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The Journal of BAS receives an honorary plaquette GOLD

Friday, 24 October 2025|Comments Off on The Journal of BAS receives an honorary plaquette GOLD

The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, presented the honorary plaquette of BAS GOLD to Acad. Ivan Ivanov, Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of BAS”. The distinction is awarded on the occasion of the 155th [...]

Cooperation between BAS and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology will continue

Friday, 24 October 2025|Comments Off on Cooperation between BAS and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology will continue

Today, 24 October 2025, bilateral agreements were signed in the Granite Hall of the Council of Ministers in the presence of H.E. Mr. Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party [...]

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows previously unknown light behaviour

Friday, 24 October 2025|Comments Off on Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows previously unknown light behaviour

    Dr. Galin Borisov from the Institute of Astronomy at BAS has participated in the observations of an international team of astronomers with the 2-meter telescope of NAO Rozhen. Astronomers have discovered that the [...]

“Germany in Dialogue: Cultural Exchange in a European Context” discussion

Wednesday, 22 October 2025|Comments Off on “Germany in Dialogue: Cultural Exchange in a European Context” discussion

A public meeting-discussion on “Germany in Dialogue: Cultural Exchange in a European Context” was held at the “Prof. Alexander Fol” Institute of Balkan Studies with the Centre of Thracology at BAS (IBSCT-BAS). It is part [...]

Prof. Nikolay Gabrovsky is the Doctor of the Year for 2025

Wednesday, 22 October 2025|Comments Off on Prof. Nikolay Gabrovsky is the Doctor of the Year for 2025

The highest professional award of the Bulgarian Medical Union was received by Corr. Memb. Prof. Nikolay Gabrovsky during an official ceremony at the National History Museum (NHM) on 20 October 2025. The award was presented [...]

MUSICORUM VIA: winners of academic competitions on the stage at BAS

Wednesday, 22 October 2025|Comments Off on MUSICORUM VIA: winners of academic competitions on the stage at BAS

Concert of students-winners of academic competitions of the “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Music Academy, part of the “MUSICORUM VIA. Two Academies - One Stage” initiative took place on 20 October at the Bulgarian Academy of [...]

Bulgarian presence at the annual conference of Academia Europaea

Friday, 17 October 2025|Comments Off on Bulgarian presence at the annual conference of Academia Europaea

On 16 October, Prof. DSc Vassil Kirov, Chairman of the General Assembly of BAS, was welcomed as a new member of Academia Europaea by its President, Prof. Donald Bruce Dingwell, at the Building Bridges 2025: [...]

Berlin Process for the Western Balkans scientific conference

Friday, 17 October 2025|Comments Off on Berlin Process for the Western Balkans scientific conference

The 9th Joint Scientific Conference of the Berlin Process for the Western Balkans was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 14 to 16 October under the title “Science under Pressure - Challenges and Opportunities”. On behalf [...]

Prof. Radostina Stoyanova is awarded the Pythagoras Grand Prize

Wednesday, 15 October 2025|Comments Off on Prof. Radostina Stoyanova is awarded the Pythagoras Grand Prize

  The winner of the Pythagoras Grand Prize for lifetime contribution to science is Prof. Radostina Stoyanova from the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of BAS. The official ceremony for the highest awards for [...]

The eminent Italian palaeoslavist and Bulgarian language scholar Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni with a diploma of foreign member of BAS

Wednesday, 15 October 2025|Comments Off on The eminent Italian palaeoslavist and Bulgarian language scholar Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni with a diploma of foreign member of BAS

The eminent Italian palaeoslavist and Bulgarian scholar Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni was honored by the President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, with a diploma of foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The [...]

Presentation of the “Living Bridges Across Time” collection

Wednesday, 15 October 2025|Comments Off on Presentation of the “Living Bridges Across Time” collection

The "Living Bridges Across Time. 12th Joint Conference of Bulgarian and North American Scholars / Живи мостове във времето XII-та съвместна конференция на български и американски учени " collection was presented at the Institute of [...]

The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov participates in a UAI forum

Tuesday, 14 October 2025|Comments Off on The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov participates in a UAI forum

  The 93rd General Assembly of the Union Academique Internationale (UAI) is being held in Mainz, Germany, 13-14 October 2025. Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov is the delegate of BAS in the international organization. He is the [...]

The Grand Prize of BAS for 2025 received by Corr. Memb. Tsvetalina Tankova

Monday, 13 October 2025|Comments Off on The Grand Prize of BAS for 2025 received by Corr. Memb. Tsvetalina Tankova

  BAS is celebrating 156 years The Grand Prize of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for 2025 was awarded at a solemn assembly on the occasion of the 156th anniversary of the founding of BAS [...]

The President of BAS meets with a delegation from China

Friday, 10 October 2025|Comments Off on The President of BAS meets with a delegation from China

  The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met today at BAS with Acad. Yongguan Zhu, professor in biogeochemistry and soil environmental sciences, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice-President of its [...]

Meeting of the President of BAS with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates

Friday, 10 October 2025|Comments Off on Meeting of the President of BAS with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates

  Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met today at the Academy with H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman Aljaber, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Bulgaria. The President of BAS presented the history and the main scientific divisions [...]

Visit of Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva to the University of Osaka

Thursday, 9 October 2025|Comments Off on Visit of Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva to the University of Osaka

The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, visited the University of Osaka and met with the Dean of the School of Foreign Languages Prof. Sayo Tsutsui. The meeting, which took [...]

BAS hosts international conference on ecological civilization and sustainable development

Thursday, 9 October 2025|Comments Off on BAS hosts international conference on ecological civilization and sustainable development

  The “Philosophical Foundations, Cultural Dimensions and Societal Values of Ecological Civilization and Sustainable Development” international conference under the auspices of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPS-BAS) is [...]

Bulgarian scientists develop surface coatings and alloys for aviation and aerospace technologies

Thursday, 9 October 2025|Comments Off on Bulgarian scientists develop surface coatings and alloys for aviation and aerospace technologies

Innovative surface coatings with potential for wide application in the field of mechanical engineering and high technology are being developed by scientists from the Institute of Electronics of BAS. Researchers have improved the mechanical properties [...]

Linguistic data for the development of language technologies and AI-based tools discussed at BAS

Wednesday, 8 October 2025|Comments Off on Linguistic data for the development of language technologies and AI-based tools discussed at BAS

The importance of linguistic data for the development of language technologies and tools based on artificial intelligence is discussed by experts from Bulgarian technology companies, public administration and academia at a seminar held today at [...]

Corr. Memb. Pasheva attends the award ceremony for young talents in the field of informatics

Monday, 6 October 2025|Comments Off on Corr. Memb. Pasheva attends the award ceremony for young talents in the field of informatics

The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva attended the ceremony of awarding the winners of the John Atanasoff Award for 2025. The presidential initiative was held for the twenty-third time, and this year the [...]

BAS President participates in Kyoto forum on Science and Technology in Society

Monday, 6 October 2025|Comments Off on BAS President participates in Kyoto forum on Science and Technology in Society

  The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, participated in the 18th edition of the “Academy of Science Presidents' Meeting” which is organized annually by the “Science Council of Japan” within the framework of [...]

Bulgarian participation in the “My thesis in 180 seconds” competition

Monday, 6 October 2025|Comments Off on Bulgarian participation in the “My thesis in 180 seconds” competition

Sylvia Varhoshkova, PhD student at the Institute of Molecular Biology at BAS, represented Bulgaria at the 11th International Final of the competition “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” which took place on October 2 in Bucharest, [...]