Връзки с обществеността – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

BAS and the National Theatre will cooperate

The Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov and the Director of the “Ivan Vazov” National Theatre, Vasil Vasilev, discussed the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two institutions today at a meeting at the theatre. The Academy has established cooperation with the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, the National Academy of Music, and the National Academy of Art, said Prof. Moutafov, presenting the joint initiatives that have been organized. Prof. Moutafov was director of the Institute of Art Studies at BAS and spoke about the research work of theatre scholars at the Academy. The National Theatre is set to premiere the Little England play based on the novel of the same name by Ioanna Karystiani. This is [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-03-09T16:15:54+02:009 March 2026|Categories: General news|

Scientist for a Day Initiative

Students from five schools in Sofia are participating in the “Scientist for a Day” initiative organized by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Embassy in Sofia. The event is dedicated to International Women's Day on March 8, said BAS Vice-President Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva who introduced the participants. The initiative will allow students to learn about the work of researchers from various fields at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Physics, Astronomy, History, Mathematics and information technology, Biology and chemistry, and Bioinformatics. The idea is to encourage young people, especially young women, to engage in science, said Antonia Bierbaumer, Deputy Head of the Austrian Embassy, adding that International Women's Day was not just a holiday, but a day to recognize the remarkable achievements [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-03-09T09:55:53+02:006 March 2026|Categories: General news, Selected|

The SUDEM project presented by an international team at a press conference at BTA

A press conference on “The SUDEM strategic European project, focusing on the digitization of forecasting, preventing serious consequences, and managing processes in disasters and accidents, has come to a successful conclusion” was held today at the press club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). Within the framework of the project, through the application of modern foresight tools, a strategic analytical report was prepared, interdisciplinary educational content was developed, and specific recommendations were formulated for the application and further development of the results in Europe and beyond with significant interest from relevant stakeholders. Researchers from Bulgaria, Germany, Ukraine, the Netherlands, and Turkey are participating in the project. It is coordinated by Prof. Arch. Georgi P. Georgiev, PhD, and the institutional manager is Prof. Dimo Zafirov, [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-03-09T09:54:48+02:006 March 2026|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|Tags: Институт за космически изследвания и технологии|

Prof. Ivan Shopov Award for an outstanding young scientist in the field of polymers for 2026

Anna Prancheva from the Institute of Polymers at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is the winner of the Union of Bulgarian Chemists’ Award for “Outstanding Young Scientist in the Field of Polymers”, named after Prof. Ivan Shopov. for 2026. At an official ceremony held on March 4 in the conference hall of the Institute of Polymers, the award was presented by the founder of the award, Prof. Ivan Shopov, and the chairman of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria, Prof. Venko Beshkov. This year marked the 23rd edition of the competition. Anna Prancheva participated in the current competition with a scientific article published in 2025 in the prestigious Journal of Polymer Science. The publication, entitled “Hyaluronic Acid-Coated Complexes of Cationic Polymeric Micelles and Serratiopeptidase [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-03-09T09:53:37+02:005 March 2026|Categories: Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies|

New fossil fills gap in human evolution: Oldest human ancestor appears to be from the Balkans

A new fossil femur, or thigh bone from Bulgaria could re-write the story of human origins. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers from the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgaria), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (Germany), and the University of Toronto (Canada). Bipedalism (walking on two legs) has long been considered a fundamental threshold in human evolution and one of our most formative attributes. Until now, researchers thought that the first humans were from Africa and that bipedalism evolved there between 6 and 7 million years ago. But the new femur, from the site of Azmaka, Chirpan area (Bulgaria), described in an article, published on March 4, 2026 [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-03-05T09:33:20+02:004 March 2026|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Selected|

Prof. Kamen Kozarev is the director of the Institute of Astronomy with NAO – BAS

Prof. Kamen Kozarev is the newly elected director of the Institute of Astronomy with the National Astronomical Observatory at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His scientific work focuses on solar and heliospheric physics, and especially on solar flares, coronal shock waves, the acceleration and transport of high-energy particles, and the application of modern data processing methods and artificial intelligence in radio astronomy and space weather. His professional career includes many years of research experience in the United States. He worked as a doctoral student and postdoctoral fellow at Boston University and the Harvard -Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, where he developed numerical models for the acceleration of charged particles in coronal and interplanetary shock waves and analyzed ultraviolet and radio observations of the Sun from space [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-03-05T09:34:33+02:004 March 2026|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|