Acad. Damyan Damyanov received the "Key of the City of Shumen" honorary sign at a solemn session of the Municipal Council which was held on the Day of Shumen - May 11. The Mayor of Shumen Municipality Prof. Hristo Hristov and the chairman of the municipal council Asya Asparuhova congratulated the winners of the award for 2024. The "Key of the City of Shumen" award is given to honorary citizens of Shumen and is the highest award in the award system of the municipality. Academician Damyan Damyanov has been an honorary citizen of Shumen since 2006. He is a surgeon, he was a Vice-President of BAS, chairman of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, with a contribution to the development of medicine. "Thank you for [...]

A conference on "The Atlantic Codex, a testimony to the life of Leonardo - a multifaceted and complex mind and genius" was held at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Monsignor Francesco Braschi, Doctor of Sciences of the Ambrosiana Library of Milan presented the concept of innovation and modern research as an innate characteristic of human nature from the perspective of a researcher and a priest. It is an honour for BAS to host the conference, said the Vice President Corr. Memb. Stefan Hadjitodorov on behalf of the leadership of the Academy. The event was dedicated to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci and the lesser known aspects of his life. The Atlantic Codex is the largest existing collection of authentic manuscripts and drawings by Leonardo [...]

A significant discovery was made during the rescue archaeological excavations of a burial mound in the village of Kriva Bara, Vratsa region. The excavations were financed by the National Archaeological Institute with Museum under a contract with Bulgartransgaz EAD for the preservation of the archaeological heritage during the construction of a gas pipeline connecting the underground gas storage Chiren with the existing gas transmission network. They were conducted under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stefan Alexandrov (NAIM - BAS). The team members are Prof. Piotr Wlodarchak (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology - Cracow) and Dr. Rosica Manova (expert restorer). Six burial structures from the first half of the 3rd millennium BC related to the earliest stage of the formation of the Thracian ethnic group [...]

  Address of the Presidents of National Academies of Sciences of the European Union Member States to the candidates for the 2024 European Parliament elections     Ensure European Union’s global leadership position in science and innovation European science operates at the forefront of global research and innovation. Scientists across the European Union are engaged in research and development on fundamental, practical, and societal problems. Science and innovation are quintessential for the European Union’s freedom and resilience, for its global competitiveness, its prosperity and well-being. This should not be taken for granted. It is essential to safeguard the open and international collaborative character of the scientific endeavour, invest in the full breadth of science and scholarship, and guarantee the uptake of scientific insights into policies [...]

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences honoured Corr. Memb. Atanas Kovachev with the "Marin Drinov" honorary medal. The Vice-Chairman of the Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members of BAS, Acad. Damyan Damyanov, presented the award at a ceremony held on 29 April. The honorary medal is awarded to Corr. Memb. Kovachev for his contribution to the architectural heritage of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, for his achievements in designing, research, multifaceted public, organizational, expert and pedagogical activities and on the occasion of his 70th anniversary. The scientific interests of Corr. Memb. Atanas Kovachev are in the field of urban theory and history of architecture, urban and territorial planning; development of green systems; buildings and recreational complexes; ecological problems of settlements; sustainable development of territories. Corr. Memb. [...]