International scientific exchange and technology transfer at the “Clean&Circle” CoC

In July 2026, the “Clean&Circle” Center of Competence and the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center for Phytochemistry of BAS hosted a series of events dedicated to scientific exchange, innovation, and the practical application of scientific research. On July 1, a scientific seminar was held in the Center’s new building, attended by Bulgarian and Polish scientists, doctoral students, and undergraduates from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski.” Guest lecturer Dr. Ruslana Mazurenko from the Polish Academy of Sciences presented research on nanoscale carbon materials for polymer composites with electromagnetic shielding applicable in high technology, automotive engineering, medicine, and the defense industry. Prof. Dr. Boyko Tsyntsarski of the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry (IOCCP–BAS) presented an environmentally friendly technology for converting waste biomass into [...]

Renowned foreign scholar of Bulgarian studies visits CMRC

  Prof. Marzanna Kuczyńska from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań is visiting the Cyrillo-Methodian Research Center of BAS in July. The visit is taking place as part of the “Development and Promotion of Bulgarian Studies Abroad” National Scientific Program. Prof. Kuczynska is a Bulgarian studies scholar and Slavicist specializing in medieval studies and the author of three independent scholarly monographs. Currently, Prof. Kuczynska serves as chair of the Committee on Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznan and as a member of the Balkan Studies Committee of PAS in Poznan. She has served as editor and co-editor of the renowned Polish scholarly journals and series: Poznan Slavic Studies, Krakow-Vilnius Slavic Studies, and Annals of the Supraśl Academy as well as individual books [...]

The National Museum of Natural History – BAS organizes the largest lepidopterological field expedition in Europe

The largest field expedition in the field of lepidopterology, which brought together 57 experts from 17 European countries, took place between June 15 and 19, 2026, near the village of Vlahi, above the Kresna Gorge in the Pirin Mountains. The researchers collected data on more than 700 species of day and night butterflies of which at least 300 species will be sequenced for the first time, and their genomes will be used as references. As part of the “Psyche” project, the expedition aimed to assist in collecting data on some of the species for which genetic data is currently lacking. To date, over 11,000 butterfly species have been identified in Europe but the genomes of only about 10% of them are known. So far, a [...]

A young chemist from BAS meets with Nobel laureates in Lindau

Anna Prancheva, a researcher at the Institute of Polymers of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, participated in the 75th anniversary meeting of Nobel laureates with young scientists in Lindau, Germany (June 28–July 3, 2026). In March of this year, Anna Prancheva was awarded the “Prof. Ivan Shopov” Prize for Outstanding Young Scientists in the field of polymers by the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria. She is a researcher at the “Functional and Nanostructured Polymers” laboratory at the Institute of Polymers and is a co-author of scientific publications in international journals. The young chemist is developing nanocarriers: polymer micelles for drug delivery and works under the supervision of Corresponding Member Petar Petrov. During the Lindau Meeting, young scientists from around the world have the opportunity to [...]

BAS presents an exhibition on the April Uprising in Parliament

The President of BAS, Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mihaela Dotsova, opened today in the Marble Foyer of the Parliament the “Bulgarian Revolutionaries and Men of Letters on the April Uprising” photo-documentary exhibition. The exhibition was organized by the Institute for Bulgarian Language of BAS and is part of the initiatives marking the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising. The exhibition was organized by young scholars and features revolutionaries, bookmen, and public figures who contributed to the preparation and execution of one of the most significant events in Bulgaria’s history of national liberation. We have made it our duty to ensure that the anniversary of the uprising is commemorated not only with memorial ceremonies, but also through academic research, [...]

Scientists from more than 30 countries in Sofia for “Mathematics Days”

More than 200 scientists from over 30 countries are presenting new findings in classical and modern fields of mathematics and informatics during the “Mathematics Days in Sofia” – MDS2026 international conference, held in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Traditionally, this scientific forum is organized under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria. “A country that wants to be technologically advanced must, above all, be a country of mathematics - with good teachers, strong universities, and research institutes that are viewed not as an expense but as an investment with the highest return,” said President Iliana Iotova who opened the event and welcomed the participants and guests at BAS. “This forum does not join the general chorus [...]

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