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BAS and Maritsa East Mines sign an agreement

Tuesday, 20 January 2026|Comments Off on BAS and Maritsa East Mines sign an agreement

Scientific research on the “Pilot studies and innovations using waste clays extracted during lignite mining for traditional and alternative building materials” project will be carried out by scientists from two institutes of BAS. The Bulgarian [...]

BAS, BEH, and Maritsa East Mines sign a tripartite agreement for cooperation in the exploration of critical raw materials and rare earth metals

Friday, 16 January 2026|Comments Off on BAS, BEH, and Maritsa East Mines sign a tripartite agreement for cooperation in the exploration of critical raw materials and rare earth metals

  At an official ceremony attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rosen Zhelyazkov, and the Minister of Energy, Zhecho Stankov, on January 15 in Radnevo, a tripartite agreement was signed between [...]

A doctoral student from the Institute of Microbiology of BAS wins the annual doctoral scholarship of the Karoll Knowledge Foundation

Friday, 16 January 2026|Comments Off on A doctoral student from the Institute of Microbiology of BAS wins the annual doctoral scholarship of the Karoll Knowledge Foundation

Lidiya Kechidzhieva, a doctoral student in immunology at the Institute of Microbiology of BAS, is the new recipient of the annual doctoral scholarship of the Karoll Knowledge Foundation. She won the jury's vote in competition [...]

Lecture on “Laser-induced nuclear fusion – a new physical paradigm”

Wednesday, 14 January 2026|Comments Off on Lecture on “Laser-induced nuclear fusion – a new physical paradigm”

On January 13, Assoc. Prof. Ekaterina Yordanova, Director of the Institute of Solid State Physics at BAS, delivered the first public lecture for 2026 in “The World of Physics – Live” lecture series at the [...]

Applications are now open for “Best Youth Startup in Bulgaria 2026”

Wednesday, 14 January 2026|Comments Off on Applications are now open for “Best Youth Startup in Bulgaria 2026”

The fifth edition of the national youth competition will offer support for a larger number of projects, a rich training and mentoring program as well as numerous in-person and online events. From January 12 to [...]

The project “What is written remains. Write correctly!” holds two language quizzes at Sofia University

Monday, 12 January 2026|Comments Off on The project “What is written remains. Write correctly!” holds two language quizzes at Sofia University

  On January 9, participants in the project “What is written remains. Write correctly!” held two language quizzes at the invitation of the Faculty of Slavic Philology and the Faculty of History of Sofia University [...]

Report to the Commission for Consumer Protection

Monday, 22 December 2025|Comments Off on Report to the Commission for Consumer Protection

  On December 11, Academician Ivan Juhnovski, Chairman of the Forum for Combating Pseudoscience at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, together with Corr. Memb. Dr. Tsvetalina Tankova, Acad. Ivan Ivanov, Acad. Ivan Zagorchev, and Prof. [...]

Honorary “Marin Drinov” Medal on ribbon for Acad. Rumen Pankov

Thursday, 18 December 2025|Comments Off on Honorary “Marin Drinov” Medal on ribbon for Acad. Rumen Pankov

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded Academician Rumen Pankov with the “Marin Drinov” Honorary Medal on ribbon. The award ceremony took place today at the Academy during a meeting of the Assembly of Academicians and [...]

Japanese Ambassador H.E. Chikahisa Sumi visits the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Thursday, 18 December 2025|Comments Off on Japanese Ambassador H.E. Chikahisa Sumi visits the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

  The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, met with the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Chikahisa Sumi, today at the Academy. Corr. Memb. Slavcheva opened the meeting with a presentation of BAS, introducing the [...]

Best Young Scientist in the Field of Mechanics – 2025 Award

Tuesday, 16 December 2025|Comments Off on Best Young Scientist in the Field of Mechanics – 2025 Award

  During the annual scientific session of the Institute of Mechanics on December 5, the award ceremony for "Best Young Scientist in the Field of Mechanics – 2025" took place. The award was established ten [...]

Announcement of the annual Animated Heritage Award and presentation of the achievements of scholars from the Institute of Art Studies – BAS for 2025

Monday, 15 December 2025|Comments Off on Announcement of the annual Animated Heritage Award and presentation of the achievements of scholars from the Institute of Art Studies – BAS for 2025

  The Institute of Art Studies at BAS awarded its annual Animated Heritage prize for outstanding contribution to the creative interpretation of traditions and values from Bulgarian and world cultural heritage in contemporary works of [...]

Young scientists honored for publications in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics, humanities, and social sciences

Friday, 12 December 2025|Comments Off on Young scientists honored for publications in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics, humanities, and social sciences

The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva presented awards to young scientists who won a competition for the best publication in the field of natural sciences, mathematics, humanities, and social sciences. The award ceremony [...]

155 years of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 155 works of art from the collections of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Friday, 12 December 2025|Comments Off on 155 years of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 155 works of art from the collections of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

A bilingual scientific catalog presenting works of art from the collections of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has been published. Art, as a natural companion to science since the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, has retained [...]

“Presentiment of a Portrait” exhibition of contemporary Bulgarian graphic art

Friday, 12 December 2025|Comments Off on “Presentiment of a Portrait” exhibition of contemporary Bulgarian graphic art

An exhibition by contemporary Bulgarian artist Stanislav Bojankov entitled “Presentiment of a Portrait” opened at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The exhibition is the second in the “Contemporary Art at BAS” series and was initiated [...]

Appeal to mark 14 centuries of Bulgaria in Europe

Wednesday, 3 December 2025|Comments Off on Appeal to mark 14 centuries of Bulgaria in Europe

Historians, archaeologists, and public figures today presented an appeal for the solemn celebration in 2032 of the 1400th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian state. The appeal was presented at the National Press Club [...]

H.E. Marie Dumoulin visits BAS on the occasion of 60 years of scientific cooperation with CNRS

Tuesday, 2 December 2025|Comments Off on H.E. Marie Dumoulin visits BAS on the occasion of 60 years of scientific cooperation with CNRS

A meeting between BAS President, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, and French Ambassador to Bulgaria H.E. Mrs. Marie Dumoulin took place today at the Academy. The occasion for the visit was the joint celebration of the [...]

BAS and CNRS: six decades of scientific partnership

Tuesday, 2 December 2025|Comments Off on BAS and CNRS: six decades of scientific partnership

The event highlights the long-standing, sustainable, and active scientific ties between the two institutions. On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the signing in 1965 the first framework agreement between the French National Center [...]

“Blue Planet Outside the Window” presented at BAS

Monday, 1 December 2025|Comments Off on “Blue Planet Outside the Window” presented at BAS

The “Blue Planet Outside the Window” Chinese documentary film, shot entirely in space and produced by the China Media Group, was presented in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall on November 30. “Blue Planet Outside the [...]

Two researchers from BAS receive the “For Women in Science” award

Thursday, 27 November 2025|Comments Off on Two researchers from BAS receive the “For Women in Science” award

BAS hosted the anniversary ceremony The fifteenth anniversary ceremony of the “For Women in Science” National Program was held in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Two researchers from BAS [...]

New horizons in science discussed by women innovators from BAS in a discussion on the “For Women in Science” program

Thursday, 27 November 2025|Comments Off on New horizons in science discussed by women innovators from BAS in a discussion on the “For Women in Science” program

For the first time during the anniversary ceremony of the “For Women in Science” National Program, a panel discussion was held on the topic “The world needs science, and science needs women” with the participation [...]