Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Visit of the Ambassador of Japan H.E. Hiroshi Narahira
The cooperation between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Japanese scientific institutions was discussed at a meeting at BAS by the President, Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, and the Ambassador of Japan [...]
Rare archeological finds of 8 000 years in the Neolithic settlement of Slatina
A team of archaeologists led by Corresponding Member Vassil Nikolov, Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences discovered four Early Neolithic graves almost 8 000 years old in the village of Slatina in Sofia. Together with [...]
Economists of BAS presented a joint project with Korea to create early warning systems for crises
An international online conference on the project for the establishment of early warning systems for crises under the Korean government’s Knowledge Sharing Program was held by the Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of [...]
Young scientists are working with a new generation of electron beam installation Evobeam cube 400
Young scientists from the Institute of Electronics of BAS and the Technical University in Gabrovo are part of the team that will work with the innovative installation Evobeam cube 400 for electron beam welding and [...]
A national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence in Bulgaria until 2030 was developed by BAS
A team of scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and attracted external experts developed a draft National Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence. The aim is to support the creation of strategic documents [...]
Awards for spiritual contribution for scientists from BAS
The awards are on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Vazov The prominent Vazov expert Corresponding Member Milena Tsaneva was awarded the “Marin Drinov” Badge of Honour of the Bulgarian [...]
Corresponding Member Prof. Ilza Pajeva with an Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (“Das Verdienstkreuz am Bande”) was awarded to Corr.-Mem. Prof. Ilza Pajeva who was also honorary member of the Humboldt Union in Bulgaria. The ceremony took [...]
Award of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of BAS for high achievements for 2020
With the Award for Excellence in Mathematics for 2020, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of BAS (IMI) honors Greta Panova, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California. The award will be presented during [...]
A robot for disinfection of premises was invented by scientists from the Institute of Robotics of BAS
Scientists from the Institute of Robotics of BAS have created a robot for disinfection of premises which can be used to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The innovation is applicable to automated biological decontamination of [...]
International Scientific Conference “Computational Linguistics in Bulgaria”
On 25 and 26 June 2020, the fourth edition of the International Scientific Conference “Computational Linguistics in Bulgaria” took place (CLIB 2020: https://dcl.bas.bg/clib/). The forum was held in a mixed format – in person (in [...]
Seminar – webinar of doctoral students and young scientists “Interdisciplinary Chemistry”
The Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies – BAS with the financial support of the Management Board of BAS held the thirteenth Spring Seminar of doctoral students and young scientists. It took place from 22 [...]
Prof. Evelina Slavcheva is the new Chairperson of the General Assembly of BAS
At the first meeting of the Eighth General Assembly of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (GA), Prof. Evelina Slavcheva was elected Chair of the supreme management body of the Academy Prof. Evelina Slavcheva was elected [...]
Digitalization and innovation in the field of cultural heritage
The main activities of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences related to the digitalization of cultural heritage were presented by the Vice-President of BAS, Corresponding Member Vassil Nikolov, at an international video conference on the problems [...]
Gained Independence – Polish and Bulgarian Perspectives in Volume XXXV of the Bulletin of the Institute for Historical Studies
All-focus Volume XXXV of the Bulletin of the Institute for Historical Studies has been published. The collection contains materials from the Polish-Bulgarian scientific conference held in November 2018 at BAS on the topic: [...]
Exhibition “Clothing and Linguistic Treasure” in the National Ethnographic Museum
The exhibition "Clothing and Linguistic Treasure" in the National Ethnographic Museum is open to visitors until 15 August 2020. The opening took place on 16 June, in Hall 11. The exhibition is part of the [...]
Exhibitions of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology in Sofia and Plovdiv
The exhibition "MAN-NATURE-CULTURE: ANCIENT THRACIA AND MEDIEVAL BULGARIA" was opened on 10 June 2020 in the Ancient Cultural-Communication Complex "Serdika", "Largo" area, located under the "Independence" square. It is carried out by the Institute of [...]
The National Assembly approved the annual report of BAS for 2019
The National Assembly approved the annual report of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for 2019 at today's plenary session. The President of BAS, Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, presented the activity of [...]
General Assembly of the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA)
The Scientific Secretary-General of BAS, Prof. Evdokia Pasheva, participated in a virtual meeting of the General Assembly of the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) on 3 June. Two new academies were [...]
The President of BAS participated in a meeting of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, participated in a virtual meeting of the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) which took place on 29 May. The meeting discussed the [...]
Opinion of BAS on the occasion of the exhibition of the Russian Cultural Centre
On the occasion of the exhibition of the Russian Cultural Center in Sofia on the eve of the holiday of Bulgarian education and culture, presenting the brothers St. Cyril and St. Methodius as "reformers of [...]
Five Pythagoras Awards for scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Five scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences received the “Pythagoras” Award of the Ministry of Education and Science for their contribution to the development of science. The award is presented for the twelfth consecutive [...]
The report “Spotlight on Adolescent Health and Well-Being” from the WHO International HBSC Survey with data from 45 countries has been published
On 19 May 2020, the WHO Regional Office for Europe published the report "Spotlight on Adolescent Health and Well-being", presenting results from the international comparative survey "Health Behaviour in School-aged Children - HBSC", conducted in [...]
New scientific infrastructure is helping Bulgarian astronomers explore space objects with unique radio observations
LOFAR station in Onsala, Sweden. The low-band antennas (10-90 MHz) are visible on the left, and the high-band antennas (110-240 MHz) - on the right. Source: ASTRON A new scientific infrastructure complex, coordinated [...]
Additional funds for the reintegration of Bulgarian scientists and PhD students are provided by the government
Additional funds for the National Scientific Program “Petar Beron. Science and Innovation with Europe” were voted by the Council of Ministers at today's meeting, announced at a briefing the Minister of Education and Science Krassimir [...]