Research Projects

Externally Funded Projects

Project Title (Acronym) Funding Call Medical School Contact Person/Faculty Status
Collaborative REsearch on ACute Traumatic brain Injury in intensiVe care medicine in Europe (CreaCtive) H2020 – FP7-HEALTH Dr Theodoros Kyprianou Completed
Human induced pluripotent stem cells as an in vitro model of podocyte development and Alport disease (HUSMAD) Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – DIDAKTOR Prof Christodoulos Xinaris Completed
Integrated inter-sector framework to increase the thermal resilience of European workers in the context of global warming (HEAT-Shield) H2020 – SOCIETAL CHALLENGES – Health, demographic change and well-being Dr George Samoutis Completed
Stay on Track: a web platform to help with adhering to prescribed medication (SOCIALINO) Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – Social Innovation Prof Alexia Papageorgiou Completed
Clinically-validated INtegrated Support for Assistive Care and Lifestyle Improvement (vINCI) Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – The AAL (Active Assisted Living) Programme Dr Costas Constantinou Completed
The effect of pharmacology teaching on diverse learners in a problem-based learning medical curriculum (PharmPBL) Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – Excellence Hubs Dr Persoulla Nicolaou Completed
IoT based Continuous Environmental Monitoring for Health Analytics (SNOWIoT) Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – RESEARCH IN ENTERPRISES Prof Andreas Charalambous Completed
Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals (EmpathyInHealth) Erasmus+ – KA2: Strategic Partnerships Prof Alexia Papageorgiou Ongoing
Platform for Biosciences and Human Health in Cyprus: MicroCT Enabled and Synchrotron Radiation Enabled Analyses (BIOMERA) Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – New Strategic Infrastructure Units – Young Scientists Dr Dimitrios Kanakis Completed
Smart and Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive System (SHAPES) Η2020 – Active ageing, independent and assisted living Dr Costas Constantinou Completed
Effect of probiotics on cognitive functioning of patients with early Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Association – Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant New to the Field (AARG-NTF) Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Ongoing
Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgical Education and Assessment for Europe (GESEA4EU) European Commission – EU4Health programme 2021-2027 – a vision for a healthier European Union Prof Vasilios Tanos Completed
Medical Education/The Impact of Virtual Patients in Pre-Clinical Pharmacology Learning in Diverse Learners Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – EXCELLENCE Hub Dr Persoulla Nicolaou Ongoing
Virtual Realities in Medical Education: Transforming Clinical (ViR-Med) Erasmus+ – KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in higher education Dr Achilleas Pavlou Ongoing
EXELU- The Experimental Electrophysiology Unit (EXELU) Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) – Small Scale Infrastructures Prof Avgis Hadjipapas Ongoing
Virtual Health Lab (VHEalthLab) Erasmus+ – KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in higher education Dr Persoulla Nicolaou Ongoing
Breath IN towards a better and sustainable indoor air quality environment (BreathIN) Erasmus+ – KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in higher education Dr Souzana Achilleos Ongoing
Inclusion diversity and inclusion in clinical trials (READI IHI) RIF – HORIZON EUROPE _ IHI|  READI |Research Europe & Diversity Inclusion Prof Zoi Dorothea Pana Ongoing
Comprehensive Surveillance of High-risk Individuals and Health Integration for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Utilising Innovative Multiplex Immunoassays (SHIELD) Horizon Prof Dimitris Drikakis Ongoing

Internally Funded Projects – Medical School Seed Fund 

Project Title (Acronym) Funding Call Medical School Contact Person/Faculty Status
Concept maps as a novel assessment tool in medical education (CANVAS) 2019 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Stella Loizou Completed
EARLY START- a randomised control trial to investigate the effect of a psychoeducational intervention on nutrition in pregnancy and infancy (EARLY START) 2019 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Ourania Kolokotroni Completed
Real time music modification based on biosignals (RUMBA) 2019 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Completed
Engineering a glomerulus-on-a-chip for modeling kidney diseases (GlomOnChip) 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Prof Christodoulos Xinaris Completed
Healthy lifestyle practices of Breast Cancer Survivors in Cyprus (HEROES) 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Constantina Constantinou Completed
Simulation in medical education: development of a stethoscope for realistic auscultation during clinical competence examinations (SimuSCOPE) 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Completed
Leadership and management in the undergraduate medical curriculum (LEADER) 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Prof Alexia Papageorgiou Completed
Electrophysiological quantification of spinal cord glial deficits in the 5XFAD model of Alzheimer’s disease (SCALD) 2022 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Prof Avgis Hadjipapas Completed
The effect of ‘Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics’ teaching on diverse learners in a problem-based learning medical curriculum (ClinPharmPBL) 2022 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Persoulla Nicolaou Completed
The Effects of Electrical Power Stations on Air Quality, the Marine Environment, and Human Health in Cyprus (AETHER) 2022 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Prof Photos Hajigeorgiou Completed
One Health approach to investigate the role of the GUT microBIOME in the gastrointestinal diseases’ transmission in Cyprus (1HEALTH-GUTBIOME) 2023 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Eleni Gentekaki Ongoing
Relationship of air pollution with cow’s microbiome and heavy metals in milk for human consumption. A pilot study of dairy farms in Cyprus (AIRCOMM) 2023 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund Dr Despo Ierodiakonou Ongoing

COST Programmes

Project Title (Acronym) Funding Call Medical School Contact Person/Faculty Status
CA 15122 – Reducing Old-Age Social Exclusion: Collaborations in Research and Policy (ROSEnet) COST Dr Costas Constantinou Completed
CA15208 – Rationing – Missed Nursing care: An international and multidimensional problem (RANCARE) COST Dr Panayiota Andreou Completed
CA16118 – European Network on Brain Malformations (Neuro-MIG) COST Dr Dimitrios Kanakis Completed
CA18106 – The neural architecture of consciousness (NeuralArchCon) COST Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Completed
CA 18208 – Novel tools for test evaluation and disease prevalence estimation (HARMONY) COST Dr Christiana Demetriou Completed