Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

The National Festival of Folklore in Koprivshtitsa has kept the tradition for 60 years

11 August 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

  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

6 August 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

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

5 August 2025|Categories: General news|

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

5 August 2025|Categories: Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies|

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

4 August 2025|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies|

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

31 July 2025|Categories: Climate Change, Hazards and Natural Resources|

  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 [...]

“Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age” scientific conference held at BAS

30 July 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

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

30 July 2025|Categories: General news, Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies, Selected|

  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 [...]

Four medals for Bulgaria at the International Biology Olympiad

29 July 2025|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Biomedicine and Quality of Life, Selected|

  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 President of BAS meets with the Ambassador of Austria H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm

22 July 2025|Categories: General news|

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

21 July 2025|Categories: General news|

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 [...]

Bulgarian DNA Barcoding Unit organizes the first training on nanopore barcoding and genome analysis in Bulgaria

10 July 2025|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology|

At the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of BAS, the first of its kind for Bulgaria Practical Training Course on Nanopore Barcoding and Genome Analysis was held. The training took place in the period [...]

Interactive exhibition in Berlin of the Institute of Art Studies

7 July 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|Tags: |

In July and August, the "Architectural Heritage in Virtual Reality" exhibition realized by the Institute of Art Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and within the National Scientific Programme for the Development and Recognition [...]

Delegation from BAS participates in the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

3 July 2025|Categories: Climate Change, Hazards and Natural Resources|

The 33rd Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO took place from 25 June to 3 July 2025 at the UNESCO building in Paris. The Bulgarian delegation to the Assembly included: Prof. Valentina [...]

Meeting-discussion “Greece’s culture is far more than the Acropolis” held at BAS

2 July 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

A public meeting-discussion on "Greece's culture is far more than the Acropolis" was held today at the “Acad. Ivan E. Geshov" Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It is part of a series of [...]