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Professor Dina Tiniakos, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was appointed as Chair του Advisory Board, European Society of Pathology

Professor Dina Tiniakos, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was appointed as Chair του Advisory Board, European Society of Pathology

Professor Dina Tiniakos, Professor of Pathology and Director, Department of Pathology, Aretaieion Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was appointed as Chair of the Advisory Board, European Society of Pathology (ESP) following the unanimous decision of the General Assembly held on 13/09/2023 during the 35th European Congress of Pathology, Dublin, Ireland. The ESP is the leading force in European pathology with more than 5000 members. The ESP Advisory Board consists of the Presidents of the 29 National Societies of Pathology represented at the ESP (https://www.esp-pathology.org/about-esp/structure-governance/advisory-board.html), provides advice to the Council and to ESP President, and organises scientific sessions for the annual European Congress of Pathology. The tenure of Prof. Tiniakos is three years.

Geology and Geoenvironment Department Secures Top Positions in Global Rankings

Geology and Geoenvironment Department Secures Top Positions in Global Rankings

The Department of Geology and Geoenvironment at the University of Athens has reached a significant national milestone, with three of its faculty members ranked among the Best Earth Science Scientists in Greece, securing fifth, eighth, and eleventh places, respectively. Professor Filippos Vallianatos (5th place) distinguished himself for his research in Geophysics, Physics of the Earth’s Interior, Earthquake […]

Times Higher Education World University Rankings: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Climbs 100 Places to Lead in Greece and Cyprus

Times Higher Education World University Rankings: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Climbs 100 Places to Lead in Greece and Cyprus

Times Higher Education has just released the 2025-2026 edition of its World University Rankings (THE WUR). Alongside QS and ARWU (also known as the Shanghai Ranking), experts recognize THE WUR as one of the three most respected and influential global university rankings. This year’s list features over 2,191 institutions from 115 countries, including twenty from […]

Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis Publishes Study in the High-impact Journal Molecular Cancer

Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis Publishes Study in the High-impact Journal Molecular Cancer

Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis of the Laboratory of Histology-Embryology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, together with his collaborators, has published a recent paper in the prestigious, high-impact journal Molecular Cancer. The study decodes for the first time the role of cellular senescence in the dysfunction of the immune cells […]

University of Athens Research Team Publishes Study in the Journal of Political Marketing

University of Athens Research Team Publishes Study in the Journal of Political Marketing

A research team from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has recently published a study entitled ‘Exploring the Dynamics of Digital and Social Media Marketing by Political Parties: Organic Posts vs. Paid Advertising on Meta Platforms’ in the Journal of Political Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2025.2599274 The team comprised: –Dr Vagia Mochla, Visiting Professor, Department of Business […]

Professor Mantzavinos elected to the International Academy of Philosophy of Science (Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences)

Professor Mantzavinos elected to the International Academy of Philosophy of Science (Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences)

Congratulations to Chrysostomos Mantzavinos, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, who has been elected to the International Academy of Philosophy of Science. He will serve as Full Member.   https://www.aips.be/en/chrysostomos-mantzavinos   The Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences (AIPS) was founded in 1947 and is located in Brussels. […]

University of Athens Presents Annual Faculty Awards for 2024-2025

University of Athens Presents Annual Faculty Awards for 2024-2025

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens held its now firmly established and highly symbolic Annual Faculty Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, at 18:00, in the filled-to-capacity Great Hall of the University’s Main Building. The awards recognized achievement across three categories: Outstanding Contribution to the University and Society, Outstanding Teaching, and Excellence in […]

Springer Nature Releases Spyridon Vlachopoulos’s Book ‘Political Correctness as Modern Censorship? From Legal to Political Correctness and to the Boundaries of Intellectual Expression’ in Open Access

Springer Nature Releases Spyridon Vlachopoulos’s Book ‘Political Correctness as Modern Censorship? From Legal to Political Correctness and to the Boundaries of Intellectual Expression’ in Open Access

Spyridon Vlachopoulos, Professor and member of the Administration Council at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has recently published his book ‘Political Correctness as Modern Censorship? From Legal to Political Correctness and to the Boundaries of Intellectual Expression’ with Springer Nature on an open access basis. According to the publisher, the book examines the […]

Athens and Belgrade Medical Schools Sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the Presence of Serbia’s Prime Minister, Djuro Macut, and Rector, Gerasimos Siasos

Athens and Belgrade Medical Schools Sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the Presence of Serbia’s Prime Minister, Djuro Macut, and Rector, Gerasimos Siasos

The School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Belgrade signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, in a ceremony attended by Serbia’s Prime Minister, Djuro Macut, and the Rector of the University of Athens, Gerasimos Siasos. Professor Macut, […]

University of Athens School of Medicine: Free Obesity Programme Now Available at Clinical Departments through the State ‘Prolamvano’ Initiative

University of Athens School of Medicine: Free Obesity Programme Now Available at Clinical Departments through the State ‘Prolamvano’ Initiative

Obesity is one of the most significant modifiable risk factors for cardiometabolic and cardiovascular disease. The ‘Prolamvano’ programme is a structured public health initiative overseen by the Greek Ministry of Health, clearly showing that prevention works when there is coordinated planning and support from the State and healthcare professionals. Through a unified referral and record-keeping […]

Simulation Laboratory Launches at the University of Athens School of Medicine

Simulation Laboratory Launches at the University of Athens School of Medicine

On 9 February 2026, the University of Athens School of Medicine reached a historic milestone with the launch of its Clinical Simulation Programme, held at the Physiology Laboratory’s Simulation Centre. Part of the Internal Medicine clinical practice curriculum, the programme brings together all eight Departments of Internal Medicine at the School—including the Department of Therapeutics, […]

University of Athens

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, which was inaugurated on May 3, 1837, was initially housed in a renovated Ottoman building on the northeastern side of the Acropolis. This building has since been restored and now functions as the University Museum. Originally named the "Othonian University," after Otto, the first king of Greece, it consisted of four academic departments and 52 students. As the first university of the newly established Greek state, as well as of the broader Balkan and Mediterranean region, it assumed an important socio-historical role, which was pivotal in the development of specific forms of knowledge and culture within the country.

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