12 November 2024 UNIC’s Medical School Mobile Clinic (MC) is making a real difference in public health by bringing essential services to rural areas in Cyprus. Each year, the MC undertakes about 15 expeditions, with three to four dedicated to cardiovascular screenings, vital for early detection of serious heart conditions, providing crucial support to [...]
7 November 2024 UNIC Health is announcing the establishment of a research facility on campus dedicated to research and education. The facility is designed to house zebrafish (Danio rerio), a small fresh water fish named for its striped pattern. With 65 aquatic tanks, the facility can accommodate up to 1,000 fish. Zebrafish have a [...]
15 October 2024 By Nicoleta Michael, South Africa MD, Class of 2027 On Sunday, 13 October 2024, the Mobile Clinic team embarked on its first expedition of the new academic year by visiting Farmakas village to participate in its annual festival. The festival highlights Farmakas's agricultural produce and traditional food products. The volunteers team [...]
University of Nicosia Achieves Top 501-600 Global Rank in THE WUR 2025 UNIC Holds #1 Rank in Cyprus for Research Quality and Achieves Joint #2 Rank Overall in Cyprus and Greece The University of Nicosia (UNIC) has held its rank among the top 501-600 universities globally for the third consecutive year, according to the 2025 Times Higher Education [...]
25 September 2024 The Medical School participates in a €400,000 Erasmus+ grant for the Virtual Realities in Medical Education (ViR-MEd) project. The project is led by Dr Achilleas Pavlou, with team members Professors Alexia Papageorgiou, Stelios Georgiades, and Dr Panagiota Andreou. The ViR-MEd project involves several academic institutions: the University of Nicosia, the National [...]
Professor Nicolaides Sheds Light on Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome (NCBRS) is a ultra-rare genetic disorder named after Paola Nicolaides, Clinical Professor of Paediatric Neurology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, and Clinical Geneticist Michael Baraitser, who first described the syndrome in 1993. The disorder is characterised by distinctive facial features, intellectual disability, [...]
Professor Loizou honoured as an Ambassador for Children with Cancer and Leukaemia by the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Dr Loizos Loizou, Clinical Professor of Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology/Haematology/Immunology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, has been honoured as an Ambassador for Children with Cancer and Leukaemia by the International Society of [...]
During his first visit to Cyprus, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was awarded an honorary Doctor of Medicine degree by the Medical School of the University of Nicosia
June 2024 The University of Nicosia Medical School is pleased to announce that Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), will be awarded an honorary doctorate at the Medical School's graduation ceremony, which will take place on 27 June 2024. Dr Ghebreyesus, who has been at the helm of WHO [...]
4 June 2024 by Michaela Takos & Naresh Christopher Sinnathamby, MBBS, Class of 2025 Last Saturday, 1 June, the Mobile Clinic took part in the Cyprus Pride 2024 event, collaborating with the AIDS Solidarity Movement’s ‘Cy Checkpoint’, to provide more than 100 free, anonymous and rapid HIV and syphilis tests. Medical students played a [...]
May 2024 Professor Andreas Charalambous, Executive Vice President for Health, recently visited the University of Pittsburgh, from 22 to 25 May 2024, at the invitation of Chancellor Joan Gabel. During his visit, Professor Charalambous held productive meetings with the Chancellor as well as with the leadership of the School of Medicine and the School [...]
May 2024 The 2nd Family Medicine Conference was organised by the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at the University of Nicosia Medical School on 20 April 2024. The event began with a welcome note from the Dean, Professor Adonis Ioannidis, followed by keynote speeches from Prof. Dr. med. Per. M. Humpert, Heidelberg, [...]
This year’s rankings place UNIC 1st and 2nd in Cyprus and Greece in the two important areas of International Outlook and Research Quality The 2024 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings places the University of Nicosia (UNIC) at #115 worldwide, jointly with the University of Toulouse in France, among institutions [...]
Health is a political choice! May 2024 UNIC Health is participating in the European Public Health Week (EUPHW) this year with four activities. EUPHW, an annual initiative organised and coordinated by the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), began in 2019 and is supported by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. It aims to raise awareness and [...]
April 2024 On 4 April 2024, UNIC’s Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director of the MD Programme, Danny Alon-Ellenbogen, and Assistant Professor in Pathophysiology at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), Ourania Kolokotroni, led an interprofessional learning (IPL) activity at Limassol General Hospital. This event brought together UNIC fifth-year medical students and CUT nursing [...]
by Mariam Hamam, MD, Class of 2027 17 April 2024 On Saturday, 14 April 2024, a Mobile Clinic expedition took place at Liopetri Village, located in the Famagusta District. The team consisted of supervisor physicians, Dr Sotiris Dimosthenous and Dr Danny Alon Ellenbogen, three staff members, and 19 student volunteers. Our team successfully provided [...]
The Department of Primary Care and Population Health of the Medical School is organising the 2nd Primary Care Conference in Cyprus, with the support of the Cyprus Society of General Medicine, the Cyprus Association of Family Doctors, and the Cyprus Society of Internal Medicine. The conference aims to engage all Personal Doctors (PD) in Cyprus [...]
April 2024 We would like to congratulate the UNIC Health Team for achieving 2nd place among 17 groups in the recent "Run for Autism" event that took place in Ayia Napa, on Sunday, 31 March 2024. The participation in the 5km corporate race is a collaborative effort of UNIC Health's Student Services and the [...]
by Naresh Sinnathamby, MBBS P-Year student 12 March 2024 On Sunday, 10 March 2024, eighteen medical student volunteers had the opportunity to offer blood pressure, glucose and body mass index measurements to 62 residents of Avgorou village in the district of Famagusta, under the supervision of Drs Danagra Ikossi and Danny Alon Ellenbogen. Upon [...]
by Naresh Sinnathamby, MBBS P-Year student 4 March 2024 On Sunday, 3 March 2024, the Mobile Clinic travelled to Xylotymbou village in the District of Larnaca, to offer Electrocardiograms (ECGs) to the local population. Sixteen medical students seized the opportunity to refine their clinical and communications skills, while evaluating the cardiovascular health of 44 [...]
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 following: [...]
04 March 2024 IgE-mediated food allergy represents a critical global health issue and a considerable societal challenge, particularly in Europe. Affecting 6%-8% of children under three and 2-3% of adults, it significantly deteriorates the quality of life for individuals with food allergies (FA), influencing healthcare, and the food and catering industries. Despite ongoing studies [...]
