The Hellenic Observatory Centre for Research on Contemporary Greece & Cyprus will host its 11th Biennial PhD Symposium on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus on Thursday 29 May 2025. In line with the Centre's mission, the core objective of the PhD symposium is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between young researchers and to promote innovative and cutting-edge research on political, social and economic issues in Greece and Cyprus.

The PhD Symposium brings together international PhD research from across the globe covering a broad range of fields within the social sciences. Students whose research is linked by the regional and national thematic focus on contemporary Greece and Cyprus will present their work and receive comments and feedback from an interdisciplinary audience comprising peers and experts.