Research Projects
Athens Alexandria
Between Athens & Alexandria
2022-2024
Principal Investigator: Irini-Fotini Viltanioti
Start date: 1 January 2022, End date: 31 December 2024
Hosted by: Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
ERRIKOS THALASSINOS
ERRIKOS THALASSINOS
2022-2023
The aim of this project is to preserve, document and showcase, through a series of actions, the work of Errikos Thalassinos (1927-2000), the prolific filmmaker, screenwriter, and writer from Herakleion, Crete. With the permission of Errikos Thalassinos’ family, the project’s team has completed the digitalization and documentation of the holdings of his personal archive (Responsible: Grigoris Voskakis).
Shipping and trade in Venetian Crete
Shipping and trade in Venetian Crete; The case study of Curcumeli’s company (16th century)
2022-2023
Funded by: Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies/ Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Host Institution: IMS/FORTH
PROSPECT
An international academic network for research, education and outreach in archaeological prospection
2022
International Thematic Network, Ghent University- Partner
ClepsYdra
Translating Submerged and Buried Cultural Heritage from Shallow Water to Digital environment with Geoinformatics
2022
Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I) under the framework of the 2nd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Faculty Members and Researchers
Coordinator & Principal Investigator
HistOIL
Oil, but Not Olive Oil: How Petroleum Products Became Greece's Top Exports
2022-2024
Principal Investigator: Christos Tsakas
Collaborating Institutions: Institute for Mediterranean Studies
MARINE FRESHWATER DISCHARGES
Preliminary investigation of marine freshwater discharges on Island of Crete (Greece) as a potential source of fresh water supply and energy.
2022-2025
Goal: Identify potential sources of the freshwater in coastal zone of Crete.
Objective: Measure and record conductivity (salinity) changes in selected monitoring locations over four years.
Olimed
At the Crossroads of History, Industry, and Technology: Olive Oil Production in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Nineteenth Century
2022-2024
The last twenty years have witnessed an increase in the production of olive oil The last twenty years have witnessed an increase in the production of olive oil in the Mediterranean as a consequence of the campaigns of the International Olive Oil Council. The proposed research aims at bringing forth an original contribution to this dynamic field by adopting a comparative perspective that concentrates on the history of olive oil production in several most important olive and olive oil producing regions of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Greek Cinema-Film Adaptation. Theory and Practice
Greek Cinema-Film Adaptation. Theory and Practice
2022
Under the auspices and funding of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture & Sports
Organization: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, FORTH.
Collaborating Organizations
Union of Philologists of Heraklion Prefecture
Camera On: Cultural School Network of Secondary Education of Heraklion
With the support of the Social Space of the A. & M. Kalokairinos Foundation
Fin de siècle
Fin de siècle: Impressions of Melodies from Smyrna
2021-2022
The project concerns the creation and publication of a trilingual book-cd (Greek-English-French), containing songs from the region of Smyrna, published in late 19th century by L. A. Bourgault Ducoudray under the title Trente Mélodies Populaires de Grèce & d’ Orient.
Η Πόλις γεννιέται
nomades artcore: «Η Πόλις γεννιέται»
2021
Μια «κατακερματισμένη» παράσταση, εμπνευσμένη από τις ανώνυμες μαρτυρίες ανθρώπων, οι οποίοι έζησαν και μεγάλωσαν στο Ρέθυμνο του χθες και του σήμερα. Φωνές σημερινών γονιών, νέων, μαθητών. Ένα συνονθύλευμα καθημερινού λόγου, ακαδημαϊκής γνώσης, σωματικότητας, ποίησης και ζωντανής μουσικής.
BALAA
Byzantine Agricultural Landscape Across the Aegean: Historical Analysis of the Landscapes of Messene in the Peloponnese (GR) and Amorium in Asia Minor (TR)
2021-2023
Principal Investigator: Nikos Tsivikis
Collaborating Institutions: Anadolu University, Eskişehir and Society for Messenian Archaeological Studies
KALLIPOS
European Dramaturgy (20th Century). From Luigi Pirandello to Sarah Kane.
2021-2023
Scientifically Responsible: Konstantina Georgiadi
Team members: Maria Sehopoulou, Vania Papanikolaou
Project KALLIPOS, Open Academic Editions. ESPA 2021-2025. The project is implemented by the NTUA Research Committee, in collaboration with the Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (Heal-Link) – NTUA Branch.
Duration: 18 months
FORTHistory
FORTHistory 1983-2023
2021-2023
Principal Investigator: Professor Gelina Harlaftis
Hosted by: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
A National Facility for the 3D Imaging of the Near Surface
A National Facility for the 3D Imaging of the Near Surface
2021-2022
AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities.
Partner Investigator / https://www.grants.gov.au/Ga/Show/62bad26a-4eef-4e73-9f65-fc8fa673b72a
GeSuLaQ
Geography of Surveillance. Lazarettos and Quarantine Services in the Greek State, 1821-1923
2020-2021
The aim of the research program is to record the lazarettos and the quarantine services that operated in the Greek state from the declaration of the Greek Revolution in 1821 to 1923, when its borders were finalized after a decade of wars (1912-1922). The research will focus on lazarettos, quarantine services and health stations which were established and operated by the central administration, as well as on those constructed by municipalities, mainly islanders, in an effort to protect their population on one hand and their economics operations on the other hand.
Stratis Karras
Stratis Karras's Theater and Contribution to Modern Greek Culture and Society
2020-2022
The aim of this project is to record and digitalize the theater work of Stratis Karas, prepare an edition of his plays, and give prominence to his contribution to modern Greek culture.