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Professor David Nutt: ‘The biggest revolution in the treatment of mental disorders’

May 12, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

For Professor David Nutt, legalising research into and use of psychedelics for treatment of addiction, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder

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Bulgaria 

Dr Stefano Cozzini: Considering the costs of AI

May 4, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

Dr Stefano Cozzini admits to being a bit sceptical about AI, to sometimes feeling scared and “sometimes I’m actually an

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2026: Events in English

May 1, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

In line with its tradition, the 16th Sofia Science Festival, being held at Sofia Tech Park from May 14 to

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Bulgaria 

British Empire Medal for Beautiful Science Foundation head Lyubov Kostova

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

At a ceremony at the British Residence on October 2, a British Empire Medal was conferred on Lyubov Kostova, head

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2025: Events in English

April 28, 2025May 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The 2025 Sofia Science Festival is on from May 8 to 11 at Sofia Tech Park in Bulgaria’s capital city

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2024: Programme of events in English

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The 2024 Sofia Science Festival, on from May 9 to 12, features – as is traditional – several presentations in

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Bulgaria 

First Plovdiv Science Festival opens on November 23

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia Science Festival

The first Plovdiv Science Festival – organised by the Beautiful Science Foundation, the team responsible for the Sofia Science Festival

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People 

Sofia Science Festival: Andrew Steele and the science of getting older without getting old

May 12, 2023May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sofia Science Festival

For British scientist Andrew Steele, the greatest humanitarian challenge is one you may not think of – to enable all

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Science Festival 2023: Events in English

April 19, 2023June 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

From the secrets of the brain and longevity, Copernicus, Dugie the Dinosaur, sharks, the James Webb Space Telescope to science

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