/*
Theme Name: ACISC | Aegean Academic Centre
Theme URI: https://acisc.gr/
Author: ACISC Project
Description: Lightweight bilingual institutional WordPress theme for ACISC, with no Centre logo and configurable official partner logos.
Version: 2.1.0
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: acisc
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
*/
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.newsletter{padding:52px 0;background:linear-gradient(110deg,#0b385c,#082640);color:#fff}.newsletter-layout{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:40px}.newsletter h3{font-size:29px;margin:0 0 5px}.newsletter p{color:#d3e1ec;margin:0}.newsletter form{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}.newsletter input{height:48px;min-width:250px;padding:0 16px;border:0;outline-offset:2px}.newsletter .btn{border:0}.newsletter-note{font-size:12px;color:#d3e1ec;margin-top:7px}
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.content-page{min-height:56vh}.page-hero{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#082844,#164a72);color:#fff;padding:70px 0}.page-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,4vw,3.7rem);margin-bottom:10px}.page-hero p{color:#dce7ec;max-width:650px}.page-content{padding:65px 0;max-width:850px}.page-content p{font-size:17px}.post-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}.post-box{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:24px}.post-box h2{font-size:20px}.post-box p{color:var(--muted)}.type-badge{display:inline-block;padding:4px 8px;background:#eaf1f5;color:var(--red);font-size:11px;font-weight:750;margin-bottom:16px}
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/* Optional WordPress custom menus, including a compact dropdown */
.site-nav .menu-list{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:15px;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}.site-nav .menu-list li{position:relative;list-style:none}.site-nav .sub-menu{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:-16px;min-width:205px;z-index:31;background:white;box-shadow:var(--shadow);list-style:none;padding:10px 16px;margin:0;border-top:3px solid var(--red)}.site-nav .sub-menu li{display:block}.site-nav .sub-menu a{display:block;padding:8px 0;white-space:normal}.site-nav .menu-list li:hover>.sub-menu,.site-nav .menu-list li:focus-within>.sub-menu{display:block}
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/* VERSION 2 — original Aegean-cognate editorial design. */
:root{--navy:#071e39;--navy-2:#0d315c;--red:#c71f36;--gold:#d1a555;--teal:#167f8b;--ink:#12233b;--muted:#536679;--bg:#f3f5f8;--max:1248px}
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.utility{background:#06182c;color:#d2deeb}.utility .wrap{min-height:39px}.utility-right a{color:#fff}.utility-sep{opacity:.35}
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.nav-band{background:#0b3262;border-bottom:4px solid var(--red)}.nav-band .nav-inner{min-height:57px;display:flex;align-items:center}.nav-band .site-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:6px;width:100%}.nav-band .site-nav a{font-size:13px;color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:18px 7px}.nav-band .site-nav a:hover{color:#fff}.nav-band .site-nav a:after{background:#e9c17d;bottom:8px}.nav-band .site-nav .nav-contact{background:#c72239;color:#fff;padding:12px 17px}
.acisc-hero{background:#061f3c;color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden}.hero-layout{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr .85fr;min-height:570px;align-items:center}.acisc-hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(circle at 70% 42%,#125d86 0,#0a3b6b 29%,#061b37 72%)}.acisc-hero-content{position:relative;z-index:3;padding:72px 0 65px}.hero-eyebrow{color:#e2b665!important;margin-bottom:22px}.acisc-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.2rem,5.45vw,5.35rem);font-weight:800;line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.053em;color:#fff;max-width:730px;margin:0 0 25px}.acisc-hero p{color:#e2ecf3;max-width:545px;font-size:clamp(1.08rem,1.5vw,1.29rem);line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:30px}.acisc-hero .btn{font-size:14px}.acisc-hero .btn-ghost{color:#fff;background:transparent;border-color:#e9eff6}.acisc-hero .btn-ghost:hover{background:#fff;color:#06294c}
