The Lecture will be delivered by Kostis Gkotsinas, Associate Researcher at the Institute for Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, and will take place on Wednesday, March 18, (19:30), at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of FORTH, 130 Nikiforou Foka and Melissinou, in the old down, Rethymnon.

The Institute will be represented by its Director, Dr. Theophilos Ioannides, who will deliver a keynote speech titled: “The Role of FORTH/ICE-HT in the Value Chain of New Energy Technologies”

Τhe Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) is organizing a lecture entitled "Indians and Peoples: Contemporary Challenges, Historical Experiences. A case study: Mexico".
The Lecture will take place on Wednesday, February 25, (19:30), at IMS-FORTH, 130 Nikiforou Foka and Melissinou, in the old down, Rethymnon.

The event will take place on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 18:00, at the FORTH Science & Cultural Center and will be held on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated annually on February 11th, as well as the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first direct detection of gravitational waves. The speech will be given by Dr. Maria Charisi, a research fellow at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), who will present a decade of discoveries, from colliding black holes and neutron stars to gargantuan mergers of supermassive black holes in galaxy centers—shedding light on the most extreme and violent phenomena in the Universe.

The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), are co-organizing a two-day event, entitled “Crete and the Sea.” The opening event will take place on Monday, 9 February 2026, at 18:00, in the “Kastellaki” Hall at the Heraklion Chamber of Commerce & Industry, where citizens and local stakeholders will have the opportunity to be informed about the work carried out at the two Research Centers. The Scientific Workshop will be held on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, from 10:00 to 17:30, at the HCMR Amphitheatre at CRETAquarium, in Gournes, Heraklion.

Praxi Network, as a National Contact Point for the European Innovation Council (EIC), and EISMEA (European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency) co-organize an Online Info Day on the EIC Work Programme 2026, which will take place on Tuesday, 27 January 2026 (10:00–12:30, Greece time). The event will focus on the new Work Programme and the calls for proposals to be launched in 2026. It is addressed to researchers of all levels, from all scientific fields, research and academic institutions, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Τhe Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) is organizing a lecture entitled " Tides of labor: gender and mobility in social history from the South Atlantic". The Lecture will take place on Tuesday, January 27, (19:30), at IMS-FORTH, 130 Nikiforou Foka and Melissinou, in the old down, Rethymnon.

The activities of “Contact Point” at FORTH is an original series of public discussions, each featuring a FORTH scientist and a distinguished artist. “Contact Point” brings Science and Culture into Creative Dialogue, fostering open and meaningful communication of science through art.
The third event of the series, entitled “Back to the Future: When Yesterday meets Tomorrow”, will take place on Monday, January 26, 2026, at 18:00 at the Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion, in the Experimental Theatre Hall, co-organized with DEPANAL S.A.

The Prize will be awarded by Η.Ε. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Konstantinos Tasoulas, to Professor Christina Koulouri, Rector of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences.

The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at the Old Parliament Hall in Athens, and will be live-streamed via FORTH’s YouTube channel.

The Natural History Museum of Crete is organizing three events under the title “A century of light”, for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the electrification of the city of Heraklion. The first event is organized in collaboration with the Institute of Astrophysics of FORTH.