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Welcome to the Website of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,

public non-university research institution, which comprises a system of scientific institutes. It conducts its activities in accord with Act No. 283/1992 Coll., On the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), and other legal regulations. Research conducted by the ASCR endeavours to advance knowledge on an international scale while however respecting the current needs of Czech society. The supreme autonomous body of the ASCR is the Academy Assembly. The executive body of the ASCR is the Academy Council with the President of the ASCR at its head. Its permanent advisory body is the Council for Sciences, which deals with the scientific policy of the ASCR. These all-academic bodies are always elected for four-year periods.
 

20 Years of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Foto: Stanislava Kyselová (Academic bulletin)

20 Years of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

4 Dec 2013

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On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, there was a press conference in the Prague headquarters of the most important Czech scientific institution. The history of the Academy of Sciences of the CR with an emphasis its essential role in society, breakthrough moments and main developmental stages was first raised by its current president, Prof. Jiří Drahoš. It was then commemorated by his three predecessors in the leading post of the ASCR – Prof. Rudolf Zahradník, Prof. Helena Illnerová and Prof. Václav Pačes.

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Epigenetic diversity increases the productivity and stability of plant populations

28 Nov 2013

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Humanity is dependent on natural ecosystems as sources of food, but they also provide other essential services. The preservation of biological diversity is a fundamental challenge for contemporary environmental protection. Recent research has found that intraspecific diversity plays an equally vital role in the functioning and stability of ecosystems as interspecies diversity. Intraspecific diversity was until now always attributed to phenotypic and functional diversity of individuals, secured thanks to the variability of DNA. Nevertheless, the phenotype is controlled only by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA, but is also controlled by epigenetic variation.

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Why does the cuckoo win the battle with its host?

25 Nov 2011

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New knowledge from biologists of the ASCR
The Common Cuckoo is an obligatory brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species (hosts), and leaves them with the entire burden of raising their offspring. As a consequence of this way of life, a number of specific adaptations have arisen, to which the hosts respond with adequate counteradaptations. That leads to the emergence of a coevolutionary struggle between the two involved parties. One of the most interesting adaptations of the Common Cuckoo is the often noteworthy similarity of their eggs to the hosts’ eggs (mimicry), which increases the chance that the host does not recognise and remove them.

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Czech Astronomers are the first to have captured the optical afterglow of a gamma burst

20 Nov 2013

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On 30 October at 10 PM, a so-called gamma burst flared in the constellation Aquarius. It was recorded in space by the satellite Swift. Astronomers from the Group of Astrophysics of High Energies Group of the Stellar Section of the Astronomical Institute of the ASCR started monitoring it only 41 seconds after the placements of the optic telescope at the observatory in Ondřejov and were so the first in the world. They are gigantic energetic flashes in the area of gamma radiation, which energy comparable with the emission of the Sun for its entire lifespan is released over a few seconds or tens of seconds. The distance of the object in space was calculated as 9 billion light years.

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National Prize of Česká hlava (Czech Intellect) 2013 awarded

18 Nov 2013

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Representatives of the Academy of Sciences of the CR were again successful in the prestigious scientific competition Česká hlava (Czech Intellect). The National Prize of the Government of the CR Česká hlava 2013 was obtained by the outstanding Czech historian prof. PhDr. František Šmahel, DrSc., dr.h.c. mult., from the Institute of Philosophy of the ASCR - Centre of Medieval Studies. The Prize of the Company Kapsch for Invention was taken by Ing. Ilona Müllerová, DrSc., from the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the ASCR for long-term and systematic research in the area of electron microscopy and the Prize of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR was received for his scientific work within his doctoral study programme by Mgr. Ondřej Maršálek, PhD.

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Prof. H. Tlaskalova-Hogenova, ASCR, key-note speaker at 7th Annual International SHARE Symposium in Denmark

6 Nov 2013

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Copenhagen 6 November 2013: The 7th annual SHARE Symposium in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6 November 2013 has the pleasure of welcoming two keynote speakers. In the morning Professor Bente Finsen, University of Southern Denmark, gives a presentation on “Understanding disease mechanisms in human neurological disorders through studies of mice”, and in the afternoon Professor Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, gives a presentation about “The role of microbiota in the immune system development and chronic disease”.

