The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) was founded in 1983.
It is the premier multidisciplinary research institution in Greece with well-organized facilities, highly qualified personnel and a reputation as a top-level research institution worldwide.
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The 2024 L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Greek Award for Women in Science, in the field of Natural Sciences was awarded to Maria Charisi, Institute of Astrophysics, FORTH
Dr. Maria Charisi, Associated Research Fellow at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (IA-FORTH) and Assistant Professor at Washington State University, in the USA, has been awarded the 2024 L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Greek Award for Women in Science, in the field of Natural Sciences.
A Three-Dimensional Atlas of the Milky Way
ERC funds scientists to map Galaxy in 3D: Torsten Enßlin (Max Planck Inst. for Astrophysics), Philipp Mertsch (RWΤΗ Aachen University) & Vasiliki Pavlidou (Inst. of Astrophysics-FORTH), have been awarded a highly competitive European Research Council Synergy Grant) aiming to create the first three-dimensional, comprehensive atlas of our Milky Way galaxy.
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FORTH’s 2024 Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching goes to Professor Andreas G. Boudouvis, former Rector at the NTUA
The 34th ceremony for the Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching in memory of V.Xanthopoulos & S.Pnevmatikos will take place 18/12, in the Old Parliament, Athens. The Prize will be awarded by Η.Ε. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, to Prof. A. G. Boudouvis.
6th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil and Health
The 6th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil and Health will take place on December 1-4, 2024, in Heraklion Crete. The Symposium is co-hosted by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH), and the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IMBB-FORTH).
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6th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil and Health
2nd International Conference OpenEARTH 2024, November 26-28
Event "Observing the Sun in the city center of Heraklion!"
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FORTH's responses to COVID-19 pandemic
The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) and its Institutes have been made available to the State and Public Health Authorities, in order to contribute to the common effort to address the pandemic of COVID-19, with their top-level infrastructure and expertise.
