The European Research Council marks 5 years of funding to over 2,500 top researchers
2 Mar 2012
The European Research Council, which funds outstanding researchers throughout Europe, is 29 February 2012 turning five. To celebrate this milestone, the ERC is organising a two-day event starting today in Brussels with first-class research personalities from around the world. The event “5 Years of Excellent IDEAS” will chart the ERC's achievements to date; it will allow participants to share their thoughts on excellence and "brain circulation" in the global scientific landscape and will deem how crucial frontier research is for Europe's growth and competitiveness.
Cooperation between the AS CR and the Czech Radio Broadcast
24 Feb 2012
A reciprocal cooperation between the AS CR and the Czech Radio Broadcast was confirmed on 19. January 2012 by signing of the Memorandum. At the occasion of this ceremonial act Jiří Drahoš, the president of AS CR met in his office with the director of the Czech Radio Broadcast Petr Duhan and other guests.
The Academy of Sciences opened the New Year with Magic Flute
23 Jan 2012
The Academy of Science of the Czech Republic together with National theatre organized on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 a new years performance in Estates Theatre in Prague. On this gala occasion which has become already a tradition met the representatives of the academia, politics, Church and other honorary guests. The chosen performance for this year was an imaginative opera Magic Flute by Mozart in which fairy-tale and comic elements meld with sage philosophy and symbolism of the mysterious Masonic order.
Open Position – Junior Research Team Leader
5 Jan 2012
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the ASCR, v. v. i. invites applications for the position of junior team leaders in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology.
Seminar – Particle Physics in Transition
4 Jan 2012
Institute of Physics ASCR invites you to a seminar Particle Physics in Transition by prof. Max Klein of the University of Liverpool on January 11th, 2012 at 15:00.
Czech President Václav Havel passed away
18 Dec 2011
Former Czech and Czechoslovakia president Václav Havel died at 75 at his country home in Hradeček, north of Prague. Václav Havel’s last public appearance was on December 10, 2011 when he met with his close friend Dalai Lama and signed an appeal in support of dissidents around the world. Václav Havel first came to international fame as a dissident playwright in the 1970s through his involvement with the human rights manifesto Charter 77. He was prosecuted for his stances and spent almost five years in prison; his prison stay contributed to his later health problems. He became the first post-communist Czechoslovak president in late 1989. In 1993–2003 he was the first president of the independent Czech Republic. The Czech cabinet is to meet for a special session on Monday to consider a date of a National Day of Mourning.
Junior Ambassadors of Science and Technology
12 Dec 2011
Six Czech students were recognized as Junior Ambassadors for their achievements in science and technology at the Academy of Sciences on December 12, 2011. Five boys and one girl were chosen under the Junior Ambassadors of Science and Technology pilot program launched in July 2011 by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the U.S. Embassy in Prague and American companies operating in the Czech Republic.
Cooperation between the AS CR and the Czech Radio Broadcast
20 Oct 2011
Europa Nostra Award for Tomáš Durdík
19 Oct 2011
The European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards celebrate excellence in cultural heritage conservation, ranging from the restoration of buildings and their adaptation to new uses, to urban and rural landscape rehabilitation, archaeological site interpretations, and care for art collections. Moreover, it highlights research, dedicated service to heritage conservation by individuals or organisations and education projects related to cultural heritage. The awards are supported by the European Commission in the framework of the Culture Programme. Europa Nostra is in charge of organising the selection and the award ceremony.
World-leading scientists will shed new light on climate
15 Sep 2011
World-leading climate scientists gather in Germany 18-23 September 2011 to present new research on how Earth’s land areas – forests, soils, permanently frozen regions, deserts, croplands and pastures – affect the global climate.