Faculty member is senior author of University of Oxford study behind new statin risk calculator Dr Constantinos Koshiaris, Assistant Professor of Medical Statistics, is the senior author of a University of Oxford study, published last week in The Lancet Digital Health, that developed a new tool to predict an individual's risk of developing serious [...]
Faculty member contributes to international recommendations on drug-resistant fungus in children Zoi Dorothea Pana, Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Research, recently contributed to the development of the new international recommendations on the prevention and control of the fungus Candida auris in paediatric settings. Professor Pana was selected by the Society for [...]
A key moment of the ceremony was the conferral of an honorary Doctor of Science (Medicine) degree upon internationally renowned physician and scientist Dr Eric Topol, Founder and Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and one of the world's leading authorities on artificial intelligence in medicine.
Embryologist Ioannis Sfontouris delivers lecture on medically assisted reproduction at UNIC Athens The Medical School’s Public Health lecture series at UNIC Athens, organised in collaboration with the Municipality of Elliniko-Argyroupoli, continued yesterday, with a lecture by Dr Ioannis Sfontouris, Associate Professor of Embryology at UNIC Athens and Director of the Embryology Laboratory at Hygeia IVF [...]
Medical School faculty leads special issue on advances in CNS tumour care Professor Dimitrios Kanakis has edited a special issue of the journal Biomedicines (MDPI) entitled Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and Treatment of CNS Tumors, bