Four hundred and thirty are the patents and utility models of the scientific units of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the last five years. These data were presented by the Vice-President of BAS Prof. Shtelian Shterionov at a conference on innovative education and professions of the future, organized by the Higher School of Telecommunications and Posts on May 29. During the forum, he made a presentation on "Bridge between science, innovations and modern education" and presented some of the successful innovations of the BAS institutes implemented in practice. "BAS participates in the largest European and global platform for international cooperation and technology transfer Enterprise Europe Network in searching and finding project and business partners - over 600 partners from around the world," Prof. Shterionov [...]

  The first exhibition of the series "Contemporary Art at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences" was opened on 29 May at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The exhibition is by Sasho Stoitzov and is entitled "Messy Beads". The exhibition was initiated and opened by the President of the General Assembly of BAS Prof. Vassil Kirov. "The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has a serious collection of classical Bulgarian art. The time has come to look at contemporary Bulgarian art, to open our spaces in the Academy and its campuses," Prof. Kirov said. The curator of the exhibition Diana Draganova-Stier presented the artist and his works which are exhibited before the public for the first time. "The exhibition creates a kind of bridge between contemporary art, the [...]

The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva has met with the Director of the Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe of the Francophone University Agency (AUF), Prof. Laure Castin. During the conversation which took place at the Academy on 28 May, Corr. Memb. Pasheva presented the activities of BAS aimed at training young scientists and PhD students carried out by the Training Centre at BAS and the Career Centre of it. Corr. Memb. Pasheva also highlighted the long-standing successful cooperation between BAS and scientific organizations from France in the framework of various international programs. Prof. Laure Castin confirmed the commitment of the Francophone University Agency to collaborate with BAS in supporting young scientists. She presented a number of AUF initiatives aimed at building [...]

A letter-petition from the Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members of BAS for the termination of homeopathy teaching in vocational schools was handed over by the Chairman of the Forum against Pseudoscience at AACM Acad. Ivan Juhnovski to the Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev. "The recommendations of the leading scientific medical organizations in the world are to stop teaching the pseudoscience of "homeopathy", to limit the distribution of homeopathic products and to conduct extensive explanatory work among the population about the futility and harm of treatment with such products. In the last two years, under the influence of the petitions of BAS scientists against the teaching of homeopathy in medical universities and on the decisions of the Rectors, the teaching of homeopathy at [...]

A solemn assembly on the occasion of May 24 was held today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov opened the celebration in the "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall with an excerpt in Old Bulgarian from "On the Letters" by Chernorizets Hrabar. The President of the Academy Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva greeted the scientists and guests on the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of the Slavic literature. "Today we can proudly say that the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences continues the work of its founders who adored letters as well as of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and their followers in their mission to literate, educate and enlighten the nation. [...]

An open-air exhibition on the Lovers' Bridge at the National Palace of Culture marked the 15th anniversary of the “For Women in Science” National Programme. The event acknowledged 39 outstanding Bulgarian women scientists who had been honoured over the years with the prestigious award presented in partnership between the National Commission for UNESCO - Bulgaria, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski” and L'Oréal Bulgaria. Among the recipients of this prestigious recognition are 18 women scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences whose work and achievements have contributed to the prestige of Bulgarian science worldwide. Since the inception of the programme, in different years the following have been honoured with the award: Elisaveta Kirilova (2011), Elka Kraljeva (2011), Vasilka Steflekova (2012), Ralitsa Zidarova (2012), Emi Haladjova [...]