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Statements
24.10.2026

Council of the Learned Society on the Funding of Czech Television and Czech Radio

The Council of the Learned Society supports the statement issued by the Presidium of the Czech Rectors' Conference on October 23, 2026, regarding the funding of public service media. We consider it essential that public service media retain the political independence they need to do their work professionally, an independence guaranteed by predictable funding through fees paid by citizens.

News
28.10.2026

Order of the White Lion for Helena Illnerová

Statements
05.10.2026

Statement of the Council of the Learned Society on the Draft of the New Higher Education Act

News

15.09.2026

Tomáš Jungwirth and colleagues receive the Europhysics Prize for the discovery of altermagnetism

This year’s Europhysics Prize, awarded by the European Physical Society for outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics, has gone to Learned Society member Tomáš Jungwirth and his colleagues Libor Šmejkal and Jairo Sinova for the discovery of altermagnetism, the third form of magnetism.

15.09.2026

Mathematician Jan Krajíček wins prestigious Shoenfield Prize

The Association for Symbolic Logic has awarded the Shoenfield Prize to Jan Krajíček of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University, a member of the Learned Society. The prize is awarded once every three years for outstanding expository writing in the field of mathematical logic, and Prof. Krajíček received it for his book Proof Complexity.

26.07.2026

Pavel Jungwirth Passed Away, Yet He Remains With Us Forever

On Thursday, July 23, 2026, Prof. Mgr. Pavel Jungwirth, DSc., one of the most prominent Czech physical chemists, an internationally recognized scientist, and former chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic, died at the age of sixty. Through his scientific work, he significantly enriched his field and inspired countless colleagues and students. Memories of him will remain indelibly etched in the minds of all who had the honor of knowing him personally.

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Recordings

Quantum duel: Matthias Christandl × Gil Kalai

20 May 2025

Debate: The Organisation of Science

19. May 2025

Marc Mézard: The many challenges faced by research and higher education

19. May 2025

Hugo Duminil-Copin: Critical Phenomena Through the Lens of the Ising Model

16 April 2025

Hematology: An Example of Path to Scientific Discovery and Disease Treatment

18 February 2025

Stein Ringen: The Role of Religion in European Modernisation:The Case of Scandinavia

25 April 2024
All recordings on YouTube

Statements

24.10.2026

Council of the Learned Society on the Funding of Czech Television and Czech Radio

The Council of the Learned Society supports the statement issued by the Presidium of the Czech Rectors' Conference on October 23, 2026, regarding the funding of public service media. We consider it essential that public service media retain the political independence they need to do their work professionally, an independence guaranteed by predictable funding through fees paid by citizens.

05.10.2026

Statement of the Council of the Learned Society on the Draft of the New Higher Education Act

The Council of the Learned Society welcomes the discussion of the draft of the new Higher Education Act, which originated as an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The Council has been engaged with higher education issues for more than a year and has the following comments on the draft as submitted...

03.10.2026

The Council of the Learned Society condemns the Russian attack on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The Council of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic fully supports the statement issued by ALLEA (All European Academies), of which the Learned Society is a member, as well as the statement by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. It strongly condemns the attack on Ukrainian scientific institutions and expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian academic and scientific community.

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About the Society

The Learned Society of the Czech Republic brings together prominent scientists working in the Czech Republic.

It is a successor of the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences. Its main aim is to promote the free practice of science in all of its manifestations, inspire the desire for knowledge and joy thereof, spread scientific findings amongst the public, and champion improvement in the levels of education and creative, rational and personally responsible social environment in the Czech Republic.

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