The Programme of Turkish Studies of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas announces its 7th International Symposium. The topic of the Symposium will be Political initiatives "From the Bottom Up" in the Ottoman Empire. The sessions are scheduled for January 9 - 11, 2009 and will take place at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (Melissinou and Nikiforou Foka 130, Rethymno.)

On Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm at the residence of the Spanish ambassador to Greece, Mr. Miguel de Fuertes and his spouse's, Ms. Aurora de Fuertes, the latter a professor at the University of Oviedo, Mr. Nikos Hadjinicolaou was awarded the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, a Spanish civil order granted in recognition of services that benefit the country. Mr. Hadjinicolaou received this honor for his extensive service to the study and promotion of the works of Dominikos Theotokopoulos as well as of modern spanish art.

Research at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, published today in the international scientific periodical EMBO Journal, reveals an important molecular mechanism that facilitates learning and the formation of memories by the nervous system.

Crete University Press (CUP) recently announced their new edition, "In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind" by the Nobel prize recipient Eric R. Kandel, translated and edited by Azarias Karamanlidis, and featuring an introduction by Elias Kouvelas.

This year's national L'Oreal - UNESCO Fellowship for Women in Science was awarded to Katerina Andreopoulou.

Celebration of the Foundation's 25th Anniversary, Heraklion, Crete

Nektarios Tavernarakis, a researcher at the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), has recently been awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Investigator Grant for his research proposal titled "Molecular Basis of Neuronal Ageing - NeuronAge."

The Institute for Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in collaboration with the Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET S.A.) within the framework of the third phase of the Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE), funded by the European Union, is proud to invite you to a seminar entitled "Topics in Grid Technologies". The seminar will take place on Thursday, 30 October and Friday, 31 October 2008 at the Stelios Orphanoudakis seminar room, at 8:45a.m.

The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH) is proud to announce the completion of the research program Digital Crete: Mediterranean Cultural Itineraries. The project makes available to the public a wealth of cultural information about archaeology, environment, cultural foundations, as well as history, art and music of the island of Crete via the webpage http://digitalcrete.ims.forth.gr. IMS has also organized an event to present the project results at its premises (Melissinou and Nikiforou Foka street, at the old town of Rethymno) on Friday, October 24, 2008, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Crete University Press has the honor to invite you on Wednesday, October 08 at 7pm to a literary evening entitled "Science and Religion" in honor of the Greek edition of the book "Science and Religion-Some historical perspectives" by John Hedley Brooke.