Selected – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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 [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-16T14:25:02+03:0016 July 2026|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Selected|

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 [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-09T16:08:12+03:009 July 2026|Categories: Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies, Selected|

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, [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-09T16:07:01+03:008 July 2026|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

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 [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-07T09:35:58+03:006 July 2026|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies, Selected|

The “Prof. Marin Drinov” Academic Publishing House is now a partner of Clarivate Analytics

At the initiative of Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov, DSc, Vice-President of BAS, the necessary changes were made to the website, documentation, and procedures of the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Academic Publishing House in order to establish a partnership with Clarivate Analytics. The global analytics, data, and research company, also known simply as Clarivate, primarily maintains the Web of Science (WoS) - a platform for scientific journals and citations - and the Journal Citation Report (JCR) - an annual report on the influence of scientific journals through scientometrics, i.e., through the impact factor. Some of the journals published by BAS institutes are already indexed in the WoS system but through the established partnership between Clarivate and the “Prof. Marin Drinov” PH, the monitoring and evaluation of the Academic [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-06T12:28:11+03:003 July 2026|Categories: General news, Selected|

BAS awards President Iliana Iotova the honorary title of “Doctor Honoris Causa”

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded President Iliana Iotova the honorary title of “Doctor Honoris Causa.” The ceremony took place in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Academy. The Governing Council of BAS awarded the honorary title to the president “for her contribution to Bulgarian studies, her active support for the promotion of the nation’s cultural heritage, the affirmation and preservation of Bulgarian spiritual identity, her contributions as a stateswoman and in her roles as a Member of the European Parliament, Vice President, and President of the Republic of Bulgaria, and her long-standing, active, and personal involvement in the Academy’s causes.” Today is a special and particularly important day for us, the scientists of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. A day on which we [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-01T10:26:18+03:0030 June 2026|Categories: Selected|