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International Research Workshop “Data flows? Making and Sharing Data in Biomedical Research: Between Local and Cross-Border Practices” [10-11/04/2024]

International Research Workshop “Data flows? Making and Sharing Data in Biomedical Research: Between Local and Cross-Border Practices” [10-11/04/2024]

An International Research Workshop will take place on April 10 and 11, in the context of the research project “Contextualizing biobanking in Greece: histories, practices, discourses — BIO-CONTEXT”, which has been funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) in the framework of the Action “2nd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Post-doctoral Researchers” and hosted in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The two-day Workshop is organized by the BIO-CONTEXT research team, consisting of Katerina Vlantoni, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science-Principal Investigator of the project and postdoctoral researchers George Zoukas and Yulie Foka-Kavalieraki.

BIO CONTEXT Workshop Poster

The Workshop entitled “Data flows? Making and Sharing Data in Biomedical Research: Between Local and Cross-Border Practices” will take place in a hybrid format, in the lecture room of the Historical Archive of NKUA (Skoufa 45, Athens) and through the Webex platform. Researchers, from all over the world, will present papers focusing on diverse issues regarding the creation and the mobilization of biological specimen and data in biomedical research, based on historical and Science & Technology Studies (STS) approaches.

To see the Programme and to register for online participation, please visit the website https://biocontext.gr/bio-context-international-research-workshop-2/.

Annual “Nicolas Politis” Lecture by H. E. Xue Hanqin Judge and former Vice-President of the International Court of Justice

Annual “Nicolas Politis” Lecture by H. E. Xue Hanqin Judge and former Vice-President of the International Court of Justice

The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens the School of Law and the Athens Public International Law Center (AthensPIL) organize the Annual “Nicolas Politis” Lecture entitled: The Strength of Multilateralism: A Judicial Perspective on the Relationship  between Member States and the United Nations by  H. E. Xue Hanqin Judge and former Vice-President of the International […]

University of Athens: Three Greek ERMIS CubeSats Launch Today From US Base

University of Athens: Three Greek ERMIS CubeSats Launch Today From US Base

Three ERMIS CubeSats, developed in Greece by the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, are scheduled for launch into a 500 km low-Earth orbit on March 30 at 13:20, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle. The launch will be live-streamed: https://www.spacex.com/launches/transporter-16 The ERMIS Project – [ERMIS Hellenic […]

EFP General Assembly (GΑ) 2026 in Athens

EFP General Assembly (GΑ) 2026 in Athens

The EFP General Assembly (GA) was held on 21 March 2026 in Athens, Greece, with 38 member societies represented. The presidents and the delegates of the national societies convened to review the past year’s achievements under the presidency of Assist. Professor Spyros Vassilopoulos (Greece) and set the agenda for the future. The GA warmly welcomed […]

University of Athens Newspaper to Be Published with ‘To Vima’ on Sunday, 29 March

University of Athens Newspaper to Be Published with ‘To Vima’ on Sunday, 29 March

University of Athens Newspaper to Be Published with ‘To Vima’ on Sunday, 29 March On 29 March 2026, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will publish, in partnership with ‘To Vima’ (Sunday edition), the seventh issue of ‘The University of Athens: A Newspaper for Science, Education, and Culture’. The front page features a leading […]

University of Athens Strengthens Global Ties with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Through New Agreements

University of Athens Strengthens Global Ties with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Through New Agreements

A delegation from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens visited the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST (GZ)) from 12 to 17 March 2026, further advancing the University’s international engagement strategy. The delegation was led by Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations, and Extroversion. During the visit, two […]

Invited Seminar at NASA Glenn Research Center by Professor Patrina Paraskevopoulou, Department of Chemistry, NKUA

Invited Seminar at NASA Glenn Research Center by Professor Patrina Paraskevopoulou, Department of Chemistry, NKUA

On March 6, 2026, Professor Patrina Paraskevopoulou, Department of Chemistry, NKUA, delivered an invited online seminar at NASA Glenn Research Center on “X-biopolymer aerogels: Extending NASA-GRC X-aerogel technology to renewable biomaterials for environmental, biomedical, and energy applications”. She presented her group’s work on mechanically strong biopolymer-based nanostructured materials (aerogels), a new class of materials developed […]

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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