The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ, Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan gitut’yunneri azgayin akademia) is the Armenian national academy, functioning as the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in Armenia. It is a member of the International Science Council.
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History
Yerevan State University, which temporarily operated from Alexandropol starting in 1919, served as the Republic's initial hub for cultural, educational, and scientific activities. During Armenia's First Republic period, the University conducted research across cultural, historical, and economic fields.
Following the establishment of the Second Republic in 1921, a cultural and historical research institute was founded in Etchmiadzin, later reorganized in 1925 as an institution focused on advancing studies in natural sciences, technical fields, and humanities. Additional research facilities emerged during this period, covering areas such as plant conservation, construction materials, geological studies, therapeutic mineral waters, seismic monitoring, and various other scientific disciplines. These separate research organizations were consolidated in 1935 to form the Armenian division of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, with Franz Julievich Levinson-Lessing serving as its first director.