Groundbreaking of a laboratory complex at Geo Milev Campus

With a symbolic "first groundbreaking" on "Acad. G. Bonchev" Str., which is about to be renovated, in front of Block 29, the foundations of the Laboratory Complex at the “Geo Milev” Campus were laid. The event was attended by Mr. Atanas Pekanov - caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for EU funds management, Prof. Sasho Penov - caretaker Minister of Education and Science, Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of BAS - President of the Academy, Ms. Agnes Monfret - Head of Unit DG Regional and Urban Policy at the European Commission, Ms. Elizabet Kirkorova - Expert at DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission, Mr. Ivan Popov - Deputy Head of Executive Agency “Programme Education”, Mr. Georgi Iliev - Mayor of Slatina district, members of the Team [...]

2023-02-10T11:10:53+02:00Wednesday, 8 February 2023|Categories: Selected|
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STELLAR Schools on Radio Astronomy Research and Technologies

Undergraduates, Master and PhD students and young scientists in astronomy, physics, engineering, computer science and mathematics can apply for participation in the final three schools of the STELLAR project ("Scientific and Technological Excellence by Leveraging LOFAR Advances in Radio Astronomy"). STELLAR (2020-2023) is a transformational project under Horizon 2020, training the next generation of Bulgarian radio astronomers related to the upcoming construction and future sustainable development of a Bulgarian station of the pan-European distributed low-frequency radio telescope LOFAR. Participants in the project and organisers of the schools are the Institute of Astronomy with NAO - BAS and the Technical University of Sofia, in partnership with the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies DIAS and the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy ASTRON. STELLAR aims to develop [...]

2023-02-10T11:17:18+02:00Wednesday, 1 February 2023|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|
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Annual Conference of CNSDR “Critical Infrastructure Resilience – Research and Technologies”

The Center for National Security and Defense Research (CNSDR) at BAS celebrated its 20th anniversary The Annual Conference on "Critical Infrastructure Resilience - Research and Technologies" was held at “Acad. Ivan E. Geshov” Hall of BAS. The event was organized by the Centre for National Security and Defence Research (CNSDR) at the Academy. The two-day forum, which includes an online session on 1 February, marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of CNSDR. The Director of CNSDR, Kamen Iliev, opened the conference. Experts and representatives of academia, state administration and public organizations participated in the forum. The Scientific Secretary - General of BAS, Prof. Neli Koseva, congratulated the team of the Centre for National Security and Defence Research on behalf of the Management Board of [...]

2023-02-03T10:33:53+02:00Tuesday, 31 January 2023|Categories: General news, Selected|
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Award for BAS in the national competition “Building of the Year 2022”

The Central Building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1, 15th November Street, Sofia) has been awarded a special prize "Conservation and restoration of facades/artistic elements and artistic lighting" in the category "Social infrastructure - culture, science and education" in the National Competition "Building of the Year 2022". The annual awards were presented at a gala ceremony on 15 December at Sofia Event Center. The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, received the award. Investor of the project is the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – architect: Milena Krachanova, restorer: Aglika Ikonomova, artistic lighting: Rosen Yovchev and Eng. Marin Valchev and the contractor is the association "EM Building 2020". In connection with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the [...]

2023-01-24T10:07:56+02:00Friday, 16 December 2022|Categories: General Academic News, Selected|
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Students present more than 50 projects at the Ninth Scientific Session of the High-School-Students’ Institute of BAS

More than 50 projects of students from 15 cities are participating in the Ninth Scientific Session of the of the High-School-Students’ Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (HSSI-BAS). The scientific sessions are held in "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Academy.  Acad. Petar Kenderov who is the scientific supervisor of HSSI opened the two-day forum. At BAS we have a desire to help young people to develop and to get acquainted with what science offers - a good environment for development and a sense of being a citizen of the world because in science, when something new is done, it is new for the whole world, said Acad. Kenderov. The themes of the students and their supervisors are worthy of development in the laboratories [...]

2023-01-24T09:40:57+02:00Friday, 2 December 2022|Categories: General news, Selected|
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Awards for Women in Science

The awards in the twelfth edition of the national fellowship programme "For Women in Science" were presented at a ceremony at Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski”. Three inspiring Bulgarian women scientists were honoured for their research ideas as fellows of the programme for 2022. They are Dr. Nina Kaneva-Dobrevska, lecturer in inorganic chemistry at SU “Kliment Ohridski" (for the project " Water treatment for pharmaceutical pollution"), Dr. Katerina Takova-Sakaliyska, lecturer in biology at "Paisii Hilendarski" University of Plovdiv (for the project "Immunodiagnosis of SARS-COV-2 infection by antigen produced in tobacco products") and Dr. Maya Zhekova, lecturer in quantum physics at SU “Kliment Ohridski" (for the project "Quasi-nondiffracting Bessel-Gaussian beams with residual topological charge"). The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, [...]

2023-01-23T15:29:05+02:00Wednesday, 30 November 2022|Categories: General Academic News, General news, Selected|
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