Financing Czech Science
Financing Czech Science

Summary/Abstract: People in the Czech Republic have become accustomed to the fact that even white-collar workers (for instance teachers) sometimes participate in demonstrations in their country; but this year they watched as researchers, in particular those from the Academy of Sciences (AV ČR), took to the streets – most recently on 6 October on Prague’s Jana Palacha square. The reason behind the protests was a June proposal by the government’s advisory body called the Council for Research, Development and Innovations. The proposal suggested that the Academy receive approximately 50 percent less money from the state by 2012.

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