The "Grand Prize for Science of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences" was awarded for the first time on 12 October at the ceremony celebrating the 155th anniversary of BAS. The Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members of BAS awards Acad. Vassya Bankova with the "Grand Prize for Science of BAS" for 2024, said the President of the Academy Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS. The BAS Prize will be awarded annually in one of the following three fields - natural, mathematical and engineering sciences, life sciences, and social sciences and humanities. This year the award is given in the field of natural, mathematical and engineering sciences. Six world-renowned scientists participated in this competition, announced the Chairman of the Award Committee, Acad. Christo Tsvetanov and presented [...]

Representatives of international academies and partner organisations participate in the celebration of 155 years of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences which is marked today. Scientists from 15 world scientific organisations and from the European Academies Scientific Advisory Council (EASAC) are in Sofia for the celebration. They took part in a meeting with the Academy's leadership,which was held at BAS and delivered greetings on the occasion of the anniversary. International cooperation is one of the priorities for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, said President Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS. He greeted the guests and presented the history and activities of the Academy in various scientific fields. Currently, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences carries out 40 percent of the country's scientific production, the President said and [...]

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will celebrate 155 years since its establishment with a solemn assembly and concert at the Sofia Opera and Ballet. The celebration will take place on 12 October at 18:00 (entrance by invitation). Invited to attend the celebration are representatives of the Council of Ministers, the National Assembly, diplomatic corps, local authorities, academia, foreign academies, international partner organizations, etc. For the first time, the "BAS Grand Prize for Science" will be awarded. The competition for the prize is organized by the Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members of BAS (AACM). The "Grand Prize for Science" is awarded to a scientist from a Bulgarian scientific organization or HEI for outstanding achievements in science that have received high international recognition. The President of [...]