Representatives of diplomatic missions in the country climbed Moussala Peak on 27 August 2021 and visited the Basic Ecological Observatory (BEO) Moussala at the Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE) BAS. The visit was organized by INRNE – BAS at the suggestion of Ms. Ekaterina Pavlova, Editor-in-Chief of the “Diplomatic Spectrum” magazine. […]
The International Forum "Culture and Business - Together in the Digital World" was held on 30 August at the Marinela Hotel, Sofia. The organizers of the prestigious event were Standard Media and the Wonders of Bulgaria Foundation, in cooperation with M3 Communications Group. Among the special guests were EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, the Minister of Culture Prof. Velislav Minekov, the Secretary-General of Europa Nostra Sneška Mihailović and the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy. "The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has played a key role in preserving and promoting the wonders of Bulgaria through state-of-the-art digital technologies," said Prof. Revalski. "I am glad that BAS is a welcome partner in these initiatives and I would like to assure you that you [...]
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, as a member of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC), participates in the vaccination campaign of the international organisation. The aim of the campaign is to combat the mass misinformation on this topic by means of scientifically based facts. The main channels of communication are social media, BAS participating with a presentation of Prof. Penka Petrova – Director of the Institute of Microbiology. […]
The beauty of nuclear science and high technology, revealed in 30 professional photographs on the Bridge of Lovers, will delight the residents and guests of Sofia from 10th to 23rd August 2021. The organizer of the photo exhibition "Sun on the Earth - New Era in Nuclear Technologies" is the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy - BAS in partnership with the Bulgarian Nuclear Society, with the assistance of Sofia Municipality and the support of “Rosatom” and “Bulatom”. The exhibition is inspired by advances in the field of thermonuclear fusion. The pictures reflect moments in the development of the international engineering and research project ITER as well as Bulgarian participation in it. Many of them were provided by ITER as well as by INRNE-BAS [...]
The low-temperature chamber supports the storage of specimens in the Herbarium of the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Studies of BAS. The state-of-the-art equipment is being used for the first time at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and is funded by the National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures. The Herbarium is the richest and most representative scientific collection for the flora of Bulgaria and South-Eastern Europe. It contains about 200 000 specimens. It is registered in the international information system for the most important herbarium collections 'Index Herbariorum' with the acronym SOM. Conservation of the collection from pests - various species of insects, mainly beetles, is among the priorities of the scientists and curators of the scientific collection. With the new chamber which maintains a [...]
Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took part in the one-day scientific forum "Hello, Space! Bulgaria Calling" which took place on 26 July in Sofia Tech Park. The event culminated in a videoconference with the International Space Station, coordinated by NASA. Pupils from all over the country took part in a competition on most interesting questions for the astronauts from the space station. The initiative was held owing to the joint cooperation of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria and the National STEM/Space Cluster, with the support of NASA and the US Embassy in Sofia. The aim of the project "Hello, Space! Bulgaria Calling" is to spark the imagination of children, inspiring them to look beyond the Earth's orbit to the Moon, Venus, Mars, as [...]
