Úplné zatmění Měsíce: výletu na Žalov nikdo neželel
Ondřejovská observatoř přivítala 15. června 2011 desítky hvězdářských nadšenců i odborníků, kteří se na kopci Žalov sešli, aby společně pozorovali úplné zatmění našeho věčného souputníka - Měsíce. Ten nad jihovýchodním obzorem vycházel krátce po deváté hodině večerní, ovšem kvůli oblačnému počasí jej nebylo možné sledovat. Byla to škoda tím víc, že se jednalo o jediné úplné zatmění, které lze na našem území pozorovat až do roku 2015, a také o jedno z nejdelších zatmění v tomto století vůbec - fáze úplného zatmění trvala přes hodinu a 40 minut. Návštěvníci Astronomického ústavu AV ČR ale neodcházeli domů s prázdnou: ondřejovští hvězdáři pro ně zpřístupnili obě historické pozorovací kopule a astronomické muzeum, na zvídavé otázky odpovídal popularizátor Pavel Suchan z ASÚ AV ČR. Příjemného večera se zúčastnil také legendární Krtek, který nedávno doprovázel amerického astronauta Andrewa Feustela na poslední misi raketoplánu Endeavour.
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3 May 2012 Seven Years of CZELO - seven presentations, seven minutes each
The CZELO office will celebrate its seven years anniversary on 30 May 2012 in Brussels. On this occasion, six European and regional centres of excellence that are currently being build in the Czech Republic with the financial support from Structural Funds and SYLICA project demonstrating the synergies between SF and FP7, will be presented. For more information click here.
26 Apr 2012 Czech Academy joins JRC initiative on scientific support to Danube strategy
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic has joined today the JRC initiative to provide scientific support to the Danube strategy. The President of this Academy, Jiří Drahoš, and the JRC Director General, Dominique Ristori, signed the agreement in the context of a high-level conference organised in Brussels. The conference brought together 100 attendees, among whom policy makers, the scientists and interested stakeholders, including Maroš Šefčovič, vice president of the European Commission. Attendees discussed key challenges in implementing the EU Danube strategy during this meeting, focusing on the four pillars of the initiative: environmental protection, irrigation and agricultural development, navigability and energy production. The need for better European governance in the area, as already identified by the European Council was also addressed, and concrete cooperation and coordination actions were discussed.
The 19th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists will be held in Prague on June 27-30, 2012. The conference is jointly organized by the Environment Center of Charles University in Prague and the University of Economics. The conference will cover all areas of environmental and natural resource economics and is held under the patronage of Mr. Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Petr Nečas, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Bohuslav Svoboda, the Mayor of Prague and the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
The Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., celebrates the 50th anniversary of foundation this year and in the frame of the celebrations a special Day of Immunology will take place on April 23, 2012. This one-day symposium entitled "Day of Immunology 2012: Toward New Frontiers" will be dedicated to the memory of Professor Jaroslav Šterzl, MD., DrSc., the founder of modern Czechoslovak immunology, who passed away on April 8, 2012, one month short of his 87th birthday. For more information click here.
4 Apr 2012 Experimental observation of the optical spin transfer torque
The journal Nature Physics published the discovery of scientists from the joint Laboratory of Opto-Spintronics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University and the Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
29 Mar 2012 150th Anniversary of the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists
The Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists – one of the oldest learned societies in Czech lands existing to this day – celebrated 150 th anniversary of the foundation. By the occasion of this important anniversary, the Union organized on March 28, 2012 at Karolinum, the seat of the Charles University, the festive ceremony, which was attended by outstanding personalities headed by the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus. According to him the prestige of mathematics has declined: “The declining prestige of mathematics is linked to the decline in educational standards, caused by the opening of a massive chance for students to gain university diplomas in dubious study branches that do not include mathematics.”
28 Mar 2012 EURAXESS Czech Republic helps foreign scientists
The Centre of Administration and Operations of the ASCR and EURAXESS Czech Republic held the press conference on March 26, 2012 to present the initiative, which helps European and Non-European researchers as they move about in Europe and support scientific organizations in their search for a research talent. EURAXESS provides a unique access point to information across all countries including network of centers offering personalized assistance to researcher’s moving to another country.
