On Sunday, 26 March 2023, the Mobile Clinic travelled to Pedoulas village in the district of Nicosia, situated on the northern flanks of the Troodos mountains at an altitude of 1,100 metres. Nineteen medical students, under the supervision of Clinical Associate Professor and Graduate Entry MD Programme Director, Danagra Ikossi, performed free diagnostic tests [...]
While several studies have shown that autoimmune diseases are associated with psychiatric diseases like depression and psychosis, recent research lead by Dr Konstantinos Voskarides, Associate Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNIC Medical School, investigated whether genetic variants predisposing to autoimmune diseases and psychiatric disorders are genetically linked, constructing the common haplotypes. The [...]
An Interprofessional Culinary Medicine Activity Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes¹. The University of Nicosia Medical School continues to expand these opportunities for its students with trainees and professionals of other programmes to nurture [...]
On Sunday, 5 March 2023, the Mobile Clinic travelled to the village of Kouklia in the district of Paphos. Twelve medical students, under the supervision of Professor of Cadiology Joseph Moutiris, performed free electrocardiogrammes (ECGs) on 48 patients. "It [...]
On Monday, 13 February 2023, on the occasion of the International Condom Day, the UNIC Department of Student Affairs, the Mobile Clinic, and the Medical Centre, in collaboration with the AIDS Solidarity Movement Cyprus, organised a Sexual Health event on campus. The participants had the opportunity to learn more about safer sexual practices, including [...]
On Saturday, 11 February 2023, the Medical School Mobile Clinic travelled to the beautiful village of Koilani in the district of Limassol. In collaboration with Pantheo Eye Centre, and supported by the Community Board of Koilani, the team of ophthalmologists and student volunteers performed free ophthalmological examinations to the local population. [...]
The Medical School and Shriners Children’s through their US based Genomics Institute, launched recently in Nicosia the first phase of the research project ‘Genomics and Precision Medicine’ for Cypriot patients. The goal of the project is to discover breakthroughs and develop innovative ways to treat paediatric conditions, including cerebral palsy, cleft lip and cleft [...]
The first Mobile Clinic Expedition of 2023 took place in Deryneia on Sunday, 29 January 2023. Seventeen medical student volunteers, supervised by Clinical Associate Professor Danagra Ikossi, had the opportunity to perform blood pressure and glucose tests to the local population between 10am to 1pm at the Municipality's Multifunctional Centre. This is the fifth [...]
“A future pandemic is a certainty – it's a matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’”, said Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, during his lecture on campus, titled “Pandemic Recovery and Global/Regional Health Security.” The lecture was organised by the Medical School’s Department of Primary Care and [...]
Tuesday, 13 December 2023 According to new research published yesterday in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation, extremely hot and cold temperatures increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia. Researchers explored how extreme [...]
Social responsibility is fundamental to UNIC Health and is expressed in various ways. One of these is the Mobile Clinic expeditions. This time, the Mobile Clinic of the Medical School participated in the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society's Christmas Fiesta, an annual charity event held in support of cancer patients. The Fiesta took place at the [...]
On Sunday, 20 November 2022, the Mobile Clinic travelled to Lythrodontas village, where student volunteers representing the three medical programmes of the School (5-year and 6-year MD and MBBS) had the opportunity to practise their clinical skills and offer back to the community. Fifteen student volunteers performed blood pressure, body mass index, and electrocardiogram [...]
Recently published in the well-known peer reviewed journal “Cancer Epidemiology”, a paper cataloguing important original research done for the first time ever in Cyprus, could improve outcomes for the treatment of childhood cancers. First author, Clinical Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology/Haematology/Immunology at the Medical School Loizos Loizou said ‘Despite its rarity, cancer in [...]
The Medical School participated with its Mobile Clinic in the annual charity event of Radiomarathon in support of children with disabilities. This year's event was held in the Neo Plaza Mall at Kokkinotrimithia, on Sunday 6 November 2022. A group of 15 medical student volunteers, supervised by Dr Marina Akourastou, had the opportunity to [...]
Dr Constantina Constantinou, Associate Dean for Research, Dr Soulla Nicolaou, Director of the MD Programme, and Dr Chloe Antoniou, Associate Director of the Graduate Entry MD Programme, represented the University of Nicosia at the NEOLAiA Medicine and Health Group Meeting, held between 21 and 23 September 2022, in Örebro, Sweden. NEOLAiA is a European [...]
#151–175 for Business and Economics, #176–200 for Education, #251–300 for Psychology, #501–600 for Clinical and Health, #501–600 for Social Sciences The 2023 results of the annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject reinforce the University of Nicosia’s global standing in the disciplines of Business and Economics, and Education, ranking it among the Top 151–175 in the world in Business and Economics, and among the Top 176–200 universities in [...]
University of Nicosia: Among the Top Universities in the World in Five Subject Areas #151–175 for Business and Economics, #176–200 for Education, #251–300 for Psychology, #501–600 for Clinical and Health, #501–600 for Social Sciences The 2023 results of the annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject reinforce the University of Nicosia’s [...]
The first Mobile Clinic expedition for this academic year took place on Sunday 23 October 2022 with a visit to the mountainous village of Farmakas in the Nicosia district. The expedition was organized in collaboration with the local community council and it coincided with the annual tomato and zivania festival of the village. Seventeen [...]
The University’s top-class research output was reaffirmed by the annual Stanford University list of top 100,000 scientists worldwide Seven (7) University of Nicosia (UNIC) academics are included on the annual list of 100,000 top-cited scientists worldwide and, correspondingly, in the top 2% of scientists in their field, according to a team of researchers at [...]
University of Nicosia Advances to Top 501-600 Universities in the World In the top 2% universities in the world, 157th in the EU, 2nd in Cyprus and 4th among Cypriot and Greek Universities, according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 The latest edition of the Times Higher Education [...]
The Medical School Careers Office is pleased to announce that, based on employment records, out of a total of 752 Medical School graduates (2015 – 2022), 751 or 99.9%, have been offered positions at over 300 medical centres around the world for residency training and research. For the MD programme graduates, this year [...]
September 2022 Congenital abnormalities affecting the face are commonplace, and they take a great physical and emotional toll on individuals and families. A recent study co-authored by Dr Annita Achilleos, Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology and Genetics at the Medical School, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), has helped [...]
