11/2005

Academic bulletin 11/2005

TOPIC OF THE MONTH

‘The way of the labyrinth’: Why are so few women in science?
A Conference for Women in Science took place at the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic where 130 delegates of the ‘gentle sex’ discussed why so few women are attracted to science.

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

Rationality and procedure
Experts from Central Europe met in Prague at an international conference to consider questions and concerns under the theme ‘Rationality’. The Institute of Philosophy of the ASCR coordinated this event.

Gratias Agit 2005
Gratias Agit is an award to personages and organisations who have contributed significantly to the presentation of the Czech Republic abroad and given by Minister of Foreign Affairs Cyril Svoboda. The ceremony took place at the Czernin Palace. On this occasion one of the honourees, Prof. František Makeš, an internationally known restorer and scientist, was interviewed.

INTERVIEW

Knowledge from outside should be brought back
Members of the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics met in Liběchov on 27^th September 2005 and during this occasion we did an interview with Prof. Martin Maršala of Košice and San Diego about his work and plans in Czech Republic.

AWARDS

The National Prize of the Government of the Czech Republic ‘Czech Head for 2005’
Prof. Armin Delong, the founder of electron microscopy, was awarded The National Prize of Government of the Czech Republic ‘Czech Head for 2005’ on 5 October 2005.

NEWS FROM THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL
A summary on the 8^th session of the Academic Council of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
A report of the 206^th session of the Czech Government’s Research and Development Council.

PORTRAITS FROM THE ARCHIVES

František Čáda
This year marks the 100^th anniversary of the birth of František Čáda, who was devoted to studying law history and the Archive Fund of Czechoslovak Law History.

CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Beginnings of the Czech nation
An international conference focussing on the cult of saints in the Middle Ages took place at Teplá Monastery on 8–10 October 2005. An Academy Bulletin writer interviewed PhDr. Dušan Třeštík, a specialist in history, who lectured on Saint Václav and Saint Ludmila.