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The Numismatic Evidence from the Sanctuary of Artemis Lykoatis in Arcadia
Georgia Galani, Swedish Institute at Athens
Co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
May 18, 2026
19:00 EEST
French School in Athens & Online
Organised by the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, NKUA, the Department of Theology, NKUA and the Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation
May 19, 2026
Kostis Palamas Building
Prof. Dimitrios I. Zeugolis
Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), University of Ioannina
May 14, 2026
12:00 EEST
Online
In this podcast, Evangeline Markou, Senior Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the coinages and kings of ancient Cyprus. What kind of iconography appears on a coin and what kind of information does that provide? What is a monetary standard? When do coins appear on Cyprus? What was the strategic and economic importance of Cyprus in antiquity? Who were the inhabitants of Cyprus? What was the Cypriot syllabic script? Why did the king of Marion choose the image of the rape of Europa for his coinage?
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The Numismatic Evidence from the Sanctuary of Artemis Lykoatis in Arcadia
Georgia Galani, Swedish Institute at Athens
Co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
May 18, 2026
19:00 EEST
French School in Athens & Online
Medicine and Religion: From Late Byzantium to the Present
Organised by the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, NKUA, the Department of Theology, NKUA and the Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation
May 19, 2026
Kostis Palamas Building
Christy Constantakopoulou, Senior Researcher SGRA, IHR | NHRF
Αφηγήσεις της ιστορίας. Κύκλος επιστημονικών συναντήσεων
May 13, 2026
17:30 EEST
Piraeus Cultural Foundation
5th International Conference on Alcohol and Cancer in Aidipsos (ICAC 2026)
The international scientific community gathers in Evia to address one of the most significant public health challenges, bringing together distinguished scientists, clinicians, and public health experts from around the world.
ICAC 2026 a leading international scientific event dedicated to studying the relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer, comes at a time when the international scientific community is placing increasing emphasis on the environmental and behavioral factors that influence cancer development. Alcohol has already been recognized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) as a Group 1 carcinogen and is estimated to be linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases worldwide each year.
May 10-13, 2026
Aidipsos, Evia, Greece
Making or Imitating Gold? Chrysopoeia as Technē in Byzantium
Gerasimos Merianos, Senior Researcher IHR| NHRF
Colloquia Ceranea VIII, 7-9 May 2026
May 08, 2026
15:20 EEST
The Ceraneum Centre, University of Łódź
L’univers du vase grec au musée du Louvre : du projet muséographique au projet éditorial
Anne Coulié, Musée du Louvre
May 12, 2026
19:00
French School in Athens
Bioinspired therapeutic strategies in tendon engineering
Prof. Dimitrios I. Zeugolis
Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), University of Ioannina
May 14, 2026
12:00 EEST
Online
In this podcast, Evangeline Markou, Senior Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the coinages and kings of ancient Cyprus. What kind of iconography appears on a coin and what kind of information does that provide? What is a monetary standard? When do coins appear on Cyprus? What was the strategic and economic importance of Cyprus in antiquity? Who were the inhabitants of Cyprus? What was the Cypriot syllabic script? Why did the king of Marion choose the image of the rape of Europa for his coinage?
When, in mid‑February 2026, the photographs of the execution of “the 200 of Kaisariani” were made public in the online shop of a Belgian antiquarian, the IHR / NHRF immediately offered the Hellenic Ministry of Culture its expertise in the fields of the history of the German occupation and the history of photography in order to assist the Ministry with the evaluation and purchase of the photographs.
From Hunt to Table: Nutritional and Culinary Significance of Cooked Game in Byzantium
Maria Leontsini, Senior Researcher IHR | NHRF
Colloquia Ceranea VIII, 7-9 May 2026
May 08, 2026
11:00
University of Łódź (Poland)
At the Human Genomics Conference 2026, held in Athens, Professor Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, Director and Chairman of the Board of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), delivered an invited lecture in the Symposium on Environmental Genomics, presenting a critical review of Composite Risk Scores (CRS) – integrative metrics that combine inherited susceptibility (Polygenic Risk Scores) with an individual’s lifelong, multidomain exposome.
Systematic underwater archaeological research in Greece is among the most demanding and expensive fields of scientific activity, particularly when conducted in remote island regions where access is limited, and infrastructure is minimal or entirely absent. The implementation of such missions requires substantial financial resources, highly specialised personnel, and complex operational planning.
On 9 March 2026, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece’s National Strategy for the protection of monuments from climate change was unveiled – a nationwide initiative to which the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) contributes decisively through its Institute of Historical Research (IHR).
In his keynote intervention, Professor Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, Director and Chairman of the Board of NHRF, highlighted the Foundation’s distinctive role: transforming historical archives, Byzantine and medieval sources, archaeological data, inscriptions and old maps into operational, site-specific knowledge for heritage management.