The European Young Researchers’ Award (EYRA) is granted every year to researchers demonstrating outstanding research performance. At the same time, the award aims to inspire early stage researchers and experienced researchers to incorporate a European dimension and perspective into their research. The deadline for sending in your application is 19 April 2012.
23 Mar 2012 Cool Math
The Institute for Social and Economic Analyses (ISEA) launched a project called Cool Math. The goal of the project is threefold: to increase awareness of society about the emerging problem of deteriorating results of Czech students in mathematics; to identify good practices in teaching math that increase both math skills and popularity of math among pupils; and to convey information about such practices to other teachers.
23 Mar 2012 Jiří Homola promoted to SPIE Fellow
Jiří Homola is a leading researcher in the area of optical biosensors and, in particular, biosensors based on surface plasmons. His expertise is multidisciplinary spanning the theoretical and experimental investigation of photonic/plasmonic nanostructures, design and development of novel optical sensor platforms, development of methods for interfacing optical sensor platforms with biological and artificial receptors, and development of detection methodologies for specific bioanalytical applications.
The Institute of Geophysics organized the Regional Conference of the European project EPOS that took place from 19 to 21 March, 2012 in the Hotel Globus in Prague. The conference was opened by Jan Zedník and the director of the institute Pavel Hejda who is a Co-chairman of one of the eight working groups. CzechGeo/EPOS which is the system of geophysical observatations performed by geoscience institutions of the Czech Republic is financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. The representative of the Ministry of Education Petr Ventluka also participated in the conference.
Václav Havel as a publically involved intellectual was the subject of a working conference, which was held by the Institute for Contemporary History of the ASCR on March 19, 2012 at the Headquarters of the ASCR in Prague. According to the director of the Institute of the Contemporary Oldřich Tůma two reasons led to the organization of this one-day event– the motif of the symbolic farewell to Václav Havel and venerating his memory and an attempt for an examination and discussion on Havel’s impact as publically involved personality meant for Czech society and its history.
Various organizations, including the Swiss Embassy in Ireland, the Swedish Research Council (VR), the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation (DASTI) and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) offer travel grants to help young researchers who wish to attend ESOF2012. The ESOF2012 event to be held in Dublin, 11-15 July 2012 will bring together over 5,000 scientists; business leaders; senior EU and government officials; and international scientific media to discuss the best of European science and to address all of the current major global scientific challenges, including Energy, Climate Change, Food and Health. Themes include Food Security to The Life and Death of the Universe.
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and The National Council of Science and Technology of the United Mexican States (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Technología – CONACYT) signed an agreement on March 14, 2012 on scientific cooperation to promote, develop and strenghten the relationship and also support activities related to the exchange of scientific and technical information and experience between both countries. Under this Agreement, specific programs of cooperation will be carried out in various areas of mutual interest within the development of activities and cooperation. The collaboration will be established in areas of Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences; Life and Chemical Sciences; Humanities and the Social Sciences.16 Mar 2012 Prague Nobel Get-Together
The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the AS CR, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Israeli Embassy in Prague invite you to participate at the Prague Nobel Get-Together which will be held in Prague on May 30-31, 2012. This meeting represents a unique opportunity, especially for students and young scientists, to meet highly distinguished international scholars and discuss their ideas and projects directly with the most knowledgeable experts in the fields of biological chemistry, structural biology and material sciences. The program consists of four sessions focused on the life and death of proteins (structural biology of protein synthesis and protein degradation pathways) and on the use of material science for medicine and biology. Keynote lectures will be complemented by shorter talks by invited speakers and a poster section.
The EPOS Preparatory Phase (PP) project regularly organizes regional conferences to promote the research infrastructure and, specifically, involve and exchange experience among regional stakeholders. The first regional conference will be focused on the Central European area and will be held in Prague.
2 Mar 2012 The European Research Council marks 5 years of funding to over 2,500 top researchers
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.
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 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.
5 Jan 2012 Open Position – Junior Research Team Leader
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.
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