Two New Publications Strengthen SPECTRA’s Contribution to Environmental Science
What’s Left Behind Run an antibiotic through a treatment process and the obvious question is whether it disappeared. The more interesting question, the one Eleni Evgenidou and her colleagues actually asked, is what it turned into on the way out. Ceftazidime is a widely used antibiotic with a habit of slipping through wastewater treatment intact. […]
SPECTRA Celebrates Early Career Researchers: Boot Camp Success and Graduation Milestones
Supporting and empowering the next generation of scientists is at the heart of the SPECTRA project. Over recent weeks, the consortium proudly marked two important milestones for its Early Career Researchers (ECRs): a dynamic training Boot Camp and the graduation of several outstanding PhD students. Building Skills and Networks: The SPECTRA Boot Camp The Boot […]
From Hong Kong to Nanjing: SPECTRA’s AUTH Team on a Week of Science and Partnership in China
In the last week of June 2026, a delegation from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki representing both the SPECTRA project and the sister GRECO project travelled to China for a week of scientific exchange, publishing partnerships and international conference participation that underlined the growing global reach of SPECTRA’s research community. Hong Kong: Strengthening Ties with […]
SPECTRA at ISMEC 2026: Keynote Lecture and New Collaborations in Udine
From 15 to 18 June 2026, the city of Udine hosted the International Symposium on the Thermodynamics of Metal Complexes (ISMEC 2026), organised by the Universita degli Studi di Udine. The symposium brought together leading researchers working on critical raw materials, rare earth element recovery, sustainable separation technologies and circular economy solutions, a scientific community […]
Building Research Impact: SPECTRA Team Participates in IP Protection and Management Webinar
Research excellence is not only about what you discover. It is also about how you protect, manage and translate those discoveries into lasting impact. On 16 June, the full AUTH Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory team, comprising both senior researchers and early-stage researchers (ESRs), took part in a webinar on Intellectual Property Protection and Management organised […]
Science for a Healthier Planet: SPECTRA Marks World Environment Day
On World Environment Day 2026, SPECTRA joined the global scientific community in reflecting on the urgent need to protect, restore and sustainably manage our natural environment. The day serves as a reminder that environmental challenges of the scale we now face require both robust science and collective action. SPECTRA’s contribution to that mission centres on […]
SPECTRA Strengthens Research Collaborations with Two New Partnership Visits
May brought two significant collaboration visits to and from the ENVMS Group AUTh at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, reinforcing the interdisciplinary partnerships that lie at the heart of the SPECTRA project’s approach to environmental research. Meeting the HEPHAESTUS Laboratory in Kavala On 26 May, Prof. Dimitra Lambropoulou, Prof. Dimitrios Bikiaris and early-stage researchers from […]
SPECTRA at the Aristotle Innovation Forum: Science, AI and the City
From 17 to 23 May 2026, Thessaloniki hosted the Aristotle Innovation Forum, an international event bringing together academia, industry, policy and society under the theme “Aristotle Meets AI”. The Forum positioned the city as a hub of innovation for Southeastern Europe, and the SPECTRA network was among those represented. For SPECTRA, the Forum provided a […]
SPECTRA Opens Its Doors at the AUTh Balkan Center
On Saturday 17 May, the ENVMS Group AUTh welcomed students, educators and members of the public to its laboratories at KEDEK, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki’s Balkan Center, for a hands-on open day organised within the framework of the SPECTRA project. Visitors had the opportunity to explore how modern analytical chemistry contributes to some of […]
SPECTRA at ECOMAC 2026: Keynote, New Research and a Published Study
The 9th Environmental Conference of Macedonia (ECOMAC 2026), held in Thessaloniki on 8 and 9 May 2026, provided SPECTRA with one of its most substantial conference platforms of the year. The event, which takes place every three years and brings together researchers, policymakers, institutions and environmental professionals working on innovative and sustainable environmental solutions, saw […]