Ἐπιγραφικά Ἀκροπόλεως
Georgia Malouchou, Functional Research Personnel IHR | NHRF
Χάριν τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς εὐκλείας: Conference on the 140th Anniversary of the Founding of the Epigraphic Museum (5-9 May 2026)
May 05, 2026
13:15
Επιγραφικό Μουσείο, Αθήνα
In this podcast, Kostas Sarris, Associate Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the Phanariots and their libraries during the 17th and 18th centuries. What is the role of libraries for the Neohellenic Enlightenment? Why are libraries formed? Who was Alexandros Mavrokordatos ho ex aporreton? What was his role in the Ottoman administration? How and why did he create his own private collection of books? What kind of books did his library contain? How did he obtain his books? Ηow and why did Nikolaos Mavrokordatos, the son of Alexandros, become Prince of Wallachia and Moldavia?
Οι χάλκινοι προξενικοί πίνακες των Φερών
Professor Nikolaos Papazarkadas, Director of the Institute of Historical Research (NHRF)
Χάριν τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς εὐκλείας: Conference on the 140th Anniversary of the Founding of the Epigraphic Museum (5-9 May 2026)
May 06, 2026
17:00
Epigraphical Museum
Professor Nikolaos Papazarkadas
2026 David M. Lewis Memorial Lecture
May 27, 2026
17:00 BST
Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, University of Oxford
Professor Nikolaos Papazarkadas
Participation in the roundtable: IV. Final Discussion
May 15, 2026
11:30
Harvard University Center for Hellenic Studies, Nafplio
Ottoman/Post-Byzantine/Neohellenic? The arts of the Greeks after Byzantium
The discussion (in English) will feature Anna Ballian (Benaki Museum) and Anastasia Drandaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Benaki Museum), moderated by Elias Kolovos (National Hellenic Research Foundation).
May 05, 2026
20:00
Demos Center, ACG
The installation and site acceptance tests of the new cryo-electron microscopy cryo-EM instruments at the NHRF are currently being performed, marking a major milestone for the establishment of the institute’s advanced imaging infrastructure.
The Krios G4 microscope has already produced its first high-resolution cryo-EM micrograph of apoferritin, highlighting the successful deployment of the new infrastructure and its readiness to support cutting-edge research in structural biology and nanoscience.
A new research article co-authored by Prof. Panagiotis Kastritis and Dr. Fotis Kyrilis has been published in one of the most prestigious journals of multidisciplinary science: The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study, addresses a long-standing question in biochemistry regarding how water molecules behave around proteins under acidic conditions. Using atomic-level visualization, the researchers observed that increasing acidity leads to the release of hundreds of water molecules, while a structured hydration shell remains partially preserved.
This volume reflects the outcomes of an international symposium held in April 2021, itself the result of a research project launched in 2016 that aimed to unravel the hidden codes embedded in performance and performativity within the written and visual sources of the Late Antique and Byzantine periods.
Ο παρών τόμος αποτελεί έκδοση των πρακτικών της επιστημονικής διημερίδας που πραγματοποιήθηκε στον Μυστρά στις 24-25 Νοεμβρίου 2023 και περιλαμβάνει δεκαέξι μελέτες.
Dr. Christos Riziotis, Director of Research, participated as Invited Speaker at the International Conference SPIE Photonics Europe 2026 (Strasbourg 12-16 April 2026). During his talk entitled “Hybrid Integrated Scalable Circuits in Silica with Embedded Quantum Emitters”, Dr C. Riziotis presented the novel technology of quantum emitters’ integration in photonic integrated circuits, exclusively developed at NHRF, together with recent experimental results towards the implementation of quantum computers and ultrasensitive quantum sensing devices.
In this podcast, Christina Kokkinia, Director of Research of the Institute of Historical Studies, talks about the importance of roman inscriptions, especially in the period between 1st and 3rd centuries CE. What kind of texts are they inscribed on stone? What is the so-called “epigraphic habit”? What kind of information do inscriptions provide for the governance of the Roman empire? What was the relationship between local elites and Roman government? Did local audiences read the inscriptions?
The ARNAC (Algorithms, Roads, and Narratives: Navigating Ancient Crete) Project is carried out at the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, with Vyron Antoniadis as Principal Investigator, and is funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.). The Project studies the ancient roads of Crete, exploring how they connected people, places, and stories across the island’s past, drawing on digital methods, spatial analysis, archaeological data, and evidence from anthropological research.
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) invites expressions of interest from researchers wishing to apply for the “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowship” Programme of the European Commission. Successful candidates will undertake a research stay of 12 to 24 months in Athens, Greece, fully funded by the Programme. During this period, fellows will be hosted in the premises of the Institute at Athens and supervised by a member of the Institute’s research staff. We welcome proposals within our core thematic areas, encompassing Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, Byzantine and Latin Dominions Studies, and Modern Greek and Ottoman Studies.
