The CAS to establish a joint-stock company to connect scientists with investors
The CAS subsidiary will introduce transparent procedures for founding tech companies and bringing external capital into CAS projects.
24. 06. 2026

Early-Career Researchers from the CAS Received the 2026 Otto Wichterle Award

The Otto Wichterle Award, bestowed since 2002, comes with a stipend of CZK 330,000 spread over three years. The accolade, recognizing outstanding researchers under the age of 35, has already been granted to 565 laureates. ...
15. 06. 2026

Jackal Expansion Across Europe Facilitated by Humans, Curbed by Wolves

Over the past few decades, the golden jackal has been pushing into parts of Europe where it had never been recorded before. An international study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, outlines the reasons why. ...
04. 06. 2026

Languages Don’t Overload the Brain, Psycholinguists Say

People who speak multiple languages tend to be more flexible – and their brains resist dementia for longer. The mechanisms behind multilingualism are being studied by Kateřina Chládková and her team at the Institute of Psychology of the CAS. ...
21. 05. 2026

Czech Academy of Sciences Evaluation – Beyond Metrics, Accent on Peer Review

A total of 408 teams from 52 CAS institutes and 3,841 research outputs – those were the parameters of a large-scale evaluation of the CAS research institutes recently completed by the Czech Academy of Sciences in collaboration with nearly two ...
19. 05. 2026

Ordovician Fauna Beneath Prague – New Arthropod Found During Metro Line Dig

At first glance, it looks like a cross between a spider and a trilobite. However, the unassuming fossil unearthed in Prague during the construction of Metro Line D represents an entirely new species of arthropod. ...
12. 05. 2026

Wildfires on the Rise in Europe and Set to Double by 2100. What Can We Do?

Fire has returned to Bohemian Switzerland National Park, just years after the devastating wildfire in 2022. Although last week’s flames have now been safely extinguished, they have reignited urgent calls for action to reduce the growing risk of ...
07. 05. 2026

The CAS Photogenic Science Contest Invites Entries

Cameras at the ready! Photogenic Science returns with its 13th edition of the popular photo contest for which CAS staff can capture remarkable moments from their research. ...
20. 04. 2026

The CAS Launches New Research Programs as Part of Its Strategy AV21

The Strategy AV21 supports research that positively impacts people’s lives. To this end, it has connected institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences, universities, industrial partners, and the state and public sectors for over a decade. ...
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