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 [...]
3 August 2022 The University of Nicosia announced on 1 August 2022 that Professor Andreas Charalambous has been promoted to the new post of Executive Vice President, Health. The new position, created by the Council of the University, will support the strategic development of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Health Sciences under the umbrella of UNIC [...]
Social responsibility is fundamental to the Medical School and is demonstrated in many ways, one of which being the mobile clinic expeditions. After one and a half years of inactivity due to the COVID pandemic, the mobile clinic took to the road again this academic year, visiting rural areas including Lythrodontas, Geri, Kyperounta and [...]
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 of Nicosia Research Foundation (UNRF) and St George’s, University of London (SGUL). The project received competitive funding from the Research [...]
The 8th Graduation Ceremony of the University of Nicosia Medical School took place at the UNIC Open Amphitheatre on Tuesday 28 June 2022. Among the invited guests was the Minister of Health Mr Michalis Hajdipantela and representatives of medical councils, societies and affiliated hospitals. In his welcome speech Dean Professor Andreas Charalambous congratulated the [...]
The Medical School Student Society (MSSS) of the University of Nicosia Medical School in collaboration with the Medical Students Research Society (MSRS), and faculty and administrative staff of the School organised the first University of Nicosia Medical School Student Research Conference. The Conference took place on Saturday May 28, 2022 and was conducted in [...]
According to the 2021 World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking list published by Stanford University (Version 3, August 2021), Medical School Professors Andrew Nicolaides, Michael Davidson, Dimitris Drikakis, and Christos Georgalas are among the top 2% most widely cited scientists in various disciplines. This ranking, considered the most prestigious worldwide, is based on the bibliometric [...]
Health Throughout the Life Course From 16 to 20 May 2022, the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the University of Nicosia Medical School are celebrating European Public Health Week. UNIC Medical School is participating in the following activities which demonstrate how members of varied sectors of our community are working towards "Health [...]
On Saturday, 7 May 2022, the Mobile Clinic in collaboration with the Pantheo Eye Center travelled to Kyperounda to perform ophthalmology checks. Eighteen medical student volunteers joined the expedition along with four Ophthalmologists from Pantheo Eye Cente: Dr Theodoros Potamites, Dr Katia Papastavrou, Dr Antigoni Koukkouli and Dr Alexandros Topalides. The Mobile Clinic team [...]
University of Nicosia in the Top 40 Universities in the World for Quality Education The University also shares the #1 position in Cyprus and Greece for its overall social and economic impact, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings The 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings once again rank the University of Nicosia [...]
Medical students and ophthalmic trainees competed for the Alistair Fielder Prize in Ophthalmology. More than 30 University of Nicosia Medical students attended this year’s International Pantheo Congress in Ophthalmology, with many of them participating with presentations and posters. The Congress took place in Limassol on 9-10 April 2022 and was organised by the [...]
