Scientific achievements demonstrated by women's teams from BAS The topic of “Women in Innovation” was discussed by participants at a round table organized by the Ladies’ Forum Association which took place on October 30 at Planet Schwarz Tech Theater. European Commissioner for Startups, Innovation, and Research Ekaterina Zaharieva and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev opened the event. “According to the latest data from the European Commission, 49 percent of employed engineers and scientists in Bulgaria are women, and in the academic community, the percentage reaches 55,” Diana Miteva, chair of the association's board, said during the official opening.  “In terms of this indicator, Bulgaria is among the absolute leaders in the EU—women scientists in Bulgaria are not just leading, [...]

The first interdisciplinary hackathon “Young Researchers on a Mission: innovations for a better life in Sofia” organized by the PhD Training Center of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took place from October 21 to 23 at the University of National and World Economy. The event was organized as part of a project funded by Sofia Municipality's “Sofia – City of the Young and Active” program. This is the first interdisciplinary hackathon for young scientists held in Bulgaria. The mission of the initiative was to encourage young scientists to put science into action—to apply their knowledge to real-world problems, working in interdisciplinary teams and developing leadership and entrepreneurial skills. Nearly 60 participants took part in the hackathon – doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, assistants, and students with [...]

A team from the Space Research and Technology Institute of BAS has been awarded a silver medal in the Inventor of the Year competition for three inventions registered in 2024. Prof. Dr. Garo Mardirossian, Prof. Dr. Georgi Zhelev and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Zabunov were also awarded a month ago in the “Inventions, Transfer, Innovations” competition of the Union of Inventors in Bulgaria within the framework of Plovdiv International Fair 2025.

  The Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT-BAS) held an Open Day today at BAS on the topic of “Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence.” The event was opened by Prof. Svetozar Margenov, Director of the Institute. He noted the leading role of IICT in conducting scientific research in priority areas of information science and technology, as well as in building state-of-the-art electronic infrastructure. Participants were greeted by the Vice-President of BAS, Prof. Evdokia Pasheva, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of IICT. She highly praised the results achieved by the institute in socially significant areas of scientific research, digitalization, and innovation. Prof. Emanouil Atanassov presented the infrastructure complex for digital transformation and high-performance computing built within the Center of Excellence [...]

    Dr. Galin Borisov from the Institute of Astronomy at BAS has participated in the observations of an international team of astronomers with the 2-meter telescope of NAO Rozhen. Astronomers have discovered that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) reflects sunlight in a completely new way. Using some of the most powerful telescopes in the world - the Very Large Telescope (ESO) in Chile, the Nordic Optical Telescope (ORM) in Las Palmas (Spain) and the 2-meter telescope at NAO-Rozhen, an international team has found that the comet's dust exhibits the largest negative polarization ever observed in a comet or asteroid - a discovery that could change our current ideas about small bodies coming from other star systems. The results, published in The Astrophysical Journal [...]