The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is a top research-intensive university where faculty, PhD candidates and researchers continuously challenge the boundaries of knowledge and publish their work in high caliber research journals. This intensive effort resulted to the ranking of the NKUA as the 1st among Greek Universities and 41st in the world Top Universities by Google Scholar Citations by Webometrics. Except from the research carried out in all Schools and Departments of the University, applied research is also performed in the 224 University Laboratories serving educational, as well as fundamental and applied research purposes.

Our Department takes pride in hosting one Centre of Excellence and four Research Laboratories creating a perfect enviroment for academic brainstorming and development.

• Centre of Excellence | Exploitation of the Orthodox Heritage and Interreligious Dialogue
  Contact: Dr. Sotirios Despotis, Professor.
• Canon Law Laboratory
  Director: Dr. Eirini Christinaki, Professor.
• Manuscripts’ Digital Research and Study Laboratory
  Director: Dr. Georgios N. Filias, Professor
• Laboratory of Pedagogical Research and Applications, Educational Technology and Production of Educational Material of Religious Education
  Director: Dr. Ioanna Komninou. Assistant Professor
• Ethics and Bioethics of Religions Laboratory
  Director: Dr. Vassileios Fanaras, Professor
• Study of Religion Laboratory
  Director: Dr. Spyridon Tsitsigkos, Professor