Co-organised by University of California, Berkeley (Dept of History and Institute of European Studies) and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies/Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas.
Welcome to the website of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies!
The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) – based in Rethymno, Crete – was founded in 1985 and is one of the 8 Institutes of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), the leading research institution in Greece. IMS’s purpose is to promote research in the humanities, social sciences, as well as the application of science and technology on cultural heritage and the environment. It is distinguished for its research in history and culture and is the only research or university institution in the country to have been awarded four ERC Grants (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) ever awarded to the humanities in Greece.
The IMS research programs focus on the history and culture of Greece and other countries of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in various historical periods, from prehistory to modern times. To date, its research focuses on three research axes, 1) Mediterranean History, 2) Mediterranean culture, 3) Geoinformatics technology for Culture and Environment, and is undertaken by ten teams of researchers based in the Institution’s research sections, centers, and labs.
The objectives of the IMS are:
Education
Excellence, collegiality, mutual support, and a friendly academic environment distinguish the Institute for Mediterranean Studies.
Gelina Harlaftis
Director of IMS
The research team of the Centre for Maritime History explores the history of the seas and more specifically focuses on...
The "El Greco Center" of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies is the only center for scientific research in art history operating...
So far, the research projects of the Department of Ancient and Byzantine World at IMS have focused on Modern Greek...
The research teams of the Department of history of cities, diasporas and immigration in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea...
The History of Technology Research Unit is dedicated to the study of the role of Technology and Science in Mediterranean...
The Research Group on Global and Mediterranean Economic and Social History studies the development, structure and transformations of the economies...
The Department of Ottoman History of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies is the only research unit in Greece exclusively dedicated...
The Department of Theatre and Film Studies of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies is the first research program in Greece...
The Laboratory of Geophysics - Satellite Remote Sensing & Archaeoenvironment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) is active in the field of Geoinformatics,...
The aim of the research team of the Laboratory of Image, Sound and Motion is to utilize the research findings, which...