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Rare archeological finds of 8 000 years in the Neolithic settlement of Slatina

Tuesday, 28 July 2020|Comments Off on 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

Thursday, 23 July 2020|Comments Off on 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

Monday, 20 July 2020|Comments Off on 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

Monday, 13 July 2020|Comments Off on 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 [...]

Corresponding Member Prof. Ilza Pajeva with an Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Thursday, 9 July 2020|Comments Off on 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

Wednesday, 1 July 2020|Comments Off on 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

Tuesday, 30 June 2020|Comments Off on 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”

Tuesday, 30 June 2020|Comments Off on 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”

Monday, 29 June 2020|Comments Off on 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

Monday, 29 June 2020|Comments Off on 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 [...]

Gained Independence – Polish and Bulgarian Perspectives in Volume XXXV of the Bulletin of the Institute for Historical Studies

Sunday, 21 June 2020|Comments Off on 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

Wednesday, 17 June 2020|Comments Off on 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

Monday, 15 June 2020|Comments Off on 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 [...]

General Assembly of the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA)

Thursday, 4 June 2020|Comments Off on 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)

Friday, 29 May 2020|Comments Off on 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 [...]

Five Pythagoras Awards for scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Sunday, 24 May 2020|Comments Off on 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

Friday, 22 May 2020|Comments Off on 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

Thursday, 21 May 2020|Comments Off on 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

Wednesday, 20 May 2020|Comments Off on 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 [...]