Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
BAS honors the Federation of Scientific and Technical Unions with “Honorary Plaquette GOLD”
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has awarded the Federation of Scientific and Technical Unions in Bulgaria (FSTU) with the “Honorary Plaquette GOLD”. The award is for the overall contribution of FSTU in the development, promotion [...]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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. [...]
Young researchers on a mission: innovations for a better life in Sofia
The project is funded by the Sofia Municipality under the “Sofia – City of the Young and Active” Programme. Sofia [...]
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
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 Vice-President [...]
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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 [...]