Founded in July 1961 as a Research Centre for Nuclear Research, Demokritos is today the largest multidisciplinary Research Centre of Greece with approximately 180 Researchers in tenured and tenure-track positions and over 500 Research Personnel working in projects funded mainly by grants from State Funds, the European Union and Private Industries.
The Centre consists of five independent Institutes focusing on different scientific fields. It is governed by the Board of Directors and is supervised by the General Secretariat of Research and Innovation, which is in the Ministry of Development.
In addition to her role as the elected representative of the Research Personnel on the Board of Directors, she also serves as a member of INN's Scientific Council and actively participates in working groups within the center's Gender Equality Committee. Driven by a sense of social responsibility, she is dedicated to promoting science through popularized talks, advocating for women in STEM, mentoring students, and supporting Physics summer schools. She is the recipient of the 2010 L’Oréal-Unesco Award for Young Women in Science (Greece) and currently serves as an Ambassador for the L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Community Platform.
The Scientific Council is an Advisory Committee which consults the Board of Directors on issues related to Research Strategy, Technology Transfer and Innovation Support.
The Research Ethics Committee (REC) was established in accordance with law 4521/2018, with the aim to ensure the ethically correct conduct of research projects at NCSR “Demokritos”.
The main mission of the REC is to provide support to the researchers in harmonising their proposals with the relevant legal requirements as well as with the generally recognised rules of conduct for research.
In addition, the Committee undertakes to keep the researchers and the administrative-technical personnel of NCSR “Demokritos” up to date with any developments relevant to its remit. Furthermore, it develops wider educational and training initiatives in the field of research ethics, as well as cooperating with its counterpart and related institutions in Greece and abroad.