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Numerous members of CARE-C at the Cyprus Institute played a key role in the success of the international conference on the ‘Climate Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East’ held from September 26-28, 2024, at Radisson Beach, in Larnaca, Cyprus. Organized by the Cyprus Institute and the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and […]

Two open-doors events were organised at the Finokalia station in Crete. The Finokalia atmospheric monitoring station is operated by the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory (ECPL) of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete since 1993. The station is representative for the Eastern Mediterranean atmosphere and has attracted strong scientific attention in the fields […]

Student name: Roubina Papaconstantinou Short bio: Roubina Papaconstantinou started pursuing her PhD in Energy, Environment and Atmospheric Sciences in October 2020. She joined CARE-C of the Cyprus Institute in December 2019 as a Research Assistant in Aerosol Science and Technology. She holds a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cyprus (2018) and […]

Student name: Nikos Gialesakis Short bio: Nikos Gialesakis graduated from the University of Crete, Department of Chemistry where he also obtained his master’s. He conducted his research thesis “Interannual and seasonal variability of greenhouse gases at Finokalia station in the Eastern Mediterranean” at the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory. Since then, he has been part of […]

Student name: Siqing Xu Short bio: Siqing Xu received her bachelor degree of geoscience in 2019 from Central South University (China), master’s degree of environmental science in 2022 from Fudan University (China), and now is a joint PhD student between the Cyprus Institute and University Paris-Saclay since December 2022. PhD year of study: 2nd year […]

Student name: Anna Zenonos Short bio: Anna Zenonos has obtained her BSc in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cyprus in 2021,  and she continued her studies obtaining an MSc in Applied Mathematics, with specialization in Plasma Physics, from KU Leuven, Belgium, in 2023. She is currently pursuing her PhD, a joint doctorate, between the […]

 On Saturday, June 29, 2024, the Finokalia Open Science festival was successfully held in Ano Merambello, in the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, in Crete. The festival took place at the University of Crete’s environmental station in Finokalia. Experiments and demonstrations were conducted by research teams from the University of Crete, FORTH, HCMR, the Natural History […]

The 4th Annual Online Workshop on Innovation in Atmospheric Measurement techniques took place on Thursday, 27th of June, 2024, as an EU Green Week 2024 Partner Event. The half-day online event brought together atmospheric science communities to exchange and discuss the latest advancements, such as new technologies, products, and services in atmospheric measurement techniques and […]

Research scientists of CARE-C at the Cyprus Institute, in collaboration with representatives of RAYMETRICS, partners of the Edu4Climate Horizon project (coordinated by CARE-C), have completed a new research campaign, as part of the Edu4Climate’s objective to co-develop innovative environmental products and services with surrounding ecosystems, in order to address climate-relevant challenges across the EMME region. […]

Between February 2023 and May 2024, 53 schools visited the Finokalia station, in Crete, selected from 97 applicants and involving around 1,500 students and 100 teachers. Students engaged in various activities such as drama, games, and climate change presentations. Schools participating in Erasmus+ projects also took part, hosting visiting teachers and students from Italy, France, […]

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Crete, partner of the Edu4Climate project, organised a number of school visits during March 2024. More specifically, several school visits took place at the Finokalia station and the pupils had the chance to interact with scientists and get informed about climate change, air pollution and their interactions. The […]

On Tuesday, 7th of November 2023, the 3rd Annual Online Workshop on Climate and Atmosphere Research and Innovation in the Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East, organised by CARE-C of the Cyprus Institute, was successfully concluded. This one-day online event brought together the international scientific community in order to discuss the latest innovations and exchange knowledge […]

The 2nd Autumn School, organised by CARE-C of the Cyprus Institute, entitled ‘Atmospheric Measurements Using Miniaturised Sensors and Drones’, held from 30 Oct-3 Nov, 2023, has successfully been concluded! The week-long course took place at the Cyprus Institute’s premises in Nicosia, Cyprus and it was attended by 13 students from 10 different countries including Lebanon, […]

The 2nd partner meeting of the Edu4Climate project, coordinated by CARE-C of the Cyprus Institute, took place on 27 October, 2023, at the University of Crete, in Greece. The project partners came together to discuss the progress of the project so far, as well as next steps. The Edu4Climate project aims to engage its European […]

CARE-C of the Cyprus Institute, in collaboration with the Municipality of Aglantzia, has installed an electronic signboard at a central point on Kyrenia Street, which was provided by the Municipality, which displays real-time information to citizens on air quality in the area.  This initiative is the first in a series of upcoming actions organized by […]

On Thursday, 8th of June, 2023, the 3rd Annual Online Workshop on Innovation in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques successfully took place, as an EU Green Week 2023 Partner Event. The one-day online event brought together atmospheric science communities in order to share and discuss the latest innovations, including new technologies, products and services in atmospheric measurement […]

The 1st EMME-CARE Autumn School “Analysis of aerosols, air pollution and their sources in the Eastern Mediterranean” held from 31 Oct–11 Nov, 2022, has been concluded with great success! The Autumn School took place at The Cyprus Institute’s premises in Nicosia, Cyprus and was organized by the EMME-CARE Consortium, with the support of the CyI […]

On the 1st November 2022, CARE-C of The Cyprus Institute with the support of its Advanced Partners: the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) in Mainz, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the University of Helsinki (UHEL), organized the 2nd Annual Online Workshop on Climate and Atmosphere R&I in the EMME. This […]

On the 4th of October 2022, CARE-C of The Cyprus Institute has successfully hosted the kick-off meeting of the Edu4Climate project in Larnaca, Cyprus. The meeting brought together the partners from 6 universities, municipalities, government departments and tech companies from 6 countries to strengthen climate research, education and innovation in the East Med & Middle […]

Andreas Stohl of the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics is part of the Consortium of a new European network for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences – Edu4Climate, which is coordinated by the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center of Excellence (CARE-C) of the Cyprus Institute. During its 4-year duration, Edu4Climate will also lead capacity-building actions. Recognizing the […]

The Cyprus Institute’s (CyI) Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) successfully led a strategic proposal for the establishment of a European Higher Education Institutions Network for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences through the Edu4Climate project. Edu4Climate received funding of €2 million from the European Commission’s Horizon Europe “European Excellence Initiative” (EEI) programme, to lead capacity-building actions […]