For the ninth consecutive year, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took part in the European Heritage Days initiative, which was held under the motto "Europe, a common heritage". The doors of the Academy's central building were open for visits on 17 September 2023, coinciding with the Sofia Day holiday. Dozens of visitors from the country and abroad crossed the threshold of the building of BAS and got acquainted with the history of the oldest scientific institution in Bulgaria and one of the emblematic symbols of the capital; they were given the opportunity to see the meeting rooms, the office of the President, whose interior aroused the greatest interest and curiosity, as well as the permanent expositions. In the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall, the film " [...]

The 2023 Award for Discovery was given to Prof. Lyudmil Vagalinski from NAIM-BAS The third international forum "Brand Bulgaria - Touch the Wonders" was held at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The event was organized by the Cultural Heritage Society (Europa Nostra Bulgaria) in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Culture and under the patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel. With a minute of silence the participants in the forum paid tribute to the victims of the flood in Tsarevo. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel, the Minister of Culture Krastyu Krastev, the President of the Cultural Heritage Society (Europe Nostra Bulgaria) Slavka Bozukova and the Vice President of [...]

110 years since the birth of the scientist-biologist and geneticist Acad. Radoy Popivanov (1913-2010) are celebrated on 9 August 2023. Radoy Popivanov was born in 1913 in Pleven. In 1939 he graduated in medicine in Sofia. As an assistant professor at the Medical Faculty of Sofia University he worked on problems of seroanthropology, medical biology and genetics under Metodiy Popov, and specialized in internal medicine under Konstantin Chilov. He was director of the Institute of Medical Biology of the Medical Academy and of the Central Laboratory of Genetics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1974) and Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare (1977-88). His scientific contributions are in the field of isoserology, medical and general genetics, cell-tissue [...]

The Vice President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokiya Pasheva welcomed the participants at the International Annual Seminar of the Specialized Administration and Management Institute of La Francophonie (ESFAM). The three-day forum was opened at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. The theme of the event was "Evaluate - Act". The Director of the Institute Prof. Nicolas Mainetti opened the event which was attended by academics and scientists from Bulgaria, Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Poland and France. ESFAM is an institute of the University Agency of la Francophonie (AUF). The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has been an associate member of the University Agency of la Francophonie since the end of 2022. The main mission of the Specialized Administration and Management Institute of La Francophonie is to [...]