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Week of Science and Technology of the ASCR – A festival fascinated by the world

30 Oct 2013

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The largest science festival in the Czech Republic Week of Science and Technology of the Academy of Sciences of the CR was ceremonially opened today at the headquarters of the ASCR in Prague with the attendance of President of the ASCR Prof. Jiří Drahoš and Lord Mayor of the Capital City of Prague RNDR. Tomáš Hudeček. This, already the 13th annual festival of successful scientific shows, whose popularity is still growing, bears the subtitle Fascination with the World. It is taking place on 1–15 November 2013 and its programme is filled with more than 500 events scattered all over the Czech Republic.

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New approach to preparation of highly tunable microwave dielectrics

21 Oct 2013

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Scientists from Institute of Physics ASCR contributed to development of a new approach to preparation of highly tunable microwave dielectrics exploring Srn+1TinO3n+1 with layered perovskite crystal structure. This material has in the form of 50 nm thin films and under mechanical strain excellent dielectric properties, which are promising for applications in microwave electronics, e.g. in cellular phones. The paper, describing unique properties and preparation of biaxially strained thin films of Srn+1TinO3n+1, was published in Nature journal on 16th October 2013. 

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“World Development Report 2014” panel discussion at CERGE-EI

10 Oct 2013

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The World Development Report 2014, titled Risk and Opportunity: Managing Risk for Development, examines how improving risk management can lead to large gains in development and poverty reduction. As part of launching the report, the World Bank is taking a “road show” to select locations in Europe and Asia to disseminate the key findings and continue the discussion. This will include a special presentation in Prague hosted by CERGE-EI on October 21st at 4.30 PM.

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Prof. František Šmahel will receive the National Award of the Government of the CR Česká hlava (Czech Intelligence)

4 Oct 2013

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The National Award of the Government of the CR Česká hlava (Czech Intelligence) was won this year by Prof. František Šmahel from the Centre of Medieval Studies – a joint workplace of the Academy of Sciences of the CR and Charles University at the Institute of Philosophy of the ASCR. The preeminent Czech medievalist has acquired this prestigious prize for his lifelong work and also for his civic and scientific positions. The Council for Research, Development and Innovation proposed Prof. František Šmahel for the National Award of the Government of the CR Česká hlava. Through its selection, it wanted to award the researcher’s outstanding results in the Czech Republic and abroad. The handover of the award Česká hlava will take place at a ceremonial gala evening on 17 November 2013.

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A Czech mathematician has acquired a prestigious European grant

1 Oct 2013

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For results achieved in the area of computational complexity, prof. RNDr. Pavel Pudlák, DrSc. from the Institute of Mathematics of the ASCR has been awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). As the only Czech representative this year, he has won financial support within the prestigious competition “ERC Advanced Grants”, announced for experiences research employees. He succeeded with the project “Feasibility, logic and randomness in computational complexity” and is the fifth laureate of the advanced grant in the Czech Republic after Eduard Feireisl (2012), Josef Michl (2008), Detlef Schröder (2008) and Tomáš Jungwirth (2011).

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Czech physicists have revealed another law of friction force

25 Sep 2013

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A new concept of a direct measurement of the lateral forces (of friction) on the atomic level using a modified atomic force microscope was presented by the researchers from the Institute of Physics of the ASCR in cooperation with colleagues from the university in Regensburg. In the past few days, their work has been published in the journal Physical Review Letters (see the abstract). This advance opens entirely new possibilities in the study of friction. The importance of the work is proved by the fact that the article was selected by the editors of the journal for inclusion in the section Editors' Suggestion and Physics Viewpoint (see here). The article was also referred to in the pages of the journal Physics Today (see here). For more information, see the press release.

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The biggest science contest of this Autumn already has its winners!

25 Sep 2013

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The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in close cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports hosted on September 20 – 24, 2013 a prestigious science contest for talented young students – European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS). A prestigious projects show of young talented scientists which was held in Prague for the first time, has announced its winners. The exhibition took place at the Exhibition Grounds in Prague- Holešovice where 124 participants from 37 countries arrived and the European Schools.

 

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