School of Law Research Associate Awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) Widening Fellowship

Dr Maria Hadjiathanasiou to investigate British, Greek and Turkish Cultural Diplomacy in Cyprus, 1945-1974

Project Spotlight: WaterDrop Conferences

The University of Nicosia successfully hosted the Mediterranean and International conferences organised within the framework of the European Union funded project entitled ‘Water Development Resources: Opportunity Policies for the Water Management in Semi-Arid Areas’ (Acronym: Water-DROP).

2019-01-30T11:53:14+02:007 Μαΐου, 2018|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 05|

FP7 Flagship Project: Multi-scale Data Analysis and Multi-scale Modelling (HBP)

The 24-month long project was funded by the competitive calls programmed for adding additional beneficiaries to the FP7 FET Flagship Human Brain Project (HBP) to two partners, the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands and the University of Nicosia, Cyprus.

2019-01-30T11:53:25+02:007 Μαΐου, 2018|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 04|

Rosalind Franklin Fellowships: Young Women in Science

The University of Groningen in the Netherlands has initiated the prestigious Rosalind Franklin Fellowship (RFF) programme to promote the advancement of talented international researchers at the highest levels of the institution.

2019-01-30T11:53:36+02:007 Μαΐου, 2018|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 04|

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Christoforos Giannaki

Photo: Dr Kyriakos Felekkis (left) and Dr Christoforos Giannaki (right) Dr Christoforos Giannaki is a Lecturer with the Department of Life and Health Sciences at the School of Sciences and Engineering. Having joined the University [...]

2018-04-26T15:21:40+03:0026 Απριλίου, 2018|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 08|

«Επαγγελματικός Προσανατολισμός Ευάλωτων ομάδων Νεαρών Ατόμων»

Η Eurostat (2015) υπολογίζει ότι σχεδόν 24 εκατομμύρια άτομα ήταν άνεργοι στην Ευρώπη των 28, εκ των οποίων τα 18 εκατομμύρια ήταν στην Ευρωζώνη. Η ανεργία στους νέους βρίσκεται σε διπλάσιο ποσοστό – 21.2 [...]

2017-07-25T15:20:02+03:0025 Ιουλίου, 2017|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 07|

Genomic Elements in Health, Disease and Evolution: A New Book Co-Edited by Dr. Kyriacos Felekkis

On Thursday, 17 March, a book presentation took place to introduce the latest publication co-edited by Dr. Kyriacos Felekkis, Associate Professor in the Department of Life and Health Sciences of the University of Nicosia. He [...]

2017-04-03T15:08:05+03:003 Απριλίου, 2017|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 04|

Erasmus Mundus Programme: SmartLink

Asian countries are experiencing rapid educational, economical and social development and growth. However, they are facing enormous challenges due to the lack of qualified human resources, management practices and research activities/infrastructure in their education sectors. The ‘SmartLink: [...]

2017-04-03T15:07:08+03:003 Απριλίου, 2017|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 04|

Cypriot Exiles and Seventeenth-Century Musical Politics

Dr. Ken Smith, Associate Professor of Music, is preparing a critical edition of a previously unknown composition held in manuscript at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. The piece, entitled Trasgressione e Pentimento di David, dates from the 1630s [...]

2017-04-03T15:03:24+03:003 Απριλίου, 2017|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 04|

Extracts from three Greek Origanum species exhibit estrogenic/anti-estrogenic activity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

STELLA LOIZOU1, ZOI PAPOUTSI2, NIKOLAS FOKIALAKIS3, ELEFTHERIOS KALPOUTZAKIS3 and PARASKEVI MOUTSATSOU2 1Department of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, 2Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece, 3Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products [...]

2017-04-03T15:01:30+03:003 Απριλίου, 2017|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 04|

Faculty Views: Dr. Chris Alexander

Get Research-Technology Creative!  Dr. Chris Alexander  Assistant Professor (Technology Enhanced Learning/TESOL)  Head of the Distance Learning IT Unit,  University of Nicosia No-one these days needs to be convinced that technology is changing the world beyond [...]

2017-04-03T14:54:19+03:003 Απριλίου, 2017|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 03|

Affiliated Links: MIGS Celebrates 15th Birthday

The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) Celebrates 15 Years of Activism towards Gender Equality and Women's Rights  The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) celebrated 15 years of activism towards gender equality and [...]

2017-04-03T14:36:14+03:003 Απριλίου, 2017|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 01|

A Sit Down with Professor Constandinos Mavromoustakis

Professor Constandinos Mavromoustakis is known amongst his family and friends as ‘the fixer’; a moniker that he received as a young child since he was the go-to person whenever an electrical device would malfunction [...]

2016-12-22T15:16:56+02:0022 Δεκεμβρίου, 2016|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 06|

Unconventional Linkages: Blockchains and S3Cy

Leading the way forward The University of Nicosia (UNIC) was the world’s first university to formulate a holistic strategy in leveraging the ground-breaking nature and disruptive potential of blockchains in 2013. It has since [...]

2016-12-22T15:14:55+02:0022 Δεκεμβρίου, 2016|Blog, Research Matters, Research Matters – Issue 06|
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