Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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 [...]
The National Festival of Folklore in Koprivshtitsa has kept the tradition for 60 years
Scientists from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum in partnership with the Institute of Art Studies jury and document the program of the assembly The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel [...]
The restored second statue of Heraclea Sintica – for the first time in the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS
The fully restored second ancient marble statue of Heraclea Sintica was shown for the first time to the public at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS (NAIM-BAS) - upright, fortified and with its [...]
The new book of Corr. Memb. Angel Stefanov “Changing Views of Space, Time, and the Universe” published
The new book of Corr. Memb. Angel Stefanov: Changing Views of Space, Time, and the Universe, brought out by Lambert Academic Publishing. This book explores how and why modern scientific knowledge is undergoing conceptual changes [...]
“Advances in Materials Sciences and Photonics” International Conference organized by IOMT
The Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies (IOMT) hosted the "Advances in Materials Sciences and Photonics" second international conference AMSP'25, funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund. The conference, which took place from 15 to [...]
Bulgarian students win medals at the world’s most prestigious informatics competition
The best Bulgarian students in informatics have made a brilliant performance and won 2 gold and 2 silver medals from the most prestigious global informatics contest in the world. Their success this year is the [...]
“Blue Cristal” project for sustainable management of coastal and river environment launched
The "Blue Coastal Marine and Riverine Innovative & Sustainable Management of Environments and Resources - BLUE-CRISTAL" Centre of Competence was officially launched on 28 and 29 July with a workshop organized by the Institute [...]
Scientists present BAS projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan
Scientists from BAS presented projects in the field of green and digital technologies during the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev to four institutes of the Academy [...]
“Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age” scientific conference held at BAS
The Institute of Balkan Studies & Center of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) held a scientific conference with international participation on the "Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age" theme. It was organized [...]
Six medals for Bulgaria from the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad in Australia
The Bulgarian team after the award ceremony The 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2025) was held from 10 to 20 July 2025, hosted by Sunshine Coast, Australia. A record 630 students from [...]
A scholar studies the history of Bulgarians in French archives
Corresponding member Ivan Rusev is studying data from French archives related to the history of Bulgarians in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The research is being conducted in Paris with the financial support of [...]
Four medals for Bulgaria at the International Biology Olympiad
The Bulgarian students have won four medals - two silver and two bronze from the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). The Olympiad was held from 20 to 27 July in the Philippines. The silver medals [...]
The newly discovered comet 3I/ATLAS is observed by telescopes at NAO Rozhen
Text Figure 1:Composite image of 275 shots in filter R, each 22 s. The white stripes represent background stars, which merge into so-called star treks when the images are combined, and the comet [...]
Exhibition presents artefacts from Heraclea Sintica in the Greek city of Dion
The "Secrets and Mysteries of Heraclea Sintica - a journey in time" exhibition of the History Museum - Petrich is presented within the framework of the "Olympus" festival which is held in the Greek [...]
The President of BAS meets with the Ambassador of Austria H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm
The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria H.E. Ms. Andrea Ikić-Böhm today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. During the conversation, Ambassador Ikić-Böhm underlined the [...]
The implementation of the “Sustainable development of the Centre of Excellence “Heritage BG” project with the participation of institutes of BAS has started
The implementation of the “Sustainable Development of the Heritage BG Center of Excellence (CoE) project funded under the grant procedure "Sustainable Development of Centres of Excellence and Centres of Competence including specific infrastructures or their [...]