Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
BAS participates in round table on women in innovation
Scientific achievements demonstrated by women's teams from BAS The topic of “Women in Innovation” was discussed by participants at a round table organized by the Ladies’ Forum Association which took place on October 30 at [...]
Scientists from BAS receive awards from the Ministry of Culture
Сн. Министерство на културата Photo: Ministry of Culture Corresponding member Vladko Panayotov and the director of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at BAS, Assoc. Prof. Hristo Popov, were awarded a plaquette [...]
Researchers from the Institute of Oceanology with an initiative on International Black Sea Day
Researchers from the Institute of Oceanology of BAS marked International Black Sea Day with an Open Day initiative in Varna and Sofia. Schoolchildren, students, and enthusiasts of marine science and nature met with marine researchers [...]
The first interdisciplinary hackathon of the PhD Training Center of BAS brings together young scientists with innovative ideas
The first interdisciplinary hackathon “Young Researchers on a Mission: innovations for a better life in Sofia” organized by the PhD Training Center of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took place from October 21 to 23 [...]
Ministry of Innovation and Growth will support a project of ISSP-BAS with potential for a breakthrough in global science
The project involves laser-induced controlled nuclear fusion and has the potential for a breakthrough in global science and nuclear energy production The Ministry of Innovation and Growth will support with BGN 10 million a [...]
Silver medal in the “Inventor of the Year” competition for scientists of BAS
A team from the Space Research and Technology Institute of BAS has been awarded a silver medal in the Inventor of the Year competition for three inventions registered in 2024. Prof. Dr. Garo Mardirossian, Prof. [...]
Concert-performance dedicated to Halloween “rocks” the Academy
A concert-performance dedicated to Halloween was held on 27 October in “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall. Participants were students and PhD students from “Pop and Jazz Singing”, “Classical Singing”, “Operetta and Musical” and “Music and Stage [...]
Open Day “Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence”
The Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT-BAS) held an Open Day today at BAS on the topic of “Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence.” The event was opened by Prof. Svetozar Margenov, Director of [...]
The Journal of BAS receives an honorary plaquette GOLD
The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, presented the honorary plaquette of BAS GOLD to Acad. Ivan Ivanov, Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of BAS”. The distinction is awarded on the occasion of the 155th [...]
Cooperation between BAS and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology will continue
Today, 24 October 2025, bilateral agreements were signed in the Granite Hall of the Council of Ministers in the presence of H.E. Mr. Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party [...]
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows previously unknown light behaviour
Dr. Galin Borisov from the Institute of Astronomy at BAS has participated in the observations of an international team of astronomers with the 2-meter telescope of NAO Rozhen. Astronomers have discovered that the [...]
Open Day of the CLaDA-BG e-Infrastructure for Bulgarian language and cultural heritage
On 24 October 2025, an Open Day of the CLaDA-BG e-Infrastructure for Bulgarian Language and Cultural Heritage was held in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. The event took place on the occasion of [...]
“Germany in Dialogue: Cultural Exchange in a European Context” discussion
A public meeting-discussion on “Germany in Dialogue: Cultural Exchange in a European Context” was held at the “Prof. Alexander Fol” Institute of Balkan Studies with the Centre of Thracology at BAS (IBSCT-BAS). It is part [...]
Prof. Nikolay Gabrovsky is the Doctor of the Year for 2025
The highest professional award of the Bulgarian Medical Union was received by Corr. Memb. Prof. Nikolay Gabrovsky during an official ceremony at the National History Museum (NHM) on 20 October 2025. The award was presented [...]
MUSICORUM VIA: winners of academic competitions on the stage at BAS
Concert of students-winners of academic competitions of the “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Music Academy, part of the “MUSICORUM VIA. Two Academies - One Stage” initiative took place on 20 October at the Bulgarian Academy of [...]
Bulgarian presence at the annual conference of Academia Europaea
On 16 October, Prof. DSc Vassil Kirov, Chairman of the General Assembly of BAS, was welcomed as a new member of Academia Europaea by its President, Prof. Donald Bruce Dingwell, at the Building Bridges 2025: [...]
Open Doors Day at IEES-BAS 2025
The Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems at BAS held an Open Day on 16 October. High school students from "Paisius of Hilendar" Sofia High School of Mathematics, students from the University for Chemical Technology [...]
Berlin Process for the Western Balkans scientific conference
The 9th Joint Scientific Conference of the Berlin Process for the Western Balkans was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 14 to 16 October under the title “Science under Pressure - Challenges and Opportunities”. On behalf [...]
Prof. Radostina Stoyanova is awarded the Pythagoras Grand Prize
The winner of the Pythagoras Grand Prize for lifetime contribution to science is Prof. Radostina Stoyanova from the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of BAS. The official ceremony for the highest awards for [...]
The eminent Italian palaeoslavist and Bulgarian language scholar Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni with a diploma of foreign member of BAS
The eminent Italian palaeoslavist and Bulgarian scholar Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni was honored by the President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, with a diploma of foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The [...]
Presentation of the “Living Bridges Across Time” collection
The "Living Bridges Across Time. 12th Joint Conference of Bulgarian and North American Scholars / Живи мостове във времето XII-та съвместна конференция на български и американски учени " collection was presented at the Institute of [...]
The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov participates in a UAI forum
The 93rd General Assembly of the Union Academique Internationale (UAI) is being held in Mainz, Germany, 13-14 October 2025. Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov is the delegate of BAS in the international organization. He is the [...]
The Grand Prize of BAS for 2025 received by Corr. Memb. Tsvetalina Tankova
BAS is celebrating 156 years The Grand Prize of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for 2025 was awarded at a solemn assembly on the occasion of the 156th anniversary of the founding of BAS [...]
The President of BAS meets with a delegation from China
The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met today at BAS with Acad. Yongguan Zhu, professor in biogeochemistry and soil environmental sciences, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice-President of its [...]