Research News
New study on craniofacial anomalies
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 [...]
Medical School Faculty Participates in a Project funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
“Divine work is easing pain” according to an old proverb. Chronic pain represents one of the most common global health problems. Current medications used to alleviate pain have either limited efficacy and/or significant adverse effects, [...]
Dr Charalambos Charalambous completes a course in Computational Neuroscience
Dr Charalambos C. Charalambous, a post-doctoral fellow in Neuroscience, has recently successfully completed a 3-week intensive course in Computational Neuroscience. This course is offered online via the Neuromatch Academy (https://academy.neuromatch.io) which teaches the computational techniques [...]
EmpathyinHealth Meeting and Learning Activity
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 The University of Nicosia Medical School is participating in the project ‘Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals’ (EmpathyInHealth) which is funded by [...]
Promising Results on Treating Chronic Retina Disease
UNIC's Medical School Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Katerina Prokopiou, is the first author of the study ‘A prospective multicentre, randomised, double-blind study designed to assess the potential effects of omega-3 fatty acids,’ which was [...]
EmpathyinHealth Mutliplier Event
Thursday, 07 July 2022 The University of Nicosia Medical School is participating in the project ‘Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals’ (EmpathyInHealth) which is funded by [...]
Learning pharmacology in an integrated PBL medical curriculum and its effect on development of prescribing skills in diverse learners
The research project entitled ‘‘The effect of pharmacology teaching on diverse learners in a problem-based learning medical curriculum (PharmPBL)’ was successfully completed as of May, 2022. This was a joint research project between the University [...]
‘Beyond Pre-Accelerator Programme’ of Junior Achievement Cyprus
Participation of students of the University of Nicosia Medical School in the ‘Beyond Pre-Accelerator Programme’ of Junior Achievement Cyprus Junior Achievement Cyprus launched for the first time in Cyprus the ‘Beyond Pre-Accelerator Programme.’ The [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Epidemiology and Public Health
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the field of Epidemiology and Public Health for the PhD Research Project ‘Efficacy of dietary supplement use in cancer survivorship care: Meta-analysis for guiding evidence-based patient care’ [...]
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the fields of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
Scholarship for the PhD in Medical Sciences in the fields of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering for the PhD Research Project ‘Development of a closed-loop controller for automatic administration of anaesthetic and analgesic agents during surgery [...]