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Scientific forum at BAS on the occasion of three notable anniversaries

Wednesday, 24 September 2025|Comments Off on Scientific forum at BAS on the occasion of three notable anniversaries

1160 years since the conversion of Bulgarians, 1170 years since the creation of the Glagolitic alphabet and 1140 years since the Dormition of St. Methodius The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is hosting a scientific forum [...]

Acad. Vladimir Zarev with the “Hristo G. Danov” Grand Prize

Wednesday, 24 September 2025|Comments Off on Acad. Vladimir Zarev with the “Hristo G. Danov” Grand Prize

Academician Vladimir Zarev is the winner of the "Hristo G. Danov" Grand Prize for overall contribution to the national literary culture. The literary awards are given in eight categories, and the grand prize is determined [...]

Nanoparticles created by our and foreign scientists will be applicable in the fight against cancer

Tuesday, 23 September 2025|Comments Off on Nanoparticles created by our and foreign scientists will be applicable in the fight against cancer

  Scientists from Bulgaria, Slovakia, Serbia and the Czech Republic are joining forces in the SeNaTa project - "Self-heating magnetic nanoconstructs for theranostic applications", coordinated by the Institute of Catalysis – BAS and headed by [...]

Scientific breakthrough by Bulgarian scientists leads to change in the study of physical processes in thermonuclear fusion

Friday, 19 September 2025|Comments Off on Scientific breakthrough by Bulgarian scientists leads to change in the study of physical processes in thermonuclear fusion

Dr. Jernej Kovačič Scientists at the BAS Institute of Electronics have developed a device called the Retarding Field Analyzer which is used to conduct experiments to achieve controlled fusion. The device [...]

The Treaty of Craiova is the topic of an international conference in Sofia

Friday, 19 September 2025|Comments Off on The Treaty of Craiova is the topic of an international conference in Sofia

The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Shtelian Shterionov welcoms the participants The International Scientific Conference "The Treaty of Craiova - Diplomacy instead of Violence. The Intertwinning Histories of the Balkans and Europe" was officially opened today [...]

Dr. Alexander Apostolov from the US Academy of Engineering with a lecture at BAS

Thursday, 18 September 2025|Comments Off on Dr. Alexander Apostolov from the US Academy of Engineering with a lecture at BAS

A lecture on the digital transformation of relay protection and automation systems was delivered today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences by Dr. Alexander Apostolov. In the "Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall, he spoke about his [...]

BAS gathers leading international experts for conference on operational behaviour, modelling and experimental support of light water reactor fuel

Thursday, 18 September 2025|Comments Off on BAS gathers leading international experts for conference on operational behaviour, modelling and experimental support of light water reactor fuel

The Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at BAS (INRNE-NAS) is hosting the First International Conference on Operational Behaviour, Modelling and Experimental Support of Light Water Reactor Fuel, taking place in Nessebar, Bulgaria, from [...]

Archaeological exhibition presents Slatina-Sofia 8000 years ago

Wednesday, 17 September 2025|Comments Off on Archaeological exhibition presents Slatina-Sofia 8000 years ago

An archaeological exhibition on the life of the earliest settlement in the Sofia Valley, established by the first farmers and cattle breeders in Europe at the end of the 7th millennium BC and inhabited for [...]

Six BAS Institutes Participate in the Second Stage of “Heritage BG”

Wednesday, 17 September 2025|Comments Off on Six BAS Institutes Participate in the Second Stage of “Heritage BG”

  The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov participated in the inauguration of the second stage of the “Heritage BG” Centre of Excellence project. The event was held at the Egg of Sofia University "St. [...]

Work starts on the second phase of the Centre of Excellence in Informatics and Information and Communication technologies

Monday, 15 September 2025|Comments Off on Work starts on the second phase of the Centre of Excellence in Informatics and Information and Communication technologies

The Institute of Information and Communication Technologies has started work on the second phase of the Centre of Excellence in Informatics and Information and Communication Technologies. The consortium includes: the Institute of Information and Communication [...]

MUSICORUM VIA with a new season at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Monday, 15 September 2025|Comments Off on MUSICORUM VIA with a new season at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

  The first concert of the new season of the "MUSICORUM VIA. Two Academies - One Stage" initiative was held last night in the "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The [...]

The Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Acad. Asaf Hajiyev visits BAS

Wednesday, 10 September 2025|Comments Off on The Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Acad. Asaf Hajiyev visits BAS

The forthcoming third meeting of the presidents of the academies of sciences in the Black Sea region was discussed at a meeting today at BAS by the President of the Academy, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, [...]

International Conference “Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing”

Tuesday, 9 September 2025|Comments Off on International Conference “Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing”

8-10 September 2025 The 15th international conference RANLP-2025 (Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing) started in Varna on 8 September and would continue until 10 September. It is part of the RANLP series of scientific [...]

Conference on the occasion of the 140th Anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia with the participation of historians from BAS

Thursday, 4 September 2025|Comments Off on Conference on the occasion of the 140th Anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia with the participation of historians from BAS

With a solemn scientific session, the Institute for Historical Studies and the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of History and the Faculty of Geology [...]

3D models and virtual reality revive the most ancient urban centre in Europe Provadia-Solnitsata

Tuesday, 2 September 2025|Comments Off on 3D models and virtual reality revive the most ancient urban centre in Europe Provadia-Solnitsata

A large-scale project related to the cultural and historical heritage of the archaeological complex Provadia-Solnitsata - one of the largest prehistoric sites in Bulgaria and the most ancient saltworks and urban center in Europe, has [...]

Worthy participation of BAS at a congress in the Sorbonne

Friday, 29 August 2025|Comments Off on Worthy participation of BAS at a congress in the Sorbonne

The 17th International Congress of Slavists is taking place between 25 and 30 August 2025 at the Sorbonne, Paris. Scientists from different units of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are participating in the programme of [...]

Donation of books from the personal library of Eng. Ivan Ivanov

Friday, 22 August 2025|Comments Off on Donation of books from the personal library of Eng. Ivan Ivanov

Books from the personal library of the former mayor of Sofia Eng. Ivan Ivanov were donated today to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Vice-President Prof. Emanuel Moutafov received the valuable editions at a meeting with [...]

Max Planck Institute for Anthropology in Leipzig funds NMNHS-BAS research

Thursday, 21 August 2025|Comments Off on Max Planck Institute for Anthropology in Leipzig funds NMNHS-BAS research

  The excavations of the palaeontological team of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS-BAS) in the Late Miocene Azmaka trove (Chirpan region), led by Prof. Nikolai Spassov, have aroused particular international interest in connection [...]

Sensational discoveries about weaponry in Europe in the 1st millennium BC

Tuesday, 19 August 2025|Comments Off on Sensational discoveries about weaponry in Europe in the 1st millennium BC

  Bronze fibula The existence of a significant archaeological site related to Thracian antiquity in the land of the village of Palat, Strumiani municipality, has long been known. The Archaeological Museum in Sandanski [...]

The expedition of the National Museum of Natural History near Tran successfully completed

Thursday, 14 August 2025|Comments Off on The expedition of the National Museum of Natural History near Tran successfully completed

  Part of the expedition team (from left to right): Assoc. Prof. Docho Dochev, Asst. Prof. Vladimir Nikolov, Prof. Marlena Yaneva and Georgi Sevov. Photo: Latinka Hristova The eighth palaeontological expedition of the [...]

Corr. Memb. Ivan Rusev on the early history of the Bulgarian lev

Thursday, 14 August 2025|Comments Off on Corr. Memb. Ivan Rusev on the early history of the Bulgarian lev

(We are publishing author's text with edits and abbreviations) Recently, the Bulgarian society has been very agitated by the monetary policy issues. The occasion is the upcoming adoption of the euro in Bulgaria and Bulgaria's [...]

New exhibition presents objects from a Thracian burial

Wednesday, 13 August 2025|Comments Off on New exhibition presents objects from a Thracian burial

  The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, opened "The Glitter of Hellenistic Gold. The Lord of Sakar" exhibition. The official ceremony was held on August 12 at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum [...]

The National Festival of Folklore in Koprivshtitsa has kept the tradition for 60 years

Monday, 11 August 2025|Comments Off on The National Festival of Folklore in Koprivshtitsa has kept the tradition for 60 years

  Scientists from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum in partnership with the Institute of Art Studies jury and document the program of the assembly The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel [...]