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We commemorate 151 years since the death of Vasil Levski

With a wreath laid at the monument of Vasil Levski, the leadership of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will pay tribute to the deed of one of the brightest personalities in our national pantheon. We would like to remind you that one year ago the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, proposed that the airport in Sofia was named after Vasil Levski. "With this act we will all express to the greatest extent our respect to the national hero of Bulgaria who has contributed immensely to the revival of the Bulgarian spirit and the liberation of our Fatherland. Apart from being a cosmopolitan personality, the Apostle was also one of the donors in the founding of the Bulgarian Learned Society [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-02-20T17:15:55+02:00Monday, 19 February 2024|Categories: Selected|

Achievements of the Archaeological Year 2023

The "Bulgarian Archaeology 2023" exhibition will be open for visitors from 15 February to 26 May 2024 in the Central Hall of the National Museum of Archaeology with Museum at 1, Atanas Burov Sq. The National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NAIM at BAS) presents the seventeenth national archaeological exhibition "Bulgarian Archaeology 2023". The exhibition shows the most interesting finds and rich illustrative material from the field work of Bulgarian archaeologists in 2023. It is organized on the occasion of the professional holiday of the archaeologist, 14 February, when it will be officially opened. "In recent years, due to a number of external factors, the practice of starting the archaeological season later than planned and running it at an [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-02-14T09:47:15+02:00Tuesday, 13 February 2024|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

Two “Evrika 2023” awards for young scientists of BAS

A ceremony for the winners of the Evrika (Eureka) Awards 2023 took place at the National Palace of Culture. The prizes were awarded in the presence of Vice President Iliana Iotova, the President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, the Chairman of the Council of Evrika Foundation Acad. Kiril Boyanov, the Vice-Rector of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Prof. Madlen Danova, representatives of the scientific and academic community. The Award for Achievements in Science was awarded to Asst. Prof. Eng. Dessislava Gerginova, PhD from the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry of BAS. The scientific output of Dr. Dessislava Gerginova is impressive. She is an active participant in 22 scientific projects and is the leader of three. [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-02-05T10:19:20+02:00Thursday, 1 February 2024|Categories: Selected|

The study of a recurrent nova is the most significant scientific achievement of the Institute of Astronomy with NAO – BAS in 2023

Телескопът с 2-метрово огледало в НАО Рожен Схема на областите на разсейване при RS Oph – екваториална и полярни области The telescope with a 2-meter mirror in NAO Rozhen The results of the study were published in "Astronomy & Astrophysics" The Institute of Astronomy has named the study of a star that is part of a class of bursting stars - recurrent novae - as its most significant scientific achievement for 2023. The results obtained by the team led by Sen. Asst. Prof. Yanko Nikolov, PhD, are published in “Astronomy & Astrophysics” 679, A150 under the title "Transient and asymmetric dust structures in the TeV-bright nova RS Oph revealed by spectropolarimetry". Juan Luna, Kiril Stoyanov, Galin Borisov, Koji Mukai, Jennifer Sokoloski [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-01-29T10:46:35+02:00Thursday, 25 January 2024|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|

Students from Bulgarian Sunday schools visit BAS

Students from the Bulgarian Sunday schools in Cologne and Paris visited the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and saw valuable publications kept in the Central Library of BAS. They were shown the oldest Bulgarian printed book - "Nedelnik" by Sophronius of Vratsa of 1806 and the first Bulgarian grammar by Neofit Rilski of 1832. The students and their teachers also got acquainted with the first edition of the "Fish Primer" by Dr. Petar Beron which is one of the most valuable possessions of the Central Library of BAS. During their visit, the children learned interesting facts from the history of the oldest institution in modern Bulgaria. They toured the building of the Academy and were welcomed by the President Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS. [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-01-04T09:55:24+02:00Wednesday, 3 January 2024|Categories: General news, Selected|

A Bulgarian delegation of BAS received by the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan

On December 20, the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, and the Vice-President Corr. Memb. Evdokiya Pasheva were received by the President of the Republic of Armenia. President Khachaturyan highly appreciated the role of academic science in the life of the country, noting that the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia played a very important role in the life of Armenia and that without science and education Armenia had no future as the country had no material wealth. Our resources are science and people, the President said. Thanking for the reception, Prof. Julian Revalski emphasized that this visit was a great honor for them and also emphasized the crucial contribution of science and innovation to the development of society. He briefed [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-01-02T11:14:17+02:00Friday, 22 December 2023|Categories: Selected|