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.section{padding:88px 0}.section-kicker{color:#bd243c}.section-kicker:before{background:#d8a44f}.section-heading h2,.section-mission h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,3.3vw,3.5rem);letter-spacing:-.04em}.mission-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.77fr 1fr;gap:86px}.mission-copy p{font-size:17px;color:#395066;line-height:1.77}.mission-copy p:first-child{font-weight:650;color:#173858}
.areas-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}.area-card{min-height:259px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e0e5eb;padding:26px 27px 22px;position:relative;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s}.area-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 11px 27px #0a284015}.area-no{font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.11em;color:#ad203a}.area-rule{height:4px;width:38px;background:#dcb068;margin:19px 0 24px}.area-card h3{font-size:22px;line-height:1.2;color:#092b52;margin:0 0 13px;letter-spacing:-.025em}.area-card p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;color:#51667b}.area-arrow{position:absolute;right:24px;bottom:18px;color:#b52039;font-size:20px}
.event-feature{background:#fff;padding:89px 0}.event-feature-header{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:29px;gap:16px}.event-feature h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3vw,3rem);margin:0}.event-highlight{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr;background:#081f3b;color:#fff;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 14px 35px #0b274020}.event-photo{display:block;min-height:375px;background:#061e35}.event-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}.event-highlight-copy{padding:45px 49px 42px}.event-pills{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:23px}.event-pills span{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;font-weight:800;color:#e1bb7d;border:1px solid #52718e;padding:6px 9px}.event-highlight h3{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,2.4vw,2.5rem);line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.035em;color:#fff}.event-highlight-copy>p{color:#d0dfeb;font-size:15px}.event-highlight .event-people{color:#fff;font-weight:650;font-size:13px;margin:23px 0}.event-highlight .btn{margin-top:9px}
.director-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(250px,.58fr) 1fr;align-items:center;gap:76px}.director-image{max-height:465px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;background:#d8e5ec}.director-image:after{content:"";position:absolute;bottom:0;right:0;height:10px;width:54%;background:var(--red)}.director-image img{display:block;width:100%;height:465px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 33%}.director-copy h2{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,3.2vw,3.7rem);margin-bottom:18px}.director-copy p{font-size:16px;color:#4b6174}.director-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;margin-top:22px;flex-wrap:wrap}.inline-link{font-weight:700;color:#0d4774}.inline-link:hover{color:var(--red)}
.publications-section{background:#fff}.publication-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:19px}.pub-card{border-top:4px solid var(--red);padding:27px;background:#f2f6f8;min-height:220px}.pub-card h3{font-size:23px;color:#092849}.pub-card p{color:#597085}.pub-empty{grid-column:1/-1;background:#f3f6f8;padding:33px 36px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px 1fr;gap:4px 34px;align-items:center}.pub-empty-icon{grid-row:1/3;font-weight:900;font-size:40px;letter-spacing:-.075em;color:#c2ccd6}.pub-empty h3{font-size:23px;color:#0e335a;margin:0}.pub-empty p{margin:0;color:#60758a}
.institutional{background:#edf2f6;padding:68px 0}.institutional>.wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr;gap:56px;align-items:center}.institutional h2{font-size:clamp(1.65rem,2.4vw,2.5rem);margin:0}.institutional-partners{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px}.institutional-partners>div{flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:15px}.institutional-partners small{font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.11em;font-size:10px;color:#b11e36}.institutional-partners img{max-width:220px;max-height:90px;object-fit:contain;object-position:left}.brand-text{font-size:25px;color:#123e6c;letter-spacing:-.04em}.essex-text{color:#521a3f}
