Research Teams
ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
The project during 2012-2015 consisted of 6 Research Groups which involved 6 Greek Universities and Research Centers: Ionian University in Corfu, Institute of Mediterranean Studies in Crete, National Research Foundation in Athens, University of Crete in Crete, University of Thessaly in Volos and Aegean University in Chios. The core of the project is 20 members (Main Research Group) with 71 collaborators (External Collaborators Research Group).
The total team was composed of 91 scholars (professors, senior researchers, young researchers (Ph.D. holders), PhD. students, post-graduate students) from 11 Greek Universities and Research Centers and 20 Universities and Research Centers from Turkey, Bulgaria, Rumania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and the United States.
The project since 2017 continues under the title “History of the Black Sea, 18th-20th centuries” from the Institute for Mediterranean Studies – FORTH with members from the Institute and new external collaborators.
The managerial and organizational structure of the research project (2012-2015)
- The Principal Investigator was the head of the research program and communicates directly with the six Co-investigators.
- Each co-investigator was the head and managed his own Research Group which consists of (a) the members of the Main Research Group (M.R.G.) and (b) the members of the Research Group of External Collaborators (R.G.E.C.).
- All six Research Groups participated in all four Work packages, as indicated in the above plan.
- In the first Work Package the first three Research Groups (Ionian, NHRF and IMS) were responsible for the archival research for specific maritime regions as indicated in the above plan (for detailed analysis of Work Packages see the GANT table). The second three Research Groups (Cretan, Thessalian, and Aegean) dealt thematically with all maritime regions and collaborated with previous three for sources and fieldwork.
- In the second Work Package the processing of the material from the pool of the collected material took place from each Research Group according to its maritime region and subject under research. A special team from all Research Groups was formed to process the data.
- The third Work Package is for communication and exchange of results and ideas of all Research Groups. Workshops and conferences was organized to different areas each time to that end.
- In the final fourth Work Package the writing up of studies took place from all Research Groups.
 | Institute of Mediterranean Studies (IMS) The Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) based in Rethymno, Crete, was founded in 1985 and belongs to the research units of the Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas (FORTH). The IMS is the only FORTH centre which deals with the human and social sciences. |
 | Ionian University The Ionian University was founded in 1984, the same year as the University of Thessaly and the University of the Aegean and is located in Corfu. |
 | National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) The National Hellenic Research Foundation was founded in 1958 originally under the name "Royal Research Foundation". It is a non-profit Research Foundation supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in Greece. Its goal is multi-scientific research in human, natural and technical sciences. |
 | University of Crete Established in 1973, the University of Crete now has 17 Departments in 5 Schools (Philosophy, Education, Social Sciences, Sciences & Engineering, and Medicine) as well as a number of affiliated research-oriented institutions. The international orientation of the University is reflected in its track record of collaborations with many of the leading research and educational institutions in Europe and worldwide as well as active promotion of mobility and exchange programmes. |
 | University of the Aegean The University of the Aegean established in 1984, it is one of the newest Universities in Greece. Today, 21 years later, the University has 17 departments and has become one of the largest Universities in the country. |
 | University of Thessaly The University of Thessaly was founded in 1984. Its administrative and academic centre is in the city of Volos. It is a University with its own identity and with a prominent position in our national educational system, known for its quality in teaching, research, human resources, spirit of cooperation at all levels and a dynamic presence in the society. |
For friends who depart
a moment of silence
deepest grey
the dismal lay of the land
complicit
in the hasty farewell
as is the heavy rain
But
we do not depart
and even though the relatives have withdrawn
and the last cemetery worker
has deposited the final shovelful
We do not depart
Evrydiki Sifneos, Οικείος Χώρος, Alexandria, 2008
Evrydiki Sifneos, 1957-2015
Evi Olympitou, 1962-2011
Vangelis Kechriotis, 1969-2015
