April 2024 Professor of Anatomy Panagiotis Karanis recently received an honourary award from the Green Brand Awards for his research on controlling and treating infectious parasitic diseases. The awards, held under the auspices of the Association of Environmental Scientists of Greece, recognise excellence and innovation in products, services, and processes that support the green [...]
Acceptance of Applications for the PhD in Medical Sciences in field of Medical Education for the PhD Research Project ‘PHD-2023-5: Investigating students’ preparation for clinical training skills in medical undergraduate education’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students who successfully [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the fields of Epidemiology and Environmental Health for the PhD Research Project ‘Climate change-related environmental risk factors and perinatal health’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students who successfully complete an independent research programme that [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Neuroscience / Biomedical Sciences for the PhD Research Project ‘The Brain on the Witness Stand: Investigating Implicit Memory Recall in Crime Witnesses’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students who [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Sleep Science and Neuroscience for the PhD Research Project ‘PHD-2023-3: Development of a Machine Learning-based nightmare detection method for recurrent nightmare treatment in PTSD’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Pathology of Neurodegenerative Diseases for the PhD Research Project ‘PHD-2023-4: Investigating the possible association of NRG1 and tau, in the development of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)’ The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded [...]
07 March 2024 A recent study led by Assistant Professor Stella Loizou and her team explored the introduction of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) into the first year of a traditionally lecture-based medical curriculum. The research has been published in Health Professions Education journal, Volume 10, Issue 1, Article 12, and was authored by Drs Stella [...]
04 March 2024 IgE-mediated food allergy represents a critical global health issue and a considerable societal challenge, particularly in Europe. Affecting 6%-8% of children under three and 2-3% of adults, it significantly deteriorates the quality of life for individuals with food allergies (FA), influencing healthcare, and the food and catering industries. Despite ongoing studies [...]
04 March 2024 At the recent European Congress on Neurosurgery & Technology in Barcelona, Professor Konstantinos Gousias, Clinical Professor for Neurosurgery at the Medical School, spoke about the criteria and characteristics of expertise in surgical neuro-oncology. Lucas Mazurcyk, an MD Year-5 student, was involved in a discussion on 'Expertise in Surgical Neuro-oncology', contributing to [...]
21 February 2024 Ioannis Tzanavaros, Clinical Professor at the University of Nicosia Medical School, has supervised the first edition of “Congenital Heart Diseases: Diagnosis to Treatment". This book, written in the Greek language, is designed for health professionals, including cardiologists, paediatricians, cardiothoracic surgeons, nurses, and medical students. It also serves as an essential resource [...]
21 February 2024 The University of Nicosia Medical School (MS) and the School of Veterinary Medicine (VM), in collaboration with the MS Student Society and the Medical Students Research Society, hosted the UNIC Health Student Research Conference on 14 February 2024. This hybrid event attracted faculty and students from both the MS and VM, [...]
12 February 2024 Dimitrios Kanakis, Professor of Pathology at the Medical School, recently became a member of the Topical Advisory Panel for the 'Molecular Neurobiology' section of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS). IJMS is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal providing an advanced forum for biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, molecular biophysics, molecular medicine, [...]
15 December 2023 Dr Pallari, a post-doctoral research fellow in Epidemiology at the Medical School's Department of Primary Care and Population Health, participated in the 5th World Congress on Infectious Diseases (WCID 2023) by presenting research on West Nile Virus (WNV) in Cyprus. The congress was held from October 23 to 25, 2023, in [...]
30 November 2023 UNIC Health announces a significant achievement through the combined efforts of our Veterinary and Medical School faculty. Our successful participation in the Small Infrastructure Call of the Research Promotion Foundation has resulted in a research award of approximately €700,000. This funding will be instrumental in establishing a first of its kind [...]
The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students who successfully complete an independent research programme that breaks new ground in the chosen field of study. The PhD programme aspires to empower students to become independent researchers, thus advancing [...]
The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students who successfully complete an independent research programme that breaks new ground in the chosen field of study. The PhD programme aspires to empower students to become independent researchers, thus advancing [...]
The University of Nicosia Medical School organised a two-day event on 29 and 30 June 2023 which brought together representatives from the NEOLAiA Medicine and Health Group as well as colleagues from the Medical, Life and Health Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Schools of the University of Nicosia. During the event, participants had constructive discussions on [...]
August 2023 In a recent ground-breaking study published in Oxford Academic, a consortium of international researchers from esteemed institutions in the USA, UK, Israel, Cyprus, and the Netherlands identified a novel autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism in Cyprus. The research, focused on identical twin male infants born in Cyprus, presenting with a distinctive [...]
09 August 2023 Professor Costas Constantinou is the author of the book “Applied Sociology of Health and Illness: A Problem-Based Learning Approach (2nd edition)” now available through Routledge. The book highlights strategies to engage students in exploring the sociology of health and illness through a problem-based learning approach. This fully revised second edition has [...]
17 July 2023 The second University of Nicosia Medical School Student Research Conference (UNMS-SRC) took place on Saturday, 27 May 2023. It was conducted in a hybrid mode, delivering both physically and via live streaming. The UNMS-SRC was organised by the Medical School Student Society (MSSS) in collaboration with the Medical Students Research Society [...]
July 2023 Dr Charalambos C. Charalambous, a post-doctoral fellow in neuroscience, visited last May for a week the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen as part of the Staff Mobility for Training programme funded by the University of Nicosia. Hosted by Dr Jens Bo Nielsen and his world-leading team in neuromotor control [...]
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience, Dr Charalambos Charalambous recently attended a Leadership Workshop tailored for rehabilitation professionals and scientists at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Spring Meeting in Atlanta, GA, USA. The workshop aimed to enhance communication and leadership skills for healthcare providers, researchers, administrators, and clinicians. Dr Charalambous, an Early Career [...]
