Thessaloniki's Aristotle University

As concerns rise about instances of violence and lawlessness at Greek universities, a new study has pointed to hundreds of cases in recent years, more than a quarter of which involve attacks on academics.

Instances of violence and lawlessness at 16 Greek universities have sharply increased in recent years, reaching 53 in 2017, according to data compiled by the rector of the University of Macedonia, Achilleas Zapranis.

Researchers at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University have warned that excessive use of fireplaces instead of other forms of heating creates dangerous pollution inside homes, saying that microparticles in closed spaces can exceed maximum safety levels set by European authorities within just two or three hours of lighting a fire.

In the wake of reports of a spike in crime on the grounds of universities and at student accommodation complexes, Education Minister Costas Gavroglou has set up a committee of experts to "study issues relating to academic freedom, peace and lawlessness on university grounds."  

The Depot Art Gallery will be launching "Connections," an exhibition of works by Eirini Grigoriadou, on Tuesday, November 7. The opening event will take place between 8 and 11.30 p.m. In her artworks, Grigoriadou combines her fine arts education with art history, philosophy and sociology.

Members of the philology faculty of Thessaloniki's Aristotle University on Friday continued a sit-in at the institution's central administrative offices.

The students are protesting a new law for tertiary education that stipulates certain cutbacks, including a possible end to free textbooks.

Members of the philology faculty of Thessaloniki's Aristotle University on Friday continued a sitin at the institution's central administrative offices.

The students are protesting a new law for tertiary education that foresees certain cutbacks including a possible end to free textbooks.

A Thessaloniki appeals court on Wednesday approved a request from Moscow for the extradition of a Russian national who is also wanted in the US in connection with charges that he laundered 4 billion dollars in bitcoins.

The general secretary of the Education Ministry, Yiannis Pantis, died in Athens Tuesday at the age of 60. He had been in an intensive care unit since he suffered a heart attack on May 18.

A professor of ecology at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University, Pantis assumed his post in September 2015 under then Education Minister Nikos Filis.

The Exhibition "Art - The Macedonian Art Society: 65 Years of Collections," at the Teloglion Foundation on the grounds of Thessaloniki's Aristotle University, pays tribute to the historic cultural association by presenting some 400 paintings and engravings from its collection, underscoring its contribution to the northern port city's art scene and illustrating major milestones in the evolution