The Laboratory

The Laboratory was established in 2026 by Presidential Decree, published in Government Gazette 1922/02-04-2026, and its mission is:

1. To conduct high-level interdisciplinary research in fields related to its subject areas, provide high-level services, develop expertise generated by research teams with shared or complementary interests, and contribute to meeting the research and educational needs of its academic unit.
2. To meet the educational and research needs of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of other University of Patras departments in matters within the Laboratory’s subject area, where possible and when requested by those departments.

Activities

The Laboratory undertakes the following activities:

1. Developing new knowledge and acquiring expertise at both theoretical and experimental-applied levels in:
   1. Natural Sciences and their Teaching.
   2. Emerging Technologies and their Teaching.
   3. Emerging Technologies and their impact.
   4. Teaching Natural Sciences and Technology in the context of Distance Education.
2. Cooperating in any form, following a decision by the competent body of the University of Patras, with Greek higher education institutions, recognised institutions abroad, and research and technology organisations in Greece and abroad, provided their scientific objectives coincide, converge or are related to those of the University Laboratory.
3. Cooperating with other laboratories of public bodies, organisations, institutes, businesses, municipalities, communities, other social and scientific organisations, and charitable foundations, to help improve the quality of products or services and productivity.
4. Securing resources and funding sources to strengthen research in the Laboratory’s subject areas.
5. Contributing to the creation of modern first- and second-cycle study programmes in its academic unit, upgrading existing programmes, and meeting educational and research needs within the Laboratory’s subject areas.
6. Providing scientific and specialised advisory work to third-party individuals or legal entities, particularly through opinions and studies.
7. Providing specialised services to third-party individuals or legal entities, in accordance with applicable law and the purpose of the higher education institution, particularly to public-sector bodies as defined in Article 14(1)(a) of Law 4270/2014.
8. Undertaking research and development projects or programmes whose financial management is handled by the University of Patras Special Account for Research Funds, and organising and providing training programmes through the University of Patras Centre for Training and Lifelong Learning in the Laboratory’s subject areas.
9. Organising scientific lectures, workshops, seminars, symposia, conferences, summer and winter schools and other scientific events; producing publications and editions; and inviting recognised Greek and international scientists.
10. Conducting applied research under cooperation agreements with businesses or industries in Greece or abroad.
11. Providing services to individuals and organisations of any legal form, in accordance with Article 51 of Law 4957/2022 (A΄ 141).

Source: Government Gazette, Series B΄ 1922/02.04.2026, p. 18855.