.contact-section{background:#0a3059;color:#fff;padding:72px 0}.contact-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:25px}.contact-section .eyebrow{color:#e6b56a;margin-bottom:13px}.contact-section h2{color:#fff;margin:0 0 11px}.contact-section p{margin:0;color:#d5e4ed}.contact-email{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.5vw,2.15rem);font-weight:700;border-bottom:2px solid #e3b66d;padding-bottom:9px;white-space:nowrap}.contact-email:hover{color:#fff}.contact-email span{font-weight:400;color:#e8bc7c}
.footer{background:#061829}.footer-main{grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr}.footer-intro{max-width:420px}.footer-title{font-size:22px;display:block;line-height:1.2;color:#fff}.footer-affiliation{font-size:12px;color:#c7d6e1}.footer-affiliation span{color:#d5a55c;padding:0 4px}.footer-main a,.footer-main span{display:block;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 11px}.footer-bottom .wrap{align-items:center}.footer-bottom a{color:#d2dce7}.footer-main h4{letter-spacing:.08em;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#dbb979}
.page-hero{padding:76px 0;background:linear-gradient(110deg,#071e39,#155588)}.page-hero .eyebrow{color:#e7ba72;margin-bottom:18px}.page-hero h1{max-width:930px}.page-hero p{font-size:19px;max-width:850px}.event-detail-meta{display:flex;gap:13px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:20px}.event-detail-meta span{padding:5px 12px;border:1px solid #7b9ebc;color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:700}.event-single-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 360px;gap:70px;padding-top:62px;padding-bottom:95px}.event-single-body h2{font-size:25px;color:#0b3765;margin-top:31px}.event-single-body p{font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.76}.event-side{align-self:start;background:#f3f6f8}.event-side img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block}.event-side-details{padding:24px;display:grid;gap:7px}.event-side-details b{font-size:12px;color:#a5213b;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:8px}.event-side-details small{color:#67788c;line-height:1.5;margin-top:15px}.director-page-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:300px 1fr;gap:70px;padding:65px 0 100px}.director-page-grid aside img{width:100%;display:block}.director-page-links{display:grid;gap:10px;margin-top:15px}.director-page-links a{color:#17466a;font-size:14px;font-weight:700}.director-prose p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.83;color:#304a60}.content-page .page-content{max-width:950px}.post-box{border-top:4px solid #ce2841;background:#f4f6f9}.post-box h2{font-size:24px;color:#0a325d}
@media(max-width:1150px){.brand-header .masthead{min-height:133px}.masthead-partners{gap:10px;flex-basis:450px}.partner-mark{min-width:110px}.fallback-aegean,.fallback-essex{font-size:20px}.nav-band .site-nav a{font-size:12px;padding:17px 4px}}
@media(max-width:960px){.brand-header .masthead{display:block;padding:23px 0}.masthead-partners{justify-content:flex-start;margin-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #e6edf2;padding-top:12px}.nav-band .nav-inner{justify-content:flex-end}.menu-toggle{display:block;border-color:#6c91b4;color:#fff;margin:8px 0}.nav-band .site-nav{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;width:100%;background:#0b3262;z-index:30;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:15px 24px;box-shadow:0 15px 20px #0002}.nav-band .site-nav.is-open{display:flex}.nav-band .site-nav a{padding:11px 7px;font-size:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #40658a}.nav-band{position:relative;z-index:20}.hero-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr .5fr}.hero-art{height:430px}.mission-grid{gap:42px}.event-highlight-copy{padding:30px}.director-grid{gap:32px}.institutional>.wrap{gap:26px}.footer-main{grid-template-columns:1.7fr 1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:720px){.wrap{width:calc(100% - 32px)}.utility .wrap{justify-content:space-between}.utility-right{gap:10px}.utility .wrap>span{font-size:10px}.brand-header .masthead{padding:20px 0}.identity-title strong{font-size:1.65rem}.identity-subtitle{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.05em}.masthead-partners{justify-content:space-between;gap:8px}.partner-mark{min-width:0;max-width:32%;min-height:50px}.partner-mark img{max-height:51px;max-width:100%}.partner-join{font-size:9px}.fallback-aegean,.fallback-essex{font-size:15px}.hero-layout{min-height:555px;display:block}.acisc-hero-content{padding:88px 0 110px}.acisc-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.85rem,10vw,4.4rem)}.acisc-hero p{font-size:16px}.hero-art{height:500px;position:absolute;top:0;right:-48%;width:130%;z-index:1;opacity:.31}.hero-index .wrap{gap:12px;font-size:9px}.intro-strip-inner{display:block;padding:28px 0}.intro-strip-label{display:block;margin-bottom:11px}.intro-strip p{font-size:18px}.section{padding:64px 0}.mission-grid{display:block}.mission-copy p{font-size:16px}.areas-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.area-card{min-height:270px;padding:22px 18px}.area-card h3{font-size:19px}.event-feature{padding:65px 0}.event-feature-header{display:block}.event-highlight{grid-template-columns:1fr}.event-photo{min-height:0}.event-photo img{height:auto;object-fit:contain}.event-highlight-copy{padding:26px}.director-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.director-image{max-width:400px}.director-image img{height:380px}.publication-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.pub-empty{grid-template-columns:1fr}.pub-empty-icon{grid-row:auto}.institutional>.wrap{display:block}.institutional-partners{margin-top:24px}.contact-inner{display:block}.contact-email{display:inline-block;margin-top:22px}.footer-main{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.footer-intro{grid-column:1/-1}.event-single-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.event-side{max-width:540px}.director-page-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.director-page-grid aside{max-width:350px}.post-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:440px){.areas-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.area-card{min-height:205px}.hero-index .wrap span:last-child{display:none}.footer-main{grid-template-columns:1fr}.footer-intro{grid-column:auto}.masthead-partners{flex-wrap:wrap}.partner-mark{flex:1;max-width:40%}.event-pills span{font-size:9px}}

/* Local handcrafted abstract artwork gives consistent output in modern browsers. */
.hero-abstract-svg{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;z-index:1}.hero-geometry{display:none}.geo-caption{z-index:2}
/* Event artwork supplied by organisers: retain the complete banner, never crop its Greek lettering. */
.event-highlight{display:block}
.event-highlight .event-photo{display:block;min-height:0}
.event-highlight .event-photo img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:none;object-fit:contain;display:block}
.event-highlight .event-highlight-copy{padding:33px 43px 38px;max-width:none}
.event-highlight .event-highlight-copy h3{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,2.4vw,2.5rem)}
@media(max-width:720px){.event-highlight .event-highlight-copy{padding:24px 22px 30px}}


.contact-details{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-end;gap:10px}.contact-address{font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;color:#d5e4ed;text-align:right}.hero-abstract-svg{filter:drop-shadow(0 18px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.15));}
@media(max-width:720px){.contact-details{align-items:flex-start}.contact-address{text-align:left;margin-top:8px}}

/* Institutional partner logos: display remote, source-hosted identity assets.
   Inaccessible hotlinks produce a clean text-only fallback. */
.acisc-external-logo{position:relative;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:0;max-width:100%;min-height:54px}
.acisc-external-logo img.external-partner-logo{display:block;width:auto;height:auto;max-width:100%;max-height:75px;object-fit:contain;object-position:center}
.acisc-external-logo .external-logo-fallback{display:none;font-weight:800;line-height:1.12;font-size:19px;color:#0b3361;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.acisc-external-logo.logo-essex .external-logo-fallback{color:#582243}
.acisc-external-logo.is-broken img.external-partner-logo{display:none}
.acisc-external-logo.is-broken .external-logo-fallback{display:block}
.masthead-partners .aegean-mark{flex:0 1 194px}
.masthead-partners .essex-mark{flex:0 1 180px}
.institutional-partners .acisc-external-logo{min-height:82px;justify-content:flex-start}
.institutional-partners .acisc-external-logo img.external-partner-logo{max-width:225px;max-height:88px;object-position:left center}
@media(max-width:720px){.acisc-external-logo{min-height:42px}.acisc-external-logo img.external-partner-logo{max-height:50px}.acisc-external-logo .external-logo-fallback{font-size:13px}.institutional-partners .acisc-external-logo img.external-partner-logo{max-height:64px;max-width:100%}}