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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.

News
15.09.2026

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

News
15.09.2026

Mathematician Jan Krajíček wins prestigious Shoenfield Prize

News

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.

13.05.2026

Chemist Ivo Starý Takes the Helm of the Learned Society

The incoming president of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic is its current 1st Vice-President, chemist Ivo Starý from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. He succeeds mathematician Martin Loebl of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University.

14.04.2026

Gilles Kepel: The 2026 War in the Middle-East and its Global and European Outreach

The Learned Society of the Czech Republic cordially invites you on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., to the Palacký Lecture by French political scientist and Arabist Gilles Kepel, an expert on political Islam, on the highly timely topic of the conflict in the Middle East.

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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
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Statements

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.

25.06.2026

Joint Statement by Czech Academic Institutions in Support of the Russian Philosopher Svetlana Mesyats

The case of Svetlana Mesyats, a scholar of ancient philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, raises serious concerns about academic freedom and the personal safety of researchers in Russia. Dr Mesyats was arrested in May 2026 and placed under house arrest over alleged irregularities in the reporting of results from a research and translation project, and now faces a prison sentence of up to ten years.

16.04.2025

Declaration in Support of American Universities

The Council of the Learned Society expresses its solidarity with and support for universities in the United States that uphold academic freedom. It also voices concern over the restriction of funding for important programs in the fields of medicine and human rights.

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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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