The President of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, Prof. Lius Velazquez-Perez, visited the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the period 9-13 October 2024. At a meeting with the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, they discussed the opportunities for cooperation between the two Academies and the conclusion of a Memorandum of Cooperation which would be signed in Havana, Cuba. The document will establish a framework for future interaction between BAS and the Cuban Academy of Sciences in areas of common interest. Prof. Velazquez is a specialist in the field of neurophysiology. He visited the Institute of Neurobiology (INB) and the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) of BAS. Directors Assoc. Prof. Katerina Stambolieva and Assoc. Prof. Anastas Gospodinov briefed him on the [...]

  The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has awarded the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa to the Italian nuclear physicist Prof. Dr. Giacomo de Angelis at an official ceremony at the Academy today. The title is awarded by the Governing Council of BAS for the outstanding services of Prof. Dr. Giacomo de Angelis to the development of nuclear physics in Bulgaria. The award was presented by the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, in the presence of H.E. Giuseppina Zarra, Ambassador of Italy, representatives of the academic community and guests. Prof. Giacomo de Angelis works at the National Laboratory in Legnaro of the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics and is one of the most eminent European and world nuclear physicists [...]

The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, awarded today a diploma for associate member of the Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members to Prof. Dimitar Sasselov. Prof. Sasselov is among the most distinguished scientists in the field of astrophysics, said Prof. Revalski and recalled the decision of the AACM to award a special status to Bulgarian researchers working abroad. Bulgarian scientists or artists who work and live permanently outside Bulgaria are elected associate members of the Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members of BAS. Prof. Sasselov presented his latest scientific discovery related to the origin of life on Earth with the presentation "Origin of mirror symmetry in the molecules of life". His research interests include the atmospheres and interiors of stars [...]

The book is published on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the People's Republic of China. The book has been translated at the request of the Beijing Foreign Studies University which trains Bulgarian-speaking specialists for China. Especially in this edition, Acad. Ilchev added materials on the history of the development of Bulgarian-Chinese diplomatic, political and economic relations. More than 60 years have passed since the last Chinese translation of the history of Bulgaria, which was written in the not-so-distant 1963 and was the work of academicians D. Kossev, Ch. Christow and D. Angelov. With the monograph, Ivan Ilchev continues his attempts to present Bulgarian history to foreign readers but not with direct translations, as is usually [...]

Professor Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, presented today the Honorary Medal of the President of BAS to the Director General of BTA Kiril Valchev. The award is given for high professionalism, journalistic ethics and long-standing contribution to the coverage of the Academy's achievements in the international and national media space. The cooperation between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Bulgarian News Agency deepened after Mr. Valchev took over as Director General, said Prof. Revalski at the ceremony. He thanked the journalists of the media for their efforts to promote the activities of scientists not only in the country but also abroad. The quality of scientific production is very high and it is necessary for this to be heard around the world because the [...]