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 [...]
Thursday, 28 April 2022 On 17 April 2022 the Medical School Mobile Clinic travelled to the village of Lythrodontas in the district of Nicosia. Seventeen medical student volunteers under the guidance of Doctors Andrea Charalambous and Carolina Kitromelides, performed blood pressure measurements and glucose tests to more than 100 people. "For many of us, [...]
To be awarded to an individual with an outstanding contribution to the field of haemoglobinopathies. The University of Nicosia (UNIC) Medical School and the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) jointly award, on a biennial basis, the ‘Panos Englezos Prize’, to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in one or more of the [...]
The 2022 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings rank UNIC #179 in the list of the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger The 2022 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) number 179 in the world among the universities that are 50 years old [...]
5 February 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 the Erasmus+ programme (KA203 Strategic Partnerships for higher education). The main aim of EmpathyInHealth is to develop a curriculum for empathetic [...]
January 2022 A recent article in the journal Nature Communications offers insights into the complexity of vitamin B12, or cobalamin, diseases while revealing potential therapeutic avenues for the patients suffering from this family of disease. The authors of the article, including Medical School’s Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology and Genetics Dr Annita Achilleos, studied [...]
January 2022 A newly published article in Current Biology demonstrates that sheep can be a powerful animal model for brain function that can bridge the translational gap between rodents and primates. One of the authors of the article, Senior Research Associate in Neuroscience at the UNIC Medical School, Dr Nikolas Perentos [...]
Monday, 10 January 2022 The University of Nicosia (UNIC) Medical School and the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) have recently signed an agreement for the establishment of the ‘TIF Chair in Haematology/Red Blood Cell Diseases’ at the Medical School. John Porter, Professor of Haematology and Consultant Haematologist at the University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and Head [...]
The 14th European Public Health (EPH) conference took place virtually on 10-12 November 2021. This year, the conference theme was “Public health futures in a changing world”. At the conference, two faculty members of the Department of Primary Care and Population Health were invited, through a competitive peer-reviewed abstract submission and selection process, to present the [...]
Monday, 29 November 2021 Sunday, 28 November 2021 marked the restart of the Mobile Clinic expeditions following almost two years of inactivity due to COVID-19. The first expedition took place at Yeri Municipality in the outskirts of Nicosia. Fourteen student volunteers performed blood pressure measurements and glucose tests to the local population under the [...]
Wednesday, 03 November 2021 The PhD programme of the Medical School announces six research projects in the fields of Neuroscience, Neuroscience and Engineering, Epidemiology, and Epidemiology and Public Health. Full and partial scholarship schemes are available for four of these projects. For detailed information click HERE
The 2022 Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Rankings rank UNIC #122, underscoring the University’s upward trajectory in the major rankings The 2022 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies Rankings rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) number 122 among the universities in the countries or regions classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”, [...]
