Academy of Athens

Konstantinos Tsoukalas, one of Greece’s most influential sociologists and public intellectuals, has died at the age of 89, leaving behind a body of work that helped shape the understanding of modern Greek society, politics, and social structures. Tsoukalas had an...

The academic world mourns the passing of eminent Byzantine scholar Hélène Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, who died at the age of 99. A formidable intellectual and a trailblazer for women in education, her death was announced this Monday. Glykatzi-Ahrweiler: A career of historic...

Anna Psarouda-Benaki, the former President of the Hellenic Parliament, died at the age of 92, surrounded by her family. A trailblazer in Greek public life, she was the first woman to serve as President of the Parliament and the first...

Plato was one of the most brilliant and important minds in the history of Greece, he had some great ideas but some not very smart.

The Greek National School in Vienna, the oldest still-functioning Greek school in the world, has celebrated 220 years since its opening. The school - founded in 1804 - was awarded the 'Simonos Sina' award by the Academy of Athens in...

Maria Faedra Tsialera is the only teacher who lives on the small island of Arkoi in Greece's Dodecanese. She keeps the primary school of the island open for the one and only student who lives there permanently. Tsialera was born...

Greece’s average temperatures during the summer months have risen by more than four degrees Celsius in a period of 100 years, according to Professor of Geology Christos Zerefos, head of the Research Center for Atmospheric Physics & Climatology of...

Greece's highest research institute -- the Academy of Athens -- has said Skopje needs to revise its claims to "the history, culture and symbols of our country". In an announcement on Friday it said: "The Academy of Athens has closely...

Astrophysicist Dionysios Simopoulos received the Academy of Athens Award for 2015 in a luminous ceremony on Tuesday evening. A total of 39 awards were given in three categories: Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts, and Moral and Political Sciences. The astrophysicist was...

The Academy of Athens awarded writers, poets, musicians, historians and painters for their outstanding work for 2014 and lifetime achievements in a ceremony on Friday. The literature award was given to Marti Lambrou for her book "With the Handbrake Off." Best...