The INFRAMAT - Ancient and Advanced Materials: Bridging Science and Cultural Heritage International Conference was held from 23 to 27 September at the Golden Sands Resort. The Forum was opened by Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva, DSc, Vice-President of BAS, and Ms Yanita Zherkova, Director of the Science Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science. Leading specialists and researchers from the country and abroad discussed current topics, innovations and best practices in the field of material science, archaeology, safeguarding and preservation of cultural heritage. Seventy-nine researchers from sixteen scientific institutions participated in the conference, including restorers from the Getty Museum and the Los Angeles Central Conservation & Restoration Laboratory. Over thirty papers and forty posters were presented. The conference was organized by the “Acad. Rostislaw Kaischew” Institute [...]

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has awarded the Federation of Scientific and Technical Unions in Bulgaria (FSTU) with the “Honorary Plaquette GOLD”. The award is for the overall contribution of FSTU in the development, promotion and support of scientific and technical achievements and on the occasion of its 140th anniversary. The plaquette has been presented on behalf of the Academy's leadership by Prof. Ivan Georgiev, Scientific Secretary of the “Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies” Division. The solemn celebration of the 140th anniversary of the Federation was held today at the National House of Science and Technology in the presence of the President of the National Assembly, Assoc. Prof. Nataliya Kiselova, members and veterans of the Federation, representatives of the scientific community and international organizations. [...]

Academician Vladimir Zarev is the winner of the "Hristo G. Danov" Grand Prize for overall contribution to the national literary culture. The literary awards are given in eight categories, and the grand prize is determined by the Minister of Culture. Minister Marian Bachev presented the award to Acad. Zarev at a meeting held yesterday in his office. The official award ceremony for the other winners in the different categories was held on 22 September in Plovdiv. Acad. Zarev was also awarded in 2017 with the "St. Paisii of Hilendar” State Prize for his “outstanding contribution to the development of national cultural identity and spiritual values”; in 2019, he received the “Stara Planina” Order, first degree, “for his outstanding services in the field of culture and [...]