Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Supreme Bar Council donated BGN 20 200 to the scientists from the Institute of Microbiology of BAS
A donation of BGN 20 200 received the “Stephan Angeloff” Institute of Microbiology of BAS from the members of the Supreme Bar Council. The funds are provided to support research in the fight against the coronavirus [...]
Aluminum cored wire without analogue in the world is developed by the Institute of Electronics
A robotic complex for electric arc additive layer manufacturing has been put into operation at the Institute of Electronics of BAS. The technology is applied under the project “High strength nano reinforced aluminium powder cored [...]
A researcher from IEES-BAS is among the ten outstanding young persons in Bulgaria for 2020
Dr. Elitsa Petkucheva, Research Associate in the department "Hydrogen systems with polymer electrolyte" at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IEES-BAS), is a finalist in the category "Science and/or technological development" of the program [...]
BAALO has donated BGN 5 000 to BAS for the project “Science against COVID-19”
With a donation of BGN 5 000 to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Land Owners (BAALO, member of the Bulgarian Industrial Association) is supporting the project for scientific research "Science against [...]
Thematic competition for developments in the field of COVID-19
BGN 2 400 000 will be provided by the government for the Science Fund (BSF) which will be used for a thematic competition for developments in the field of COVID-19. This was announced at a briefing at [...]
Presentation of the book “On the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia”
The publication "On the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia" was presented to the media in "Prof. Marin Drinov” hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The book includes a scientifically substantiated text [...]
A multidisciplinary project presents the migration of birds across Europe
The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is a member of the European Network for the Radar Surveillance of Animal Movement (ENRAM: http://www.enram.eu/). This is a research network whose [...]
Stress and coping with it in conditions of spreading coronavirus infection – Part II
The Department of Psychology at the Institute for Population and Human Studies - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPHS-BAS) implemented the second wave of research on stress responses and how to deal with it in conditions [...]
Donation campaign of AACM in support of children and young people
The Assembly of Academicians and Corresponding Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (AACM - BAS) donated BGN 35 000 collected personal funds to the Social Protection Fund. The amount will be used to purchase mobile [...]
Cyber risks, threats and security measures related to COVID-19
The ten most current risks and threats of techno-social type related to COVID-19 for 2020 are analyzed by scientists at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies of BAS (IICT). Practical protective measures are also [...]
New clinical evidence confirms the hypothesis of scientists of BAS for the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in the pathogenesis of complications in COVID-19
The role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the pathogenesis of complications in COVID-19 Studies launched in 2010 by scientists at the Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction at the Bulgarian Academy of [...]
Copernicus Hackathon – Sofia 2020
Copernicus Hackathon - Sofia 2020, which is part of the European Copernicus program, as been running since 24 April. The event is being held for the second time since the successful 2019 edition, and this [...]
A donation of BGN 50 000 to BAS for research on COVID-19
A donation of BGN 50 000 for research by the scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the fight against coronavirus was made by Delyan Peevski, MP from the “Movement for Rights and Freedoms”. The [...]
There is no risk of radioactive exposure of the people in Bulgaria because of forest fires in the Chernobyl area
Experts from the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on the basis of the existing monitoring system of the institute confirm that there is no increase of the [...]
A unique Machairodus skull, described by French and Bulgarian scientists, contributes to the study of the emblematic cat
The detailed description was published on 16 April 2020 by Prof. Denis Geraads of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and Prof. Nikolay Spassov of the National Museum of Natural History at BAS [...]
BAS – Culture and Education Online
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences provides online access to its latest projects in the field of culture and education under the motto "Learn something new while at home". On the eve of Easter, you can [...]
Three jubilee editions for the 150th anniversary of BAS with free access
On the occasion of the bright Easter holidays and the unusual conditions in which we are welcoming them, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences makes freely available the three jubilee editions, prepared on the occasion of [...]
Three scenarios for the macroeconomic consequences in Bulgaria of the fight against COVID-19
The economists of BAS have developed three scenarios for the macroeconomic consequences in Bulgaria of fighting COVID-19. What is unique about the current situation is that the underlying recession is based on the vulnerability of [...]
Scientists of BAS are assisting the Virology Laboratory at the University Multidisciplinary Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine “Pirogov”
Scientists from the Institute of Molecular Biology of BAS are assisting the work of the newly opened Virology Laboratory at UMHATEM “N.I.Pirogov”, specially equipped for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The team is involved in the [...]
The Institute of Art Studies of BAS grants temporary on-line access to its rare and expensive publications
Under the conditions of physical distancing and closed cultural and educational institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists at the Institute of Art Studies (IAS) provide temporary on-line access to their rare and expensive editions [...]
Bulgarian scientists participate in the discovery of teraelectronvolt photons from cosmic gamma-ray burst
For over 15 years, the three largest gamma-astronomical experiments in the world, HESS (in the Namibian Mountains), MAGIC (on the volcanic top of La Palma Island, Canary Islands) and VERITAS (in the Arizona desert) have [...]
Donation to the Institute of Microbiology of BAS
photo: BNA The Institute of Microbiology of BAS has received a donation of BGN 30 thousand for the continuation of the research of scientists from the Virology Department. The funds were collected by [...]
Study of stress and coping with it in the conditions of spreading coronavirus infection
The Department of Psychology at the Institute for Population and Human Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPHS-BAS) presents the results of a study of stress responses and ways of dealing with it in [...]
The National Museum of Natural History with a pilot study of Antarctica’s fish diversity
Dr. Tihomir Stefanov, ichthyologist at NMNHS, during the expedition Field research under the project "Ichthyological studies in coastal sea in the Bulgarian Polar Base on Livingston Island" of the National Museum of Natural [...]