Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The plenary session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will be held in Sofia from 26 July to 2 August
On May 10, 2024, the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, met with the Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Mr. Abdallah Mokssit, Mr. Julian Popov and [...]
The building of BAS in the LUNAR Festival of Lights – 2024
For the third consecutive year, some of the most popular buildings and urban spaces in Sofia were transformed by 3D mapping and light installations within the third edition of the LUNAR Festival of Lights - [...]
The first hydrogen fuelling station for Bulgaria and the region opens today
The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, attended today the opening of the first hydrogen fuelling station for Bulgaria and the region. It is part of the infrastructure of the "Integrated [...]
BERON is the first Bulgarian digital dictionary
The Bulgarian Language Resources Online platform BERON was presented today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The digitized version of the Official Spelling Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language is its first product in which words [...]
Earliest evidence of cinnabar use 5000 years ago
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 [...]
The future of Europe depends on robust, open and free science and education
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 [...]
“Marin Drinov” honorary medal for Corr. Memb. Atanas Kovachev
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 [...]
Seventeenth Spring Seminar of Doctoral Students and Young Scientists “Interdisciplinary Chemistry”
The seventeenth Spring Seminar of PhD students and young scientists from BAS institutes was held from 23 to 25 April in the hall of the "Mechatronics and Clean Technologies" National Center of Excellence, Geo Milev [...]
Prof. Dr. Neli Koseva and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lyuba Spasova take part in OECD Summit
Prof. Dr. Neli Koseva, Scientific Secretary-General of BAS, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lyuba Spasova, Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, participated in the delegation of the Ministry of Education and Science [...]
50 years since the invention of the copper bromide vapour laser in Bulgaria
Jubilee Scientific Session "From the Idea to the Industrial Product" Fifty years since the development of the copper bromide vapour laser by Acad. Nikola Sabotinov were celebrated at a scientific session at the Bulgarian Academy [...]
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences hosted the opening ceremony of the National Round of the XX National Olympiad in Geography and Economics
The 20th edition of the National Round of the Geography and Economics Olympiad was held on 19-21 April 2024. The opening ceremony was hosted by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Guests of the event [...]
Fifth Interdisciplinary Doctoral Forum with International Participation
Fifth Interdisciplinary Doctoral Forum with International Participation, organized by the PhD Training Center of BAS (TC-BAS) and the Career Center at TC-BAS was held from 16 to 19 April 2024 in Park Hotel Kyustendil, Kyustendil, [...]
SRTI celebrates the International Aviation and Cosmonautics Day
The Space Research and Technology Institute (SRTI) of BAS is organizing today an Open Day on the occasion of the International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics. The Director, Prof. Georgi Zhelev, welcomed scientists and guests [...]
Delegation of BAS on a visit to Vietnam
From 8 to 12 April, a delegation of BAS composed of the President of the BAS, Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, and the Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Stefan Hadjitodorov is visiting Hanoi, [...]
Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Central Laboratory of Applied Physics
The solemn celebration on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Central Laboratory of Applied Physics (CLAP) of BAS was held on April 4 in Plovdiv. Honorary silver plaquette on behalf [...]
Presentation of the new book “Macedonia: History and Culture from Antiquity to Today”
Premiere of the new book in two volumes "Macedonia: History and Culture from Antiquity to Today", published by the Prof. Marin Drinov Publishing House of BAS took place on 2 April at the Bulgarian Academy [...]
Medal of Distinction of the President of BAS for Prof. Tzolo Voutov
The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, awarded Prof. Tzolo Voutov, Manager of Geotechmin Ltd., with the "Medal of Distinction of the President of BAS" for his outstanding services to the [...]
Scientists from BAS gather at a forum to fight fake science
A meeting of the Forum for Combating Pseudoscience on "Fake Science and the Fight against it" was held on 28 March in the "Prof. Marin Drinov" conference hall. In separate reports, Acad. Ivan Zagorchev and [...]
New genomic techniques – opportunities and challenges for researchers and farmers
Scientists and experts presented scientific data and concrete results from the application of new genomic techniques, the advantages and disadvantages of their use, the opportunities they provide for solving a range of problems in medicine [...]
BAS celebrates World Water Day and World Meteorological Day
World Water Day on 22 March and World Meteorological Day on 23 March were celebrated today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The event was organized by the Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute of [...]
Annual Roundtable of the Center for National Security and Defence Research (CNSDR) at BAS on “Science and Innovation for Security, Defence and Space”
On 15.03.2024, at 13:30, the Annual Roundtable of the Center for National Security and Defence Research (CNSDR) at BAS on "Science and Innovation for Security, Defence and Space" was held at the Joint Innovation Center [...]
Memorandum of Understanding between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia was signed today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences by the Presidents, Prof. Julian [...]
Success stories of Bulgarian scientists in the Pasteur Network
A solemn celebration dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology - BAS (IMicB) and to the 20th anniversary of its membership in the Pasteur network was held [...]
Scientists uncover new function of a key protein – target of potent anti-cancer therapy
Dr. Radoslav Alexandrov and Assoc. Prof. Stoyno Stoynov PARP inhibitors are anticancer drugs that selectively inhibit the growth of tumors with deficiencies in DNA repair capacity, and are being approved for a growing [...]