Prof. Alexandros Stamatakis, head of the Biodiversity Computing Group (BCG) at the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of FORTH, and Prof. Athanasios Nenes, Affiliated Scientist at the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT) of FORTH are included in the internationally recognized list of “Highly Cited Researchers” for 2025, compiled by Clarivate Analytics based on the “Web of Science” database.This list is published annually and highlights scientists whose publications consistently rank among the most frequently cited worldwide (top 1%), and represents an important honorary distinction. Of the world’s population of scientists, Highly Cited Researchers who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research are 1 in 1,000.

For the ninth consecutive year, the Public Cord Blood Bank of Crete (PCBBC), part of the Hematology Clinic of PAGNI, organized Stem Cell Awareness Week, held from 10–14 November 2025, in alignment with World Cord Blood Day on November 15.

The presentation of Christina Agriantoni’s book “Hermoupolis of Syros, 1823–1940. An Early Industrial City in the Aegean Sea” will take place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 19:30, at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rethymno.

Τhe Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) launches a new initiative entitled “IDEON: FORTH’s Creativity Club for Educators”, implemented within the framework of the action “epikoinonITE” (a Greek acronym for: Science-Society-FORTH) and held under the auspices of the Region of Crete. The IDEON Creativity Club for Educators is addressed to educators of all educational levels who wish to integrate creativity into their teaching practice, either with or without the use of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. At the same time, it aims to foster a dynamic learning community that learns, experiments, and evolves collectively.

The Hellenic Digital Health Cluster–HDHC is organizing an event titled “Building Synergies in Digital Health – Powered by HDHC", dedicated to showcasing ongoing EU-funded initiatives and collaborations in digital health led by innovative organisations based in Crete. The event will take place on Thursday, 06 November 2025, 12:00 – 15:15 EET, at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), 100 N. Plastira St., 70013, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion – Building D (KEEK), "Vasileios Dougalis” Meeting Room.

The Department of Theatre Studies of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS-FORTH) is organizing a Playwriting Workshop titled “Fundamentals & Contemporary Trends in Playwriting”, led by the playwright Eirini Dermitzaki.

The workshop is funded by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture under the program Creative Greece 2025 – Contemporary Culture Grants 2025 and is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. Participation is free of charge.

The Municipality of Rethymnon and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) are organizing for the year 2025 a series of lectures addressed to the general public of Rethymnon. In these talks, open to everyone, the Institute's researchers will present elements of their research work in an accessible way, followed by a discussion. The events will take place at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in the old town, 130 Nikiforou Fokas and Melissinou.

The forth lecture titled "Natural hazards threatening the cultural heritage of Rethymno", will take place on Monday, November 7, 2025 at 19.00 by Dr. Nasos Argyriou, Assistant Researcher at the Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment, of IMS-FORTH.

The Agreement was signed on November 3, 2025, between the Cultural Association “International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis – Hellenic Branch (ISFNK)” and the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), as part of a joint effort to preserve, promote, and digitally showcase the cultural heritage of Nikos Kazantzakis. The objective of the Agreement is the creation of the digital cultural project “European Routes of Nikos Kazantzakis”, an interactive cultural mapping platform that will connect—through advanced information and geospatial technologies—the places, journeys, and narratives associated with the life and work of the great Cretan author.

Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι/ες καλούνται να υποβάλουν την υποψηφιότητα τους για την ΕΙΦΚΔ του ΙΤΕ, υποβάλλοντας αίτηση συνοδευόμενη από το βιογραφικό τους στο οποίο να περιγράφεται όποια εμπειρία/ εμπειρογνωμοσύνη σε θέματα ισότητας φύλων και καταπολέμησης των διακρίσεων και θητεία σε σχετικές επιτροπές, και σύντομη (1-2 παράγραφοι) επιστολή προθέσεων (letter of intent), που να περιγράφει το ενδιαφέρον του/της αιτούντα/ούσης για συμμετοχή στην ΕΙΦΚΔ, έως και την Δευτέρα 17/11/2025 και ώρα 16:00.

The 7^th annual Nick Kylafis Distinguished Lecture will be given for 2025 by the distinguished astrophysicist Roger Blandford, Luke Blossom Professor at Stanford University (USA).

Professor Blandford’s lecture, which will follow the public ceremony, will be in English and it is entitled “New Horizons in Extreme Electrodynamics of Black Holes and Neutron Stars”. It will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at 14.00 at the Central Amphitheater of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), with simultaneous webcast.