Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
“Codes of Identity. Faith, Language, Nation” exhibition
The "Codes of Identity. Faith, Language, Nation" exhibition was opened on 15 May 2025 at the National Anthropological Museum at the Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology of BAS. The exhibition is dedicated [...]
Unique gladiator helmet studied at the Institute of Physical Chemistry
Valuable cultural and historical artifacts, rescued and returned to the country with the support of international partners, were presented on May 14 at the Ministry of Culture. The ceremony of the presentation of the [...]
International Annual Conference of the Institute for Bulgarian Language
The "Prof. Lyubomir Andreychin" Institute for Bulgarian Language at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is celebrating 83 years since its foundation with a two-day international annual conference which is taking place in the “Prof. Marin [...]
Over a hundred talented PhD students and pupils gather at the traditional interdisciplinary PhD forum
The sixth Interdisciplinary Doctoral Forum was officially opened on 13 May 2025 at the Grand Hotel Velingrad. The event is organized by the PhD Training Center - BAS and the Career Center at TC-BAS and [...]
Popular arias performed by young talents on the BAS stage
A concert under the title "Spring Walk" was performed by the graduates of the National Music Academy last night at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall. Students of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariana Pencheva presented performances [...]
Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between SRTI-BAS and the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, China
On May 8, 2025, an official meeting and signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Space Research and Technologies Institute of BAS and the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) - a leading [...]
BAS participates in the Sofia Science Festival
Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are participating in the Sofia Science Festival 2025 which takes place from today to 11 May in Sofia Tech Park. The theme of the demonstrations and discussions, organized [...]
Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva gets acquainted with BAS scientific projects
The participation of scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme has been discussed at a meeting at the Academy by the President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva [...]
Sweden and UK join LOFAR ERIC
Eight countries are now members of the European Radio Astronomy Research Consortium Infrastructure Sweden and the UK are the new members of LOFAR ERIC (LOFAR European Radio Telescope Research Infrastructure Consortium) following a Council Decision [...]
Round table at the National Assembly on “Demography – trends, problems and solutions”
On April 30, a round table on "Demography - Trends, Problems and Solutions" organized by Minister Gutsanov was held at the National Assembly in which scientists from the Institute for Population and Human Studies at [...]
BAS leadership discusses forms of cooperation with India
The President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met with the Ambassador of India to Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Arun Kumar Sahu. The Ambassador noted the dynamic development of science in India and stressed the [...]
Meeting of the President of BAS with the Rector of Baku Slavic University
The President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met today at the Academy with the Rector of Baku Slavic University, Azerbaijan, Dr. Anar Nagiyev. The main activities at the University are the teaching and study [...]
The President of the Parliament joins the BAS initiative “Peaceful Atom-Green Planet”
An initiative under the "Peaceful atom-green planet" motto was held today at Science Complex 2 of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The event marked the 39th anniversary of the Chernobyl NPP. The President of the [...]
Doctoral School at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of BAS
The official opening of the Doctoral School at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of BAS took place today at the “Acad. Ivan E. Geshov" Hall of the Academy. The Doctoral School is established for [...]
French finesse hovered over the Big Hall of BAS yesterday
On 28.05. at 6 p.m., the third concert of the "MUSICORUM VIA. Two academies - one stage" series took place. Talented students from the Instrumental Faculty of the "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" National Music Academy performed [...]
The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov meets with the Director of the Centre for Bulgarian Studies in Kharkiv
The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov met today with the Director of the "Marin Drinov" Center for Bulgarian Studies at the University of Kharkiv Dr. Vladimir Salenkov. The meeting was also attended by Prof. [...]
BAS awards young entrepreneurs – finalists in the “Best Youth Startup in Bulgaria – 2025” competition
Award ceremony of the finalists concluded the "Best Youth Startup in Bulgaria - 2025" competition organized by the Fund of Funds and Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski. The event took place on 23 April in [...]
Thirteen projects of scientists from BAS with prizes of the Bulgarian National Science Fund
At a special ceremony held on April 23, 2025 at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Bulgarian National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science awarded diplomas [...]
Earth Day was celebrated at BAS
The International Earth Day was celebrated today by scientists from the Geological Institute of BAS with a conference which was held in the "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Academy. The director of the institute, [...]
The film “155 Years of BAS – The Living Spirit of the Founders” was screened at the Ethnografilm International Festival in Paris
The film "155 Years of BAS - The Living Spirit of the Founders" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ina Aneva, Scientific Secretary of the Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology Division of BAS, was selected and screened at [...]
Scientists at BAS have developed an innovative method that reveals the movement of chromosomes with unprecedented accuracy
The paper has received outstanding recognition - it has been selected for the cover of the April issue (2025) of the Nature Cell Biology journal. An all-Bulgarian research team from the “Acad. Roumen [...]
The President of BAS meets with the Ambassador of Germany
The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met today at BAS with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany H. E. Irene Maria Plank. During the meeting, the relations [...]
The Cyrillo-Methodian Research Center commemorates the Dormition of St. Methodius Slavo-Bulgarian
On April 8, 2025, in the hall of the Czech Centre in Sofia, the Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre of BAS commemorated the 1140th anniversary of the blissful dormition of St. Methodius Slavo-Bulgarian. Guests of the academic [...]
Conference of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD) gathers over 100 participants from 15 countries
The 45th Conference of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD) was officially opened today and brought together representatives of the scientific community, institutions, NGOs and partner projects from the Danube region. The Forum, which [...]