since the birth of this leading classicist, teacher, researcher and author of specialized articles.

THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

This time the section introduces the Czech Society for Plant Pathology.

Professor William D. Willis Jr., M.D., Ph.D., from Texas University, who attended the recent symposium, Molecular mechanisms of Pain, in Prague, has been awarded the "J. E. Purkyně Medal" by Academic Council ASCR. He outlines the latest scientific findings in the research of pain.

CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Global Changes, or the Testimony of the Soil

Part III of an interview with Prof. Josef Rusek from the Institute of Soil Biology ASCR.

FROM ACADEMIA PUBLISHING HOUSE

Specialized books from Academia Publishing House
A list of bestsellers

PAST AND FUTURE

A Show of Innovations and Investments

The Contemporary History quarterly, which is issued by the Institute for Contemporary History ASCR, celebrated its 10th anniversary at the institute's Czech Centre in Bratislava.

SUMMARY