We regret to inform that prof. Josef Koutecký, a fellow of the Learned Society, a renowned physician and the founder of paediatric oncology in this country, passed away on 5 July 2019 at the age of 88. He founded paediatric oncology here in 1964 and a separate paediatric oncology department was then established at the Faculty Hospital in Motol, Prague in 1978.
We regret to inform that PhDr. Slavomil Vencl, DrSc, fellow of the Learned Society and Czech archaeologist, passed away on 23 June 2019 after a long period of illness at the age of 82 years. He initially specialised in the Neolithic and Eneolithic periods, particularly the stone industry of these periods, and subsequently focused on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
Ing. Jan Pardon, CSc., a businessman who arranged sponsorship donations from the PRO.MED.CS. Praha, a.s. Company for the Learned Society, passed away on 15 June 2019 at the age of 80 years after suffering a serious illness. We honour his memory.
Prof. Karel Ulbrich, fellow of the Learned Society and internationally renowned scientific expert in the field of polymers as drug carriers, passed away on 19 June 2019 aged 72. He and his team extensively developed the field of polymer carriers utilising water-soluble polymers based on HPMA (N(2-hydroxypropyl)meta-crylamide), i.e. targeted delivery of drugs to diseased cells.
The ceremonial part of the XXV. General Assembly of the Learned Society, at which the Medals of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic Societas Scientarium Bohemica Ad Laudem et Honorem and the awards of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic in the “Young Scientist” and “Grammar School Student” categories were presented, took place on Monday 20 May 2019 in the Great Hall of the Carolinum.
American physicist Kip S. Thorne, recipient of the Nobel Prize for 2017 for detection of gravitational waves, visited Prague at the invitation of he Learned Society. He held a series of “Bolzano lectures” and a lecture titled “Creating Gravitational-Wave Astronomy” for the Learned Society on 15 May 2019 in the Blue Auditorium of the Carolinum. The lecture was held with the support of the Karel Janeček Foundation and was received very enthusiastically.
The Czech Learned Society is holding its XXV. General Assembly on 20 and 21 May 2019. The Learned Society’s awards in the “Young Scientist” and “Grammar School Student” categories, Teaching Awards for pedagogic workers who promote interest in science and research at grammar schools and the Learned Society’s medals for meritorious contributions to the advance of science will be presented during a ceremony on 20 May at the Karolinum. Lectures by renowned scientists will also be presented. The second day will be reserved for the working part of the meeting, in the building of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
Learned Society Fellow prof. Jiří Pešek signed a Document on issues concerning the concept of European historiography and the present-day EU (PDF, 110 kB).
Invitation to the Bolzano Lecture by prof. Kip S. Thorne on May 15, 2019 and other lectures on May 16 and May 17, 2019
Invitation (PDF, 707 kB)
The International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation was founded in 1971 with the objective of promoting the study of general relativity and gravitation, and its application in astrophysics and cosmology. It currently has over 1500 registered individual members, alongside a number of national companies.
The Learned Society warmly invites you to a lecture by Prof. RNDr. Martin Loebl, CSc. (Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics): “Paths”
The lecture is to be held on 23 April 2019 from 4:00 pm in rooms 205 and 206 of the Czech Academy of Sciences building, Národní 3, Prague 1.
Declaration by the below signed members of the Learned Society and other scientists giving their support for the 15 March 2019 student climate strikes
Declaration (PDF, 36 kB)
The Learned Society warmly invites you to a lecture by PharmDr. Jitka Palich Fučíková (2nd Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital): “Immunotherapy: the Present and Future”. The lecture is to be held on 19 February 2019 from 4.00 pm in Rooms 205 and 206 of the Czech Academy of Sciences building, Národní 3, Prague 1.
The Learned Society warmly invites you to a lecture by Prof. PhDr. Petr Vorel, CSc. (University of Pardubice): “The 1615 Czech Government Bankruptcy”. The lecture is to be held on 19 March 2019 from 4.00 pm in Rooms 205 and 206 of the Czech Academy of Sciences building, Národní 3, Prague 1.
The Learned Society warmly invites you to a lecture by Doc. RNDr. Jan Pokorný, CSc. (ENKI, o.p.s. Třeboň): “The Neglected Role of Vegetation in Distributing Solar Energy and Shaping Climate”. The lecture is to be held on 9 April 2019 from 4.00 pm in Rooms 205 and 206 of the Czech Academy of Sciences building, Národní 3, Prague 1.
The Learned Society of the Czech Republic announces the Czech Learned Society Awards for Exceptional Science for Czech Secondary School Students. Please send candidate nominations by 28 February 2019.
Doc. Ing. Daniel Munich: “Science Review in the Czech Republic: an Interminable Odyssey”. The lecture is to be held on 15 January 2019 from 4.00 pm in Rooms 205 and 206 of the Czech Academy of Sciences building, Národní 3, Prague 1.
The Learned Society warmly invites you to a lecture by Prof. MUDr. Eva Havrdová, CSc. (Neurology Clinic, First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University and the Multiple Sclerosis Centre), “Multiple Sclerosis – Myths and Facts”. The lecture is to be held on 18 September 2018 from 4:00 pm in rooms 205 and 206 of the Czech Academy of Sciences building, Národní 3, Prague 1.
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