These publications highlight the strong engagement of medical students in clinical research during their placements. Such achievements reflect an ongoing commitment to integrating research with clinical training and improving patient care through evidence-based practice.
The session explored the differences between positive and negative stress, and how stress can affect individuals and manifest differently across genders.
While nearly half of the participants presented within the optimal 24-hour window, the study identified critical ‘missed opportunities’ for long-term prevention. Specifically, although 72.9% were willing to attend regular sexual health clinics, only 52.3% were willing to use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and 13.1% had never previously been tested for HIV.
The Medical School’s Mobile Clinic visit to Meniko village on Sunday, 29 March 2026, underlined the life-saving value of community-based screening, with two residents identified as requiring further medical attention, including one who was advised to seek urgent care.
The Medical School recently had the pleasure of hosting two lectures on Tropical Medicine by Rev. Archimandrite Anastasios Poyiadjis, Honorary Professor of Tropical Medicine at the Medical School, first in Nicosia on 26 March and then in Athens on 31 March, bringing together students and faculty across both campuses.
In the paper, Dr Nakou argues that the routine offering of prenatal screening may inadvertently undermine genuine autonomous decision-making. She suggests that, rather than routinely offering tests such as non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), healthcare systems should first provide high-quality counselling, enabling women to reflect on their values and preferences before deciding whether to undergo testing.
The Medical School visited The English School this morning to deliver an educational presentation titled ‘Nutrition & Exercise 101’ to high school students.
Organised by the Medical and Veterinary School Student Societies, with the support of the UNIC Health research team, the conference reflects UNIC Health’s ongoing commitment to fostering a strong research culture. It provides students with the opportunity to present their work to peers and faculty through oral and e-poster presentations.
Interprofessional Learning (IPL) in action: Medical and Nursing students collaborate on a complex case In line with the University’s interdisciplinary learning approach, an innovative Interprofessional Learning (IPL) activity was held last Monday at the initiative [...]
The annual Student-Led Conference has become part of student life at the Medical School, offering an opportunity for students and healthcare professionals to come together over the course of a day. This year’s theme reflected the conference’s focus on linking core medical principles with practical skills and current approaches in healthcare.
Her presentation focused on the Blood Transfusion Chain, detailing the complex journey blood makes from donor to patient. She described each stage of the process - collection, testing, processing, storage, distribution, and administration - highlighting the processes that guarantee safe and effective transfusions.
The review focuses on the combined use of EEG and heart rate variability as an integrated biomarker framework for Alzheimer’s disease, with findings suggesting that brain-heart coupling may offer improved sensitivity in identifying early cognitive decline.
Medical students of the graduate-entry programme, Nirmal Pandit, Yahya Wehbeh, and Omar Itani, under the supervision of Professor Dimitrios N. Kanakis, have recently published a paper in the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
The visit was organised in collaboration with the local Neighbourhood Social Worker programme, whose support was instrumental in facilitating contact with the community and coordinating the activity.
Fourth-year MD students Aikaterini Katramadou and Eva Sonja Bender have co authored a review article on traumatic brain injury (TBI)/chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and Alzheimer's disease, under the supervision of Professor Dimitrios N. Kanakis.
Medical School faculty edits new book on ethics of artificial wombs Dr Panayiota Nakou, Lecturer in Medical Ethics at the University of Nicosia Medical School, is the editor, alongside Professor Rebecca Bennett, of the [...]
The authors summarise current evidence on the gut–brain axis, describing how intestinal microorganisms and their metabolites affect immune regulation, inflammatory pathways, and the tumour microenvironment in glioblastoma. They discuss how changes in gut microbiota composition (dysbiosis) may contribute to the disease’s highly immunosuppressive environment and resistance to treatment.
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.
Το Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας συγκαταλέγεται, σύμφωνα με τα αποτελέσματα της κατάταξης Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026, στα 501-600 κορυφαία πανεπιστήμια παγκοσμίως στον τομέα Ιατρικής και Υγείας.
The review analyses studies published up to the end of 2020, drawing from MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and European surveillance systems.
