Research and research training in Crete benefits from an academic and technological environment of international standards, built up over the last 40 years through the cluster of research-oriented institutions in the region. These provide a critical mass of expertize in AHSS as well as STEM disciplines and access to excellent complementary facilities for research and research training in highly competitive fields.
Use the Research Directory to find the resources available for research and research training throughout the University
RESEARCH
Regional Research Ecosystem
UoC is part of an ecosystem of academic and research institutes active in Crete. Research and research training at all levels benefit from the synergies and collaborations developed over 30 years with the Institutes of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and the University General Hospital of Heraklion (PagNi)
Technical University of Crete (TUC)
Explore our comprehensive Doctoral Programs across various disciplines to advance your research career
Supporting Research and Researchers
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The University is part of the EURAXESS Service Network and aims to provide international researchers visiting or planning to work at our University practical, customized information, assistance and advice on living and working here. Customized advisory support is also available to outgoing researchers.
UoC Research Fund Management
Research funds are managed through a grants office known as the Special Account for Research Funds (ELKE), established and run according to Ministerial regulations common to all HEIs in Greece. Grant fund management and associated policy are overseen by the University’s and administered by the Financial & Administrative Support Unit. This Unit, with the support of legal services, manages the contractual, procedural, administrative, financial accounting, and employment aspects of grant management in collaboration with the projects’ Principal Investigators.
Information (in Greek) on open calls, current projects, management guides and related issues is available through the Special Account for Research website http://www.elke.uoc.gr.
UOC Recearch Center (UCRC)
The Center for Research and Studies of the University of Crete for the Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences (KEME-PK)
Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics
A University Research independent unit focused in the areas of Nuclear and Plasma Physics but since 2008 it targets primarily research in Theoretical and Computational Physics.
Skinakas Observatory
A joint research facility of the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Astrophysics
Finokalia Atmospheric Observatory
FKL, a monitoring station of the Eastern Mediterranean atmosphere, operated by the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory (ECPL) of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete
Knowledge Transfer Office
With sustainable development and social welfare as guide,Knowledge Transfer Office's goal is to help researchers turn their original ideas into innovations.
Natural History Museum of Crete
The NHMC is a pioneering institute in study and management of the natural environment in Crete, Greece and the wider Eastern Mediterranean, with public education and outreach on environmental issues as core activities.
Museum of Ancient Eleutherna
This is an archaeological site museum, created to house the results of excavations in the ancient city of Eleutherna. The Museum’s Research Centre, open to scholars from around the world, is dedicated to the study of the Eleutherna excavations, Crete, and Mediterranean history and archaeology
Museum of Medicine
The Museum acts as a centre for the preservation, research and promotion of the History of Medicine from antiquity to the present day. The permanent exhibition alongside public events cover the history of medicine in Crete, medicinal herbs, public health, medical instruments, and medicine in art.
Museum of Education
The Museum preserves exhibits, studies, and publicly promotes the educational school background and the history of the teaching profession during the period of Modern Greek history. Exhibits include rare evidence from the Heraklion Pedagogical Academy and school artefacts from the 18th to 20th centuries.
The University’s Research Management Committee has recently established a Technology Transfer Office to promote and support the development of innovative research by the University’s researchers and students that has promise as knowledge-based products and services. This includes advice and support on management of intellectual property, partnerships, and seed funding. The TTO is organizing seminars, workshops, and networking events to inform students and research staff on the pathways to realizing the socio-economic benefits of IP assets.
In accordance with the University regulations on the management and exploitation of intellectual property arising from UoC research activity, the TTO coordinates with the University’s Property Development and Management Company to develop IP with commercial potential. The Property Development and Management Company currently participates in a number of spin-off companies including Bionature E.A. Limited, Gnosis Data Analysis ΙΚΕ, and Σύγχρονα Αμφιαράεια.
Research Ethics
In 2012 the University of Crete established a Research Ethics Committee (REC). UoC was something of a pioneer at that time in having an institutional REC. This was made a standard requirement for all Greek public HEIs in 2018 [Law 4521/2018 ss21-27] and the UoC REC was re-constituted accordingly.
University of Crete Researcher Awards
The University initiated a series of research awards in 2013 to recognize and promote outstanding work (1) by young researchers and (2) by established academic staff (Senate 312/21.03.2013). These initiatives were the direct result of the University’s commitment to the Human Resources Strategy for Research (HRS4R) process.
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Publications since the establishment of the University of Crete
UoC Research News
More UoC research news
World Research News
- Turning carbon emissions into methane fuel
- Thanksgiving special: Dinosaur drumsticks and the story of the turkey trot
- Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops
- Healthy women have cells that resemble breast cancer
- Astronomers discover first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars in clusters, shining new light on stellar evolution
- The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle
- How cells habituate
RESEARCH
Research and research training in Crete benefits from an academic and technological environment of international standards, built up over the last 40 years through the cluster of research-oriented institutions in the region. These provide a critical mass of expertize in AHSS as well as STEM disciplines and access to excellent complementary facilities for research and research training in highly competitive fields.
Use the Research Directory to find the resources available for research and research training throughout the University
Regional Research Ecosystem
UoC is part of an ecosystem of academic and research institutes active in Crete. Research and research training at all levels benefit from the synergies and collaborations developed over 30 years with the Institutes of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) and the University General Hospital of Heraklion (PagNi)
Technical University of Crete (TUC)
Supporting Research and Researchers
—
The University is part of the EURAXESS Service Network and aims to provide international researchers visiting or planning to work at our University practical, customized information, assistance and advice on living and working here. Customized advisory support is also available to outgoing researchers.
UoC Research Fund Management
Research funds are managed through a grants office known as the Special Account for Research Funds (ELKE), established and run according to Ministerial regulations common to all HEIs in Greece. Grant fund management and associated policy are overseen by the University’s and administered by the Financial & Administrative Support Unit. This Unit, with the support of legal services, manages the contractual, procedural, administrative, financial accounting, and employment aspects of grant management in collaboration with the projects’ Principal Investigators.
Information (in Greek) on open calls, current projects, management guides and related issues is available through the Special Account for Research website http://www.elke.uoc.gr.
UOC Recearch Center (UCRC)
The Center for Research and Studies of the University of Crete for the Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences (KEME-PK)
Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics
A University Research independent unit focused in the areas of Nuclear and Plasma Physics but since 2008 it targets primarily research in Theoretical and Computational Physics.
Skinakas Observatory
A joint research facility of the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Astrophysics
Finokalia Atmospheric Observatory
FKL, a monitoring station of the Eastern Mediterranean atmosphere, operated by the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory (ECPL) of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete
Knowledge Transfer Office
With sustainable development and social welfare as guide,Knowledge Transfer Office's goal is to help researchers turn their original ideas into innovations.
Natural History Museum of Crete
The NHMC is a pioneering institute in study and management of the natural environment in Crete, Greece and the wider Eastern Mediterranean, with public education and outreach on environmental issues as core activities.
Museum of Ancient Eleutherna
This is an archaeological site museum, created to house the results of excavations in the ancient city of Eleutherna. The Museum’s Research Centre, open to scholars from around the world, is dedicated to the study of the Eleutherna excavations, Crete, and Mediterranean history and archaeology
Museum of Medicine
The Museum acts as a centre for the preservation, research and promotion of the History of Medicine from antiquity to the present day. The permanent exhibition alongside public events cover the history of medicine in Crete, medicinal herbs, public health, medical instruments, and medicine in art.
Museum of Education
The Museum preserves exhibits, studies, and publicly promotes the educational school background and the history of the teaching profession during the period of Modern Greek history. Exhibits include rare evidence from the Heraklion Pedagogical Academy and school artefacts from the 18th to 20th centuries.
The University’s Research Management Committee has recently established a Technology Transfer Office to promote and support the development of innovative research by the University’s researchers and students that has promise as knowledge-based products and services. This includes advice and support on management of intellectual property, partnerships, and seed funding. The TTO is organizing seminars, workshops, and networking events to inform students and research staff on the pathways to realizing the socio-economic benefits of IP assets.
In accordance with the University regulations on the management and exploitation of intellectual property arising from UoC research activity, the TTO coordinates with the University’s Property Development and Management Company to develop IP with commercial potential. The Property Development and Management Company currently participates in a number of spin-off companies including Bionature E.A. Limited, Gnosis Data Analysis ΙΚΕ, and Σύγχρονα Αμφιαράεια.
Research Ethics
In 2012 the University of Crete established a Research Ethics Committee (REC). UoC was something of a pioneer at that time in having an institutional REC. This was made a standard requirement for all Greek public HEIs in 2018 [Law 4521/2018 ss21-27] and the UoC REC was re-constituted accordingly.
University of Crete Researcher Awards
The University initiated a series of research awards in 2013 to recognize and promote outstanding work (1) by young researchers and (2) by established academic staff (Senate 312/21.03.2013). These initiatives were the direct result of the University’s commitment to the Human Resources Strategy for Research (HRS4R) process.
(Hover over the bars to view detailed data, use the tool menu to export)
Publications since the establishment of the University of Crete
World Research News
- Turning carbon emissions into methane fuel
- Thanksgiving special: Dinosaur drumsticks and the story of the turkey trot
- Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops
- Healthy women have cells that resemble breast cancer
- Astronomers discover first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars in clusters, shining new light on stellar evolution
- The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle
- How cells habituate
