The Laboratory of Geophysical Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeoenvironment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) of Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of FORTH, in collaboration with the PROSPECT International Thematic Network and COASTLINE Project (Coastal Zone Environment and Geo-Sciences - https://www.coastline-msca.eu) will organize the workshop: "Imaging the cultural dynamics in the transition zones with geoinformatics."

The Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), as a Hub of the European EURAXESS Network, in collaboration with COASTLINE Consortium, Aegean Solutions Α.Ε., is organizing an online training seminar on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, from 13:00 to 16:00 (EET).

Mr. Vassilis Charmandaris, Professor of Astrophysics at the Dep. of Physics of the University of Crete and Director of the Institute of Astrophysics-FORTH and the Skinakas Observatory has been selected as a member of the Space Science Advisory Committee of the European Space Agency (ESA) for a period of three years starting on January 2025.

Prof. Charmandaris is the first Greek scientist to have ever been appointed to this advisory body.

Innovation Greece, the PRAXI Network, and the smartHEALTH European Digital Innovation Hub, with the support of the British Embassy, are organizing the first in a series of events aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing the international presence of Greek small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The event, titled "Fueling the Future of Greek Entrepreneurship: UK-Greece Collaborative Pathways for SME Success," seeks to strengthen Greek innovative businesses by fostering collaborations with the UK’s business and investment ecosystem.

The new research project ResTick, aiming to study and address ticks as vectors of pathogens that pose a threat to public health and livestock, will be implemented by the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), with a budget of 6 million euros, funded by the European Commission.

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.

The 13^th Distinguished Lecture "Alkiviades Ch. Payatakes" of the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), took place on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at the institute's conference center. “Alkiviades Ch. Payatakes” Distinguished Lectures are organized every year by FORTH/ICE-HT in Patras, to honor the memory of A. C. Payatakes (1945-2009), Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Director of ICE-HT (1999-2006), and Chairman of FORTH from 2006 until his passing, on the 29th November 2009.

The Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas in Greece (IMBB-FORTH) announced the initiation of a three-year research project to be carried out at IMBB-FORTH, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The project aims to develop innovative insecticides for the control of malaria mosquitoes and will be carried out by John Vontas, Director of IMBB-FORTH and Professor at the Agricultural University of Athens, and his team.

Prof. Athanasios Nenes, Affiliated Researcher at ICEHT/FORTH and Professor of Atmospheric Processes at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, has been invited as an expert for the Scoping meeting of the 7th Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that will define the chapters and the content of this critical assessment. Nenes is one of the 230 experts to participate in this event (that takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 9-13 December) whο altogether cover all activities of the report that will be put together over the next 5 years. Nenes will be acting as an expert in Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis, which examines the physical science underpinning past, present, and future climate change.

Τhe Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Committee (GEAD) of FORTH is organizing an event entitled "Women Researchers in Positions of Responsibility". The event will take place on Monday, December 9 at 11:00-14:00 in the "Georgios Lianis" Auditorium, Central Building of FORTH, in Heraklion.