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The S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology celebrates its eightieth
22 May 2012
The S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences that was in 1991 named in honour of S.I. Vavilov, the prominent Russian botanist and geneticist and was also engaged in history of science, celebrated eighties anniversary. Recently discovered archive documents established that the Institute was created on February 28, 1932. By this occasion the international assembly took place in Moscow on February 28, 2012 and at the end of the festive meeting the foreign guests and some Russian scholars were awarded a Medal for Contribution to History of Science. One of them was president of ESHS Soňa Štrbáňová from the Institute for Contemporary History ASCR.
His Majesty King Carl XIV Gustav of Sweden visited the Institute of Botany ASCR
21 May 2012
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences organized a Royal Technology Mission (RTM) to the Czech Republic on May 8–11, 2012. As the patron of the Academy, His Majesty King Carl XIV Gustaf of Sweden is participating in the delegation together with representatives from Swedish business, government authorities and academia. The purpose of the RTM 2012 to the Czech Republic is to gain insights into strategies, initiatives and opportunities in an EU country that has a strong industrial, technological and academic tradition. Of the newer EU countries the Czech Republic is Sweden’s second largest trading partner and about 200 Swedish companies are currently represented in the Czech Republic.
Z.P. Bazant Prize for Engineering Mechanics
17 May 2012
The Czech Society for Mechanics instituted a prize named Z.P. Bazant Prize for Engineering Mechanics. The Prize is given annually and includes a monetary award of 1200 USD.
XL. ACADEMY ASSEMBLY
9 May 2012
The Academy Assembly, the Academy of Science’s highest body responsible for the highest priority decisions related to the ASCR, held its XL meeting on April 19, 2012. Among invited guests were Petr Fiala, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor; Miroslava Němcová, the Chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Alena Gajdůšková, the 1st Vice-President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Václav Pačes, the President of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic; Rudolf Zahradník, the Honorary President of the ASCR; Helena Illnerová, the former President of the ASCR, and others.
Seven Years of CZELO - seven presentations, seven minutes each
3 May 2012
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.
Czech Academy joins JRC initiative on scientific support to Danube strategy
26 Apr 2012
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.
EAERE 2012
18 Apr 2012
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 symposium Toward New Frontiers
17 Apr 2012
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.
Experimental observation of the optical spin transfer torque
4 Apr 2012
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.
150th Anniversary of the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists
29 Mar 2012
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.”