Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The restored second statue of Heraclea Sintica – for the first time in the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS
The fully restored second ancient marble statue of Heraclea Sintica was shown for the first time to the public at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS (NAIM-BAS) - upright, fortified and with its [...]
The new book of Corr. Memb. Angel Stefanov “Changing Views of Space, Time, and the Universe” published
The new book of Corr. Memb. Angel Stefanov: Changing Views of Space, Time, and the Universe, brought out by Lambert Academic Publishing. This book explores how and why modern scientific knowledge is undergoing conceptual changes [...]
“Advances in Materials Sciences and Photonics” International Conference organized by IOMT
The Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies (IOMT) hosted the "Advances in Materials Sciences and Photonics" second international conference AMSP'25, funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund. The conference, which took place from 15 to [...]
Bulgarian students win medals at the world’s most prestigious informatics competition
The best Bulgarian students in informatics have made a brilliant performance and won 2 gold and 2 silver medals from the most prestigious global informatics contest in the world. Their success this year is the [...]
“Blue Cristal” project for sustainable management of coastal and river environment launched
The "Blue Coastal Marine and Riverine Innovative & Sustainable Management of Environments and Resources - BLUE-CRISTAL" Centre of Competence was officially launched on 28 and 29 July with a workshop organized by the Institute [...]
Scientists present BAS projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan
Scientists from BAS presented projects in the field of green and digital technologies during the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev to four institutes of the Academy [...]
“Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age” scientific conference held at BAS
The Institute of Balkan Studies & Center of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) held a scientific conference with international participation on the "Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age" theme. It was organized [...]
Six medals for Bulgaria from the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad in Australia
The Bulgarian team after the award ceremony The 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2025) was held from 10 to 20 July 2025, hosted by Sunshine Coast, Australia. A record 630 students from [...]
A scholar studies the history of Bulgarians in French archives
Corresponding member Ivan Rusev is studying data from French archives related to the history of Bulgarians in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The research is being conducted in Paris with the financial support of [...]
Four medals for Bulgaria at the International Biology Olympiad
The Bulgarian students have won four medals - two silver and two bronze from the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). The Olympiad was held from 20 to 27 July in the Philippines. The silver medals [...]
The newly discovered comet 3I/ATLAS is observed by telescopes at NAO Rozhen
Text Figure 1:Composite image of 275 shots in filter R, each 22 s. The white stripes represent background stars, which merge into so-called star treks when the images are combined, and the comet [...]
Exhibition presents artefacts from Heraclea Sintica in the Greek city of Dion
The "Secrets and Mysteries of Heraclea Sintica - a journey in time" exhibition of the History Museum - Petrich is presented within the framework of the "Olympus" festival which is held in the Greek [...]
The President of BAS meets with the Ambassador of Austria H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm
The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria H.E. Ms. Andrea Ikić-Böhm today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. During the conversation, Ambassador Ikić-Böhm underlined the [...]
The implementation of the “Sustainable development of the Centre of Excellence “Heritage BG” project with the participation of institutes of BAS has started
The implementation of the “Sustainable Development of the Heritage BG Center of Excellence (CoE) project funded under the grant procedure "Sustainable Development of Centres of Excellence and Centres of Competence including specific infrastructures or their [...]
BAS and NATFA sign a Memorandum of Cooperation
The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva and the Rector of the "Krastyo Sarafov" National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) Corr. Memb. Miroslav Dachev have signed [...]
Meeting of the leadership of ERI at BAS with a delegation from the Sultanate of Oman
Meeting of the leadership of ERI at BAS with a delegation from the Sultanate of Oman, led by H.E. Dr. Said Mohammed Al Saqri, Minister of Economy On 10.07.2025 at the Economic Research Institute (ERI), [...]
Bulgarian DNA Barcoding Unit organizes the first training on nanopore barcoding and genome analysis in Bulgaria
At the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of BAS, the first of its kind for Bulgaria Practical Training Course on Nanopore Barcoding and Genome Analysis was held. The training took place in the period [...]
Three young scientists from BAS meet with Nobel laureates in Lindau
Three young Bulgarian chemists took part in the 74th edition of the Nobel Laureate Meeting with Young Scientists in Chemistry. The event took place in Lindau, Germany, from 29 June to 4 July. Erik [...]
Visit to BAS of Prof. Jie Meng – one of the world’s leading nuclear physicists
The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva held a meeting with Prof. Jie Meng, who is among the world's leading physicists in the field of theoretical nuclear physics and is a lecturer at Peking [...]
Interactive exhibition in Berlin of the Institute of Art Studies
In July and August, the "Architectural Heritage in Virtual Reality" exhibition realized by the Institute of Art Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and within the National Scientific Programme for the Development and Recognition [...]
“Polymers 2025” National Symposium with international participation
The 21st National Symposium "Polymers 2025" with international participation was held from 29 June to 2 July in Kazanlak. The forum was launched in 1967 and over the years, it had established itself as the [...]
Delegation from BAS participates in the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
The 33rd Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO took place from 25 June to 3 July 2025 at the UNESCO building in Paris. The Bulgarian delegation to the Assembly included: Prof. Valentina [...]
Meeting-discussion “Greece’s culture is far more than the Acropolis” held at BAS
A public meeting-discussion on "Greece's culture is far more than the Acropolis" was held today at the “Acad. Ivan E. Geshov" Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It is part of a series of [...]
Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva meets with representatives of the “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” international foundation
The cooperation between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” international foundation was discussed at a meeting today at BAS by Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva and representatives of the Foundation. [...]