Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
BAS and BNR with a new initiative for science
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Bulgarian National Radio will cooperate and implement joint initiatives for the development of science in society. This is stated in the Memorandum signed today at the Academy by [...]
HAPPY 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACADEMICIAN VASSIL KAZANDJIEV!
Acad. VASSIL KAZANDJIEV is among the brightest names that have established themselves as contemporary classics in Bulgarian music. He graduated from the Music Academy in Sofia (1957), studied composition in the class of Prof. Pancho [...]
International School of Condensed Matter Physics
From 26 to 30 August 2024, the 23rd International School on Condensed Matter Physics (ISCMP'23) was held at the Frederic Joliot-Curie International House of Scientists. With the scientific forum entitled "Modern Advances in New Materials [...]
Prestigious International Award for Corr. Member Svetozar Margenov
The International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management (IAITQM) honored Corr. Mem. Svetozar Margenov with the Walter Scott 2024 Award for his outstanding achievements and creativity in the advancement of the theory, algorithms, [...]
First finds of placoderm gar-fishes in Bulgaria, discovered in the dinosaur locality near the town of Tran
A team led by Asst. Vladimir Nikolov from the National Museum of Natural History at BAS (NMNHS-BAS) published the description of the first fossil remains of armoured gars in Bulgaria in the specialized scientific journal [...]
Project meeting between the Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
A working meeting of the teams of the bilateral cooperation project between the Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies (IOMT-BAS) and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, was held at the Center of Excellence [...]
The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski meets with Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil
His Holiness the Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil received the President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, in the Holy Synod Palace on August 13. During the meeting, Patriarch Daniil thanked [...]
Another successful expedition of palaeontologists from NMNHS-BAS
The seventh palaeontological expedition of the National Museum of Natural History at BAS to the locality of dinosaurs and other vertebrate fauna of Late Cretaceous epoch near the town of Tran took place from 2 [...]
A delegation from BAS visits the Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Ulaanbaatar
In the period 30 July - 3 August 2024, a delegation from BAS consisting of the President of the Academy Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, and the Scientific Secretary-General of BAS Prof. Neli Koseva [...]
A new project on the design of innovative polymeric materials as biocontrol agents with application in eco-agriculture is being implemented at IP – BAS
The project BG-RRP-2.011-0005-C01 "Design of Innovative Polymeric Materials as Biocontrol Agents with Application in Eco-Agriculture" (AGROBIOMAT), funded by the European Union - Next Generation EU through the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism for the implementation of [...]
BAS hosts the scientific conference “Climate Risks in the Black Sea Region”
The President of BAS Professor Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, opened the scientific conference "Climate Risks in the Black Sea Region" by stressing the great importance of science in solving large-scale problems such [...]
Bulgarian scientists to explore near space from Antarctica
Bulgaria's first polar astronomical project will take place in 2024-2025. "Impact of solar activity on ionospheric dynamics and high-energy particle fluxes over Antarctica" is the title of the first Bulgarian polar astronomical research project which [...]
Exhibition “Fake (f)or Real? A History of Forgeries and Falsifications” at IEFSEM-BAS
The exhibition “Fake (f)or Real? A History of Forgeries and Falsifications", a project of the European Parliament implemented by the House of European History in Brussels, is visiting the National Ethnographic Museum of BAS until [...]
Award in theoretical and mathematical physics for Acad. Ivan Todorov
Academician Ivan Todorov has been awarded the Bogolyubov Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics for 2024 by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna (JINR). The prize is awarded once every five years in [...]
Statue of the god Hermes in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica
An archaeological team led by Prof. Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski (NAIM-BAS) discovered on July 3, 2024 a well-preserved statue in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica, near the village of Rupite, municipality of Petrich. According to [...]
Participation of Bulgaria in the 36th session of the International Coordinating Council of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme
For the first time, Bulgaria participated as a full member in the International Coordinating Council of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme which was held in Agadir, Morocco, from 1 to 5 July. Assoc. [...]
Spinoff Award 2024
IPHS scientists are developing an app to protect and improve maternal mental health after childbirth As part of an initiative to support mothers, the Institute for Population and Human Studies (IPHS-BAS) has been awarded the [...]
Meeting of the President of BAS and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China
The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the BAS, has met with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Sofia H.E. Dai Qingli today at the [...]
The General Assembly of BAS elects its leadership
Two Vice-Chairpersons and a Secretary of the Ninth General Assembly of BAS (term 2024-2028) were elected at the second meeting held on 1 July 2024 at the Academy. Prof. Dr. Ivanka Tsakovska from the Institute [...]
Institutes of BAS in the European consortium with the most advanced laser infrastructure in the world
On 2 July, a working meeting on "The Future of Extreme Light Research: Opportunities and Challenges for Bulgaria within ELI-ERIC" was held at the Conference Hall of the Institute of Solid State Physics of BAS. [...]
International Cyrillic Forum “Alphabet. Language. Identity”
The "Alphabet. Language. Identity" International Cyrillic Forum with the participation of scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has been opened by President Rumen Radev at the National Palace of Culture. The Bulgarian alphabet, education [...]
Innovative project for 3D digitization of cultural heritage launched at IEFSEM – BAS
The "3D data on cultural heritage through three-dimensional, automated, scientifically based digitization" project was launched at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum - BAS. The research focuses on the study and [...]
The Ninth General Assembly of BAS elects its Chairman
At its first meeting, held on 24 June, the newly elected Ninth General Assembly of BAS elected Prof. Vassil Kirov as the Chairman of the General Assembly of the Academy (term 2024-2028). Prof. Kirov is [...]
Golden Plaquette of BAS for the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre for Thracology
The Institute of Balkan Studies and Center of Thracology of BAS (IBSCT-BAS) celebrated 60 years since its foundation with a party in the "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Academy. The President of BAS [...]