Czech Academy of Sciences

The Czech Academy of Sciences (abbr. CAS, Czech: Akademie věd České republiky, abbr. AV ČR) was created in 1992 by the Czech National Council. It replaced the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The Academy is the leading non-university public research institution in the Czech Republic. It is located in the Czech capital of Prague. History The establishment of the academy in 1992 follows several previous organizations: Royal Czech Society of Doctrines (Královská česká společnost nauk), 1784–1952 Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts (Česká akademie věd a umění), 1890–1952 Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (Československá akademie věd), 1953-1992 In 2010 the academy adopted an open access policy to make its research outputs free to read and reuse. References Other websites Official Web site (in English)