Evaluations of CAS Institutes

The Czech Academy of Sciences completed another round of its periodic evaluation which followed similarly designed evaluation from 2015, and aimed to acquire detailed and independent information about our institutes and research teams and set it in the international context.

52 research institutes and over 300 of their research teams were evaluated, covering scientific fields from Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Physics, Earth Sciences, Life and Chemical Sciences to Humanities and Social Sciences.

A two-phase informed peer-review was performed and predominantly international character of the evaluation kept. Panels (Phase I) and Commissions (Phase II) were established specifically for the purposes of this evaluation, their structure followed the OECD Fields of Science and Technology classification.

In Phase I, the assessment and marking of the selected number of research outputs submitted by research teams was performed.

In Phase II, the on-site evaluation of the institutes and research teams was due to the pandemic situation performed in the form of online visits. Outcomes and recommendations for each evaluated institute and team were summarised in a series of final reports.

Specific evaluation methodology was applied to the research-infrastructure focused institutes – namely the Centre of Administrations and Operations of the CAS and the Library of the CAS.

More information about the evaluation is planned to be published after the meeting of the Academy Assembly of the CAS in December 2021.    

The evaluation was supervised by the Coordination Board.

For any support or questions related to the evaluation please do not hesitate to contact Science Support Division of the CAS Head Office at: evaluation@kav.cas.cz.