The official structure of the CAS consists of three areas (sciences about inanimate nature, life sciences, and humanities), each with three sections. Each of these 9 sections contains between 4 and 8 institutes. An institute is divided further into departments, laboratories, or working teams, depending on the size and the topic of the institute.
The Area of the Sciences About Inanimate Nature Section 1: Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics •
Astronomical institute (Astronomický ústav), founded in 1954 •
Institute of Physics • Institute of Mathematics • Institute of Computer Science (ICS) •
Nuclear Physics Institute •
Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS (UTIA), founded in 1959
Section 2: Applied Physics • Institute of Photonics and Electronics • Institute of Physics of Materials • Institute of Plasma Physics • Institute of Hydrodynamics • Institute of Scientific Instruments • Institute of Thermomechanics • Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Section 3: Earth Sciences •
Institute of Geophysics (GFÚ), founded in 1920 (as the State Institute of Geophysics) • Institute of Geology •
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, established in 1964 • Institute of Geonics • Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics
The Area of Life Sciences and Chemical Sciences Section 4: Chemical Sciences • Institute of Inorganic Chemistry •
J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry (
Ústav fyzikální chemie Jaroslava Heyrovského, named after
Jaroslav Heyrovský; abbreviated:
JHI respectively
UFCH JH), established in 1972 – merger of the
Institute of Physical Chemistry and the
Institute of Polarography •
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, founded in 1960 • Institute of Analytical Chemistry • Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry •
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Section 5: Biological and Medical Sciences • Institute of Biophysics • Biotechnology Institute • Institute of Physiology • Institute of Microbiology • Institute of Experimental Botany •
Institute of Experimental Medicine • Institute of Molecular Genetics • Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics
Section 6: Biological and Ecological Sciences • Biology Centre • Institute of Botany • Institute of Vertebrate Biology • Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology
The Area of Humanities and Social Sciences Section 7: Social Sciences and Economy • Economics Institute (EI) (departments:
Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education (CERGE), founded 1991) • Institute of Psychology • Institute of Sociology • Institute of State and Law
Section 8: History • Institute of Archaeology (Prague) • Institute of Archaeology (Brno) • Institute of History • Masaryk's Institute and Archives • Institute of Art History • Institute of Contemporary History
Section 9: Humanities and Philosophy • Institute of Ethnology • Institute of Philosophy (and its specialized department
Centre for Medieval Studies) •
Oriental Institute • Institute of Slavonic Studies • Institute of Czech Literature •
Institute of Czech Language (
Ústav pro jazyk český), founded in 1946 == Literature ==