On December 11, Academician Ivan Juhnovski, Chairman of the Forum for Combating Pseudoscience at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, together with Corr. Memb. Dr. Tsvetalina Tankova, Acad. Ivan Ivanov, Acad. Ivan Zagorchev, and Prof. Ivan Ivanov submitted a report to Alexander Kolyachev, President of the Commission for Consumer Protection, regarding false, misleading, and deceptive advertising and descriptions of 46 homeopathic medicinal products currently on sale. The grounds and evidence for this report are detailed studies of the chemical composition of the homeopathic sugar granules in question which show that they contain billions of times more inorganic salts and elements than stated on the labels and in their descriptions, part of the nomenclature of the Boiron homeopathic company. Furthermore, they cannot be considered homeopathic medicinal [...]

  The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, met with the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Chikahisa Sumi, today at the Academy. Corr. Memb. Slavcheva opened the meeting with a presentation of BAS, introducing the guest to its history, structure, scientific institutes, and main areas of research activity. H.E. Chikahisa Sumi noted the traditionally good relations between Bulgarian and Japanese scientists and highlighted the successful joint work carried out through a number of scientific and cultural events organized in partnership with BAS. Corresponding Member Slavcheva paid special attention to the successful partnership between the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Prof. Alexander Fol Center for Thracology at BAS with the Faculty of Foreign Studies at Osaka University. She emphasized the potential for expanding this cooperation [...]

  During the annual scientific session of the Institute of Mechanics on December 5, the award ceremony for "Best Young Scientist in the Field of Mechanics – 2025" took place. The award was established ten years ago by the National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (NCTAM) at BAS at the proposal of Academician Yachko Ivanov and is funded by him. It is awarded through a competition organized by the Institute of Mechanics of BAS and aims to stimulate and promote the achievements of young researchers up to 35 years of age working in various fields of mechanics in scientific organizations and universities in Bulgaria. Acad. Yachko Ivanov presented Eng. Pavel Venev, MA with the 2025 award at an official ceremony. Pavel Venev is an [...]

An exhibition by contemporary Bulgarian artist Stanislav Bojankov entitled “Presentiment of a Portrait” opened at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The exhibition is the second in the “Contemporary Art at BAS” series and was initiated by the chairman of the Academy's General Assembly, Prof. Vassil Kirov. “The idea for this project arose after the decision by Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, during his term as president of the Academy to create a collection of works of art,” Prof. Kirov said. He added that up to four exhibitions of significant artists would be held within a year. “In addition to the existing collection of classical Bulgarian art, it is good for BAS to give contemporary Bulgarian art its rightful place. This will allow us to [...]

On December 10, a solemn ceremony was held to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts (ASHAK). The ceremony was opened by Ms. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo, and by the President of ASHAK, Acad. Mehmet Kraja who is a lecturer at the University of Pristina in the field of Albanian Language and Literature, author of short stories, novels, plays, and literary criticism texts. Greetings were delivered by the Albanian President Mr. Bayram Begaj, as well as the President of the Academy of Sciences of Albania Acad. Skënder Gjinushi, and the Vice-President of ALLEA Prof. Marie Louise Noche; Prof. Massimo Della Valle from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Mr. Lucian Brujan, Berlin Process Coordinator [...]