Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
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| founding | 1992 1953: Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences 1890: Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts 1784: Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Prague |
| Chairperson | Eva Zažímalová |
| Employee | 7000 (2007) |
| Website | http://www.avcr.cz/ |
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Czech Academy věd České republiky , abbreviated AV ČR ) and the Czech Academy of Sciences (English Czech Academy of Sciences , abbreviated as CAS ) is the leading non-university research institution in the Czech Republic . The academy deals with basic research and applied research. The academy's central administration and forty research institutes are based in Prague , the other institutes in other cities in the country.
The Academy awards several awards, including the Heyrovský Medal .
history
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic was founded in 1992 as the successor to the Czech part of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences , which in turn was created in 1952 through the merger of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences .
The academy employs around 6,400 people and is chaired by Eva Zažímalová.
organization
The main task of the academy is basic research . The academy advises the state in the fields of research and development, operates national and international research programs and coordinates the cooperation between applied research and industry . The institutes also participate in education with doctoral programs.
The highest self-governing body of the AV ČR is the Academic Parliament, two-thirds of which are academics from the individual institutions, as well as representatives from universities, the state administration, representatives from industry and other public figures. The executive body is the Academic Council, represented by the chairman of the Science Academy. The Scientific Council deals primarily with political and scientific questions of the academy. All bodies are elected for a period of four years. An independent supervisory commission monitors and evaluates the results and projects of the academy.
The academy is financed from the state budget. The financing of the scientific work corresponds to the international standard. In addition to the purely general financing, special project financing is also implemented.
Institutes
The academy consists of 53 research institutes. These are divided into three main departments, each with three sections:
- Main Department of the Sciences of Inanimate Nature
- Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science Section
- Astronomical Institute
- Institute of Physics
- Mathematical Institute
- Institute for Computer Science
- Institute for Nuclear Physics
- Institute for Information Theory and Automation
- Applied Physics Section
- Institute for Materials Physics
- Institute for Plasma Physics
- Institute for Hydrodynamics
- Institute for Device Technology
- Institute for Photonics and Electronics
- Institute for Thermomechanics
- Institute for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
- Geography Section
- Geophysical Institute
- Geological Institute
- Institute for Atmospheric Physics
Meteorological station on the Milešovka - Institute of Geonics
- Institute for Rock Structure and Mechanics
- Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science Section
- Main Department of the Sciences of Animated Nature and Chemistry
- Chemistry Section
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
- Institute for Chemical Processes
- Jaroslav Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Institute for Analytical Chemistry
- Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Biology and Medicine Section
- Biophysical Institute
- Biotechnological Institute
- Physiological Institute
- Microbiological Institute
- Institute for Experimental Botany
- Institute for Experimental Medicine
- Institute for Molecular Genetics
- Institute for Animal Physiology and Genetics
- Biology and Ecology Section
- Biological center
- Entomological Institute
- Hydrobiological Institute
- Parasitological Institute
- Institute for Plant Molecular Biology
- Institute for Soil Biology
- Botanical Institute
- Institute for Vertebrate Biology
- Institute for Systems Biology and Ecology
- Center for Research on Global Change
- Chemistry Section
- Main Department of Human and Social Sciences.
- Social Sciences and Economics Section
- Library of the AV ČR
- Economics Institute
- Psychological Institute
- Sociological Institute
- Institute for State and Law
- History section
- Archaeological Institute Prague
- Brno Archaeological Institute
- Historical institute
- Masaryk Institute - Archives of the AV ČR
- Institute for Art History
- Institute for Contemporary History
- Humanities and Philology Section
- Ethnological Institute
- Institute for Philosophy
- Oriental Institute
- Slavic Institute
- Institute for Czech Literature
- Institute for Czech Language
- Social Sciences and Economics Section
President of the AV ČR
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- Rudolf Zahradník (February 25, 1993 - March 27, 2001)
- Helena Illnerová (March 27, 2001 - March 24, 2005)
- Václav Pačes (March 24, 2005 - March 24, 2009)
- Jiří Drahoš (March 24, 2009 - March 24, 2017)
- Eva Zažímalová (since March 25, 2017)
Web links
- Official website (Czech, English)
- Otevřená věda / Open science - AV ČR science portal (Czech, English)