A meeting between BAS President, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, and French Ambassador to Bulgaria H.E. Mrs. Marie Dumoulin took place today at the Academy. The occasion for the visit was the joint celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the first agreement between BAS and the National Center for Scientific Research of France (CNRS) – the first such bilateral agreement between the Academy and a Western European country. During the meeting, the traditionally good relations between Bulgaria and France were discussed as well as the long history of bilateral scientific cooperation. Emphasis was placed on the significant results of the partnership, including the successful projects won by Bulgarian and French teams under the Horizon Europe Framework Program. Future priorities for cooperation were also [...]

BAS hosted the anniversary ceremony The fifteenth anniversary ceremony of the “For Women in Science” National Program was held in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Two researchers from BAS received the “For Women in Science” award: Dr. Blaga Blagoeva from the Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies at BAS received an award for the “Photoinduced anisotropy in thin films containing various azo dyes and polymer matrices for application as all-optical switches” project. Dr. Nia Toshkova from the National Museum of Natural History of BAS was honored for her project “The Antibody Repertoire of Bats in Bulgaria: From Zoonotic Diseases to Conservation Activities”. Vice President Iliana Iotova participated in the official award ceremony for the winners and noted that with [...]

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences hosted the 12th annual student scientific session of the High-School-Students’ Institute of BAS (HSSI-BAS) at the PhD Training Center of the Academy which took place on November 15 and 16. The event was opened by Assoc. Prof. Desislava Abadjieva, coordinator of the “Education with Science” National Program whose program initiative supported the activities of HSSI. A greeting on behalf of the Academy was delivered by Corresponding Member Evdokia Pasheva, Vice-President of BAS, who congratulated the participants and encouraged them to develop in various fields of science, emphasizing the role of scientific forums for the development of their future potential. The Ministry of Education and Science was represented by a team from the National STEM Center led by Director Prof. Nayden [...]