On Friday, 13 February 2026, UNIC medical students at Paphos General Hospital (PGH) organised the third annual, multi-thematic clinical conference, bringing together senior students for a day of knowledge sharing and hands-on skill development.
The Medical School's Mobile Clinic teamed up with UNIC’s Department of Student Affairs and the AIDS Solidarity Movement (Cy Checkpoint), to provide free, anonymous, and rapid HIV testing to the UNIC community on the main campus.
Recent MD graduates from the University of Nicosia and Örebro University, together with faculty from both medical schools, have co-authored a cross-border study published in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Medical Education.
The review analyses studies published up to the end of 2020, drawing from MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and European surveillance systems.
The GREEN-TRIALS project aims to create a set of training materials to introduce practical ways to embed environmental sustainability into academic clinical research. These resources will be complemented by teachers’ guides and an online learning platform.
The symposium featured four keynote speakers and thirteen Harvard master’s students, who presented methodologies, emerging data, and trends in environmental health research across diverse geographical and socio-environmental settings.
Professor Andreas Charalambous elected Chair of the Council of CYQAA The 130th meeting of the Council of the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA) marked the first session of [...]
Mobile clinic brings ECGs to remote Paphos village The Medical School’s Mobile Clinic visited the Paphos village of Pano Arodes on Sunday, 1 February 2026, where 15 students provided electrocardiograms (ECGs), as well [...]
Vet faculty appointed as committee member of global veterinary conference Manos C. Vlasiou, Assistant Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed as a Committee Member of the 2nd International Online Conference [...]
The guideline provides structured, evidence based recommendations to support clinicians and researchers in the assessment and management of asymptomatic/oligosymptomatic hyperCKemia, with the aim of improving consistency and clarity in day to day practice.
The study, titled ‘NR6A1 is essential for neural crest cell specification, formation and survival’ explores the formation of neural crest cells (NCC), a migratory progenitor cell population unique to vertebrate embryos that helps in the development of many organs and tissues, including parts of the face, nerves, and heart.
The volume comprises 14 scholarly articles focusing on the identification of novel biomarkers, the development of innovative diagnostic techniques, and the application of state-of-the-art methodologies for brain tumour detection and diagnosis.
‘Research Talks’ Series at UNIC Athens concludes The Medical School’s first Research Talks series at UNIC Athens concluded successfully this week, offering attendees a chance to explore the research interests and ongoing work of [...]
UNIC review highlights promise of novel psychiatric drug zalsupindole A review led by Year 2 graduate entry medical student Miguel Salfiti, with the support of Dr George Mikellides, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at [...]
Νέο εξ αποστάσεως Διαπανεπιστημιακό Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα στην Οικογενειακή Ιατρική Η Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Λευκωσίας και το Τμήμα Ιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών προσφέρουν από κοινού το εξ αποστάσεως Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών (Master of Science) [...]
Vet students' research highlights One Health approach to swine coronavirus treatment A study by Year 4 Veterinary students, Dimitra Kavalierou and Ilektra Nikopoulou, under the supervision of Assistant Professor Manos C. Vlasiou, was recently [...]
A recent scientific review by Panagiotis Karanis, Professor of Anatomy at the UNIC Medical School, in collaboration with researchers from Greece and Turkey, highlights how climate change is creating compounded challenges for livestock systems in the Mediterranean.
Veterinary School contributes to EFSA public consultations The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the European Union agency responsible for independent scientific advice on risks associated with the food chain. As part of [...]
We are pleased to announce that the Medical School has entered into a new student training agreement with the Gesundheitsverbund Landkreis Konstanz (GLKN), comprising Klinikum Konstanz GmbH and Hegau-Bodensee-Klinikum Singen GmbH in Germany.
Mobile clinic supports anti-cancer society xmas fiesta with IPL activity The Mobile Clinic took part in the Anti-Cancer Society's annual Christmas fiesta on Saturday, 6 December 2025 - an event dedicated to raising [...]
The two students worked with Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UNIC Medical School, George Mikellides, to document a case involving the combination of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and ketamine therapy.
UNIC team wins funding to combat waterborne and foodborne parasites The research initiative CLEAR (Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis in Cyprus' Leafy Greens and Water Resources) has recently secured funding under the Thalia 2021–2027 [...]