Dr. Fotis Kyrilis, Post Doctoral Associate of ICB and member of the ERA Chair Hot4Cryo project team has been awarded funding through the 4th Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects supporting Postdoctoral Researchers, for the project “Integrative structural investigation of macroH2A nucleosomes and definition of the mechanistic insights that involve them in altering transcription profiles”, with a total budget of €99,437, starting in April 2026.
Inscriptions of the Middle Axios Valley Reconsidered
Dr. Slavica Babamova, Archaeological Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia – Skopje
April 21, 2026
19:00
French School in Athens, Conference room & Online
The Manuscript Tradition of the Ekthesis Nea (Handbook of the Patriarchal Chancellery), Late 14th to Mid 15th Century
Raúl Estangüi Gómez, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
April 20, 2026
18:00
Princeton Athens Center
Dr Theodora Katsila, Senior Researcher and Head of the Biomarker Discovery & Translational Research Laboratory at the ICB/NHRF has been elected Chair of the Marketing and Outreach Committee (MOC) of the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO), the leading global body in Proteomics. This role further enhances opportunities for international collaboration and participation in global research networks of scientific excellence. This appointment recognizes Dr Katsila’s scientific contribution in proteoform-based multi-omics analysis and the repurposing of drugs, advanced materials, and smart systems, as well as the strategic framework developed within the NHRF Centre of Excellence.
Στην έκδοση, που αποτελεί τον δεύτερο τόμο του σχετικού ευρύτερου έργου, παρουσιάζονται τα εφυαλωμένα αγγεία (τα bacini) που είναι εντοιχισμένα στις όψεις πολυάριθμων ναών της περιφερειακής ενότητας Λασιθίου. Τα αγγεία εντοπίστηκαν στο πλαίσιο του ερευνητικού προγράμματος: «Εντοιχισμένα αγγεία σε βυζαντινές και μεταβυζαντινές εκκλησίες του ελληνικού χώρου: ένα ηλεκτρονικό corpus».
TPCI/NHRF Researcher Dr Odysseas Tsilipakos is the senior and corresponding author of the publication “Efficient Lasing in MoS2/WSe2-Based Metasurfaces Enabled by Quasi-Dark Magnetic Dipole Resonance”, G. Nousios, T. Christopoulos, E. Kriezis, O. Tsilipakos, which was published on January 26, 2026 in the prestigious journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS), ACS Applied Nano Materials 2026, 9, 2301–2308 and selected by the editors for display on the Cover Pages of the issue.
Μελέτη σχετικά με τη ρύθμιση των μη γραμμικών οπτικών (NLO) ιδιοτήτων σε ομοιοπολικά τροποποιημένα ημιαγώγιμα νανοφύλλα MoS₂, με παράγωγα περυλενίου διιμιδίου (PDI) υποκατεστημένα στη θέση bay ή imide και τίτλο “Tuning the nonlinear optical properties of MoS2 by interfacing with bay– or imide-substituted perylene diimides”, E. Nikoli, R. Canton-Vitoria, G. Skentzos, E. Pramatioti, N. Zink-Lorre, A. M. Gutierrez-Vilchez, F. Fernandez-Lazaro, R. Arenal, S. Couris, N. Tagmatarchis, δημοσιεύτηκε στο έγκριτο και διεθνώς κορυφαίο περιοδικό με ηγετικό ρόλο στον τομέα των εφαρμοσμένων νανοϋλικών, ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces (2026, τόμος 18, σελ. 11825–11841).
Η μελέτη που υλοποιήθηκε σε συνεργασία με ερευνητικές ομάδες από το ΕΚΠΑ, το ΙΗΔΛ/ΙΤΕ Κρήτης το Centre for Polymers and Carbon Materials στην Πολωνία και του Univ of Greenwich at Medway, δημοσιεύθηκε στο κορυφαίο περιοδικό του τομέα των βιοπολυμερών Int. J. Biological Macromolecules 2026, 346, 150678.
Σκοπός της μελέτης είναι η ανάπτυξη βιομημιτικών υβριδικών νανοφορέων λιπιδίων/κατιοντικών συμπολυμερών/δεοξυριβονουκλειϊκού οξέος για γονιδιακή θεραπεία με χρήση τεχνικών μικρορευστονικής (microfluidics) και ηλεκτροστατικής σύμπλεξης μακρομορίων.
Dr Panagiotis Dallas (Senior Researcher, Grade B’) of the TPCI/NHRF is among the corresponding authors of the original research paper “Shell-free CuInS₂ Nanocrystals with Near-Unity Photoluminescence for Deep-Red LEDs”, S. Orfanoudakis, P. Dallas*, N. Zacharopoulos, P. Tsipas, A. Banis, L. Tsetseris, A.G. Kontos and T. Stergiopoulos* in the journal of the American Chemical Society ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 2026, 4, 140−147.
