FORTH participated in the Innovation Exhibition “Innodays 2022.” organized by the Region of Crete on November 25-27, at the International Exhibition Center of Crete, with cutting edge innovative exhibits, speeches and participation in panel discussions.

The 4th annual "Nicholas Kylafis" Distinguished Lecture, entitled "When black holes affect galaxies", was given by Professor Françoise Combes, Chair of Galaxies and Cosmology at the Collège de France and distinguished astrophysicist at Paris Observatory, on Thursday 6 October 2022 at 14.00 at the Central Amphitheatre of FORTH, with simultaneous webcast.

A year after the death of Mikis Theodorakis on September 2, 2021, the Crete University Press, the Institute of Astrophysics of FORTH and the French Institute of Greece organized the event "The sky in science, music, and literature " which took place in Heraklion on Friday September 9 at the "Experimental Stage" of the Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion.

FORTH participated, once again, at the 86th International Exhibition of Thessaloniki on 10-18 September 2022, at the stand of the Ministry of Development and Investments, General Secretariat for Research and Innovation.

This year’s Onassis lectures were dedicated to a broad review of the new field “Gravitational-wave science” and its prospects for the future. The individual presentations contained theoretical and experimental reviews of the field, with particular emphasis on future plans, challenges and opportunities.