NUCLEAR PHYSICS in the CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Republic population 10,5 milion in research & development & innovation 51 thousands employees from these 29 thousands researchers in public sector 25 thousands employees from these 18 thousands researchers Czech Republic sources in research & development & innovation 2 400 mil EUR from the state budget 1 000 mil EUR 1, 63% GDP 0,60 % GDP Czech Republic in the state budget research & development & innovation supported from 22 chapters the most important providers Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Czech Science Foundation 390 mil EUR 235 mil EUR 75 mil EUR Ministry of Industry and Trade 150 mil EUR Nuclear Physics in the Czech Republic people physicists 75 PhD students 20 budget 6,5 mil EUR 4 institutions ~ 9 scientists nuclear theory photon strength functions, neutron resonances participation at n-tof collaboration (CERN) Czech Technical University in Prague Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering ~ 9 scientists, active in nuclear physics experiments Czech Technical University in Prague Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics ~ 18 scientists, activities both in particle and nuclear physics Nuclear Physics Institute ASCR major Czech institution in nuclear physics field ~ 220 employees mission ~ 90 scientists basic research in nuclear physics and related disciplines use of nuclear physics methods in interdisciplinary scientific and research areas Řež Nuclear Physics in the Czech Republic basic research interdisciplinary and applied research impacts conditional on quality of the basic research credibility of fundamental science inferred from the benefits for society participation in large-scale international projects employment of home facilities and equipment