Sofia Science Festival 2026: Events in English
In line with its tradition, the 16th Sofia Science Festival, being held at Sofia Tech Park from May 14 to 17, offers a wide range of enthralling events in English, presented by leading international scientists.
Researchers from Austria, China, Croatia, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain, UK and the United States are appearing at in-person events at this year’s Sofia Science Festival.
This is the programme, with details of presentations via the links.
May 14:
Dr David Nutt: Using science to reduce the harms and enhance the benefits of drugs
May 15:
Professor Joana C. Prata: A Sea of Microplastics, A World of Exposure
May 16:
Dr. Stefano Cozzini: AI Isn’t Free: The Hidden Costs Behind Innovation
Dr. Fedor Konstantinov: From Natural Systems to Genomic Trees: What Evolutionary Trees Really Tell Us
Professor Lei Wang: Intelligent Hybrid Operating Room
Dr. Marko Kosicek: From microscope to megaphone: why scientists must speak up
José Manuel Valladares: Born in Antarctica: Six — The Untold Story of an Unplanned Birth in a Blank Continent
Dr. Eszter Papp: Quantum Biology: From Robins to Qubits
May 17:
Natalia Izdebska: How far can science push the boundaries of energy storage
Professor Franz Renz: Energy in Space: Storing Hydrogen on the Moon (and beyond)
The Blue Planet Outside the Window – Shen Zhou 13
David Grinspoon: Proof of Life: Searching for living signals in a noisy universe
For full details of tickets for events, please click on this link.