A new review article titled “Accessing new dimensions in high-resolution materials exploration by cryo-electron microscopy” by Dr Panagiota Koralli and the ERA Chair Hot4Cryo project team (Dr P. Kastritis, Dr C. Chochos and Dr F. Kyrilis), implemented at the ICB/NHRF, has been published in Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports (Impact Factor 26.8).
The review brings together developments in instrumentation, sample preparation, and analytical methodologies that enable the study of non-biological nanoscale systems. It also discusses emerging approaches such as AI-assisted analysis and open-data practices, which can improve reproducibility and data interpretation in materials science.
In this podcast, Christos Chrysanthopoulos, Special Scientific Member of the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the life and work of Theo Angelopoulos.
What is New Greek Cinema? What was the impact of Theo Angelopoulos for the Greek and World cinema? What was Angelopoulos’ relation with post-war Greek history and society? What were Angelopoulos’ work themes? What happened in Florina in 1990 during the filming of Τhe Suspended Step of the Stork? How important is the archive of Theo Angelopoulos for the study of his work?
“I laugh so that I don’t cry”: Coexistence and Imperial Collapse in Ottoman Greek Satire
The discussion (in English) will feature Kutay Onayli (Junior Research Fellow, Magdalen College, University of Oxford) and Antonis Nasis (Sciences Po – CETOBaC, CNRS/EHESS), moderated by Catherine Boura.
April 16, 2026
19:00
Cotsen Hall, Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The Biomarker Discovery & Translational Research Laboratory of the Institute of Chemical Biology (ICB) at NHRF, led by Dr Theodora Katsila actively participates in the European network IMMUNO-model (COST Action CA21135), which focuses on advancing preclinical models to better understand immunotherapy response and toxicity in cancer. Dr Katsila also serves on the Patient Engagement Task Force of the Action, supporting collaboration between researchers, patients, and patient organisations. This initiative aims to strengthen public engagement in research and promote accessible scientific communication on immunotherapy. Through its participation in IMMUNO-model, NHRF contributes to advancing translational immuno-oncology research and strengthening international collaboration.
The online bookstore of the Institute of Historical Research is again available. Following a period of suspension due to the renovation works at the NHRF building, the platform is now fully operational and ready to serve the reading public.
We invite you to visit and explore our selection of titles.
IHR online bookstore: history-bookstore.eie.gr
In this podcast, Luigi Lafasciano, Marie Sklodowska-Curie post-doctoral researcher in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about the cult of Asclepius during the classical period.
Who was Asclepius and why did he receive cult? How did the ancient Greeks offer cult to Asclepius? What was the practice of enkoimesis, and what was its therapeutic function? Why are there theaters within the sanctuaries of Asclepius, as is the case of Epidaurus?
Performing and Healing in Antiquity
The workshop explores the relationship between ritual and therapy in the ancient world, highlighting how diverse healing practices and rituals share a deeply performative nature.
April 29, 2026
09:30
French School in Athens
In this podcast, Dimitris Dimitropoulos, Director of Research in the Institute of Historical Research, talks about writing the history of 1821, on the occasion of the anniversary of 200 years from the Greek war of Independence. How do we write the history of the Revolution of 1821? What was the impact the Greek War of Independence on the lives of the inhabitants of the southern Greek peninsula? Who contributed to the formation of the newly formed Greek state in terms of government personnel? What can we say about the role of women?
The cult of Dionysos Phallen on Lesbos
Aneurin Ellis-Evans, University of Oxford
Co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and the École française d’Athènes (EFA).
March 30, 2026
19:00
French School in Athens & Online
A review article entitled “Nanoprecipitation- and Nanoemulsification-Based Systems for Nucleic Acid Delivery” was recently published in Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science (IF 7.0), with the participation of ICB/NHRF researchers and Dr Evgenia Mitsou as corresponding author.
The article presents recent advances in the development of nanosystems based on nanoprecipitation and nanoemulsification techniques for nucleic acid delivery.
Dr Stergios Pispas Research Director at the TPCI/NHRF is coauthor of the publication “Amylopectin Copolymers Grafted with RAFT-Obtained Synthetic Polymers: Synthesis and Aqueous Solution Behavior”, M.-M. Bazarghideanu, M.-M. Zaharia, A.-M. Macsim, M. Mihai, S. Pispas which has been published in the renowned journal in the field of biopolymers Biomacromolecules 2026, 27, 1985−1998.
This research has been implemented in collaboration with the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy of Sciences. It describes the synthesis of hybrid graft copolymers composed of the natural polysaccharide amylopectin through direct reaction with synthetic polymers synthesized by the RAFT polymerization technique.