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.

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.

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).

Mr. Panagiotis Deloukas, Professor of Cardiovascular Genomics and Director of the William Harvey Research Institute at the Queen Mary University London, was unanimously elected Director of the Greek Institute of Human Genomics (GIHG), on June 4, 2024.

The Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Computer Science achieved again great distinctions at the Healthcare Business Awards 2024, the institution that highlights and awards best practices and innovative actions across the spectrum of Healthcare.For its overall performance, the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas – Institute of Computer Science received the "Top Research Center" prize.

A new state-of-the-art optical telescope has been operating since 20 November at Skinakas Observatory, the joint research infrastructure of the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, made possible by the donation of land on the homonymous peak of Psiloritis, by the historic Municipality of Anogeia.

The 2nd International Conference OpenEARTH 2024, will be hosted by the Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, in Rethymno, Crete (Nikiforou Foka 130 & Melissinou).

The Institute of Astrophysics-FORTH, in collaboration with the Municipality of Heraklion, invites you to a special Sun observation event at the heart of Heraklion!

Α new European program, "Lasers4EU", was recently launched with the participation of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), continuing the long tradition of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) of FORTH in the field of lasers. In the framework of the kick off meeting which took place on 21-22 October 2024, directors of European research centers from all around Europe met at FORTH’s facilities in Heraklion.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT) and Hubei University (HUBU), Wuhan, China, on Saturday 9 November 2024, in Patras.