Academia

Aziz Sancar, the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has said he would "give my everything, all of my scientific successes" for peace in Turkey.

Three European scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Oct. 5 for developing the world's smallest machines, work that could revolutionize computer technology and lead to a new type of battery.

Leading telecommunications provider Cosmote on Tuesday announced it is offering 51 scholarships, totaling 770,000 euros, to first-year students in Greece from financially and socially disadvantaged backgrounds for the academic year 2016-17.

Applications can be made at www.cosmote-scholarships.gr until October 17.

In the wake of her divorce filing last week, news has surfaced that Angelina Jolie is set to join the the faculty of the London School of Economics next year as a visiting professor.

The arrival of hundreds of supporters of the so-called No Border Camp pro-refugee movement at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University is not an issue merely for Greece's academic community. The fact that an unauthorized event is being held on university property should in fact be an issue for all of us, as a society and a country.

Last Thursday, the server hosting Kathimerini English Edition's website (ekathimerini.com) crashed under the weight of visitors from across the world. The reason for the unprecedented interest was an announcement by a Greek archaeologist that a monumental grave excavated in 1996 at Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle, most likely belonged to the great philosopher.

The Greek government is still trying to complete the program review, while during a new teleconference between Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and the representatives of the institutions an agreement on specific issues seems to have been reached.

The Brdo-Brijuni Process leaders stressed in Sarajevo the need for trust-building, understanding, reconciliation in the region, support for EU integration.

The participants also urged "refraining from rhetoric and moves that could stir tensions in the region," Tanjug reported.

Turkey's pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, was inaugurated on May 26, featuring the project Darzanà. 

English-speaking universities continue to dominate the world, according to a new ranking from the Times Higher Education (THE) supplement released on Thursday.