Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
“Skills for Labour Markets in the Green and Digital Transition” international conference
The international conference "Skills for Labour Markets in the Green and Digital Transition", part of the European research project SkiLMeeT (https://skilmeet.eu/) which brings together 70 participants from 23 countries is taking place in the central [...]
Over 40 scientists present their research at a geophysical conference at BAS
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences hosted the XII National Geophysical Conference with international participation which was held under the title "New Challenges in Geophysics" on 29 and 30 September at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall. [...]
Bulgarian-Japanese seminar at the Institute of Robotics
On 26 September, the Institute of Robotics at BAS hosted a seminar on contemporary robotics issues with the participation of scientists from Japan. The Institute of Robotics is celebrating ten years of fruitful collaboration with [...]
Bulgaria participates in the 37th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme
The 37th session of the International Co-ordinating Council (MAB-ICC) of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme was held in Hangzhou, China, from 26 to 28 September 2025. Bulgaria, which is a full member of this [...]
Language challenges for old and young at the Language Fair
The team of the “Prof. Lyubomir Andreychin” Institute for Bulgarian Language helped over 100 visitors of different ages to cope with various language "challenges" related to the use of the Bulgarian language during this year's [...]
INFRAMAT international conference – Ancient and Advanced Materials: Bridging Science and Cultural Heritage
The INFRAMAT - Ancient and Advanced Materials: Bridging Science and Cultural Heritage International Conference was held from 23 to 27 September at the Golden Sands Resort. The Forum was opened by Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva, [...]
Best thesis developed at the Institute of Polymers
Assistant Professor Rumena Stancheva at the Institute of Polymers-BAS has won the “AQUACHIM” award of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria for the “Best Thesis” defended in 2024 for the Master’s degree. Chemists and chemical [...]
Fifty-seven BAS-affiliated researchers in world ranking of top scientists
Fifty-seven scientists affiliated with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are among the top two percent of top scientists in the world, according to this year's ranking of scientists' overall career development (known as the Stanford [...]
BAS honors the Federation of Scientific and Technical Unions with “Honorary Plaquette GOLD”
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has awarded the Federation of Scientific and Technical Unions in Bulgaria (FSTU) with the “Honorary Plaquette GOLD”. The award is for the overall contribution of FSTU in the development, promotion [...]
Scientific forum at BAS on the occasion of three notable anniversaries
1160 years since the conversion of Bulgarians, 1170 years since the creation of the Glagolitic alphabet and 1140 years since the Dormition of St. Methodius The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is hosting a scientific forum [...]
Acad. Vladimir Zarev with the “Hristo G. Danov” Grand Prize
Academician Vladimir Zarev is the winner of the "Hristo G. Danov" Grand Prize for overall contribution to the national literary culture. The literary awards are given in eight categories, and the grand prize is determined [...]
Nanoparticles created by our and foreign scientists will be applicable in the fight against cancer
Scientists from Bulgaria, Slovakia, Serbia and the Czech Republic are joining forces in the SeNaTa project - "Self-heating magnetic nanoconstructs for theranostic applications", coordinated by the Institute of Catalysis – BAS and headed by [...]
Scientific breakthrough by Bulgarian scientists leads to change in the study of physical processes in thermonuclear fusion
Dr. Jernej Kovačič Scientists at the BAS Institute of Electronics have developed a device called the Retarding Field Analyzer which is used to conduct experiments to achieve controlled fusion. The device [...]
The Treaty of Craiova is the topic of an international conference in Sofia
The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Shtelian Shterionov welcoms the participants The International Scientific Conference "The Treaty of Craiova - Diplomacy instead of Violence. The Intertwinning Histories of the Balkans and Europe" was officially opened today [...]
Dr. Alexander Apostolov from the US Academy of Engineering with a lecture at BAS
A lecture on the digital transformation of relay protection and automation systems was delivered today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences by Dr. Alexander Apostolov. In the "Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall, he spoke about his [...]
BAS gathers leading international experts for conference on operational behaviour, modelling and experimental support of light water reactor fuel
The Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at BAS (INRNE-NAS) is hosting the First International Conference on Operational Behaviour, Modelling and Experimental Support of Light Water Reactor Fuel, taking place in Nessebar, Bulgaria, from [...]
Archaeological exhibition presents Slatina-Sofia 8000 years ago
An archaeological exhibition on the life of the earliest settlement in the Sofia Valley, established by the first farmers and cattle breeders in Europe at the end of the 7th millennium BC and inhabited for [...]
Six BAS Institutes Participate in the Second Stage of “Heritage BG”
The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov participated in the inauguration of the second stage of the “Heritage BG” Centre of Excellence project. The event was held at the Egg of Sofia University "St. [...]
Young researchers on a mission: innovations for a better life in Sofia
The project is funded by the Sofia Municipality under the “Sofia – City of the Young and Active” Programme. Sofia [...]
Work starts on the second phase of the Centre of Excellence in Informatics and Information and Communication technologies
The Institute of Information and Communication Technologies has started work on the second phase of the Centre of Excellence in Informatics and Information and Communication Technologies. The consortium includes: the Institute of Information and Communication [...]
MUSICORUM VIA with a new season at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The first concert of the new season of the "MUSICORUM VIA. Two Academies - One Stage" initiative was held last night in the "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The Vice-President [...]
The Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Acad. Asaf Hajiyev visits BAS
The forthcoming third meeting of the presidents of the academies of sciences in the Black Sea region was discussed at a meeting today at BAS by the President of the Academy, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, [...]
International Conference “Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing”
8-10 September 2025 The 15th international conference RANLP-2025 (Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing) started in Varna on 8 September and would continue until 10 September. It is part of the RANLP series of scientific [...]
Conference on the occasion of the 140th Anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia with the participation of historians from BAS
With a solemn scientific session, the Institute for Historical Studies and the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of History and the Faculty of Geology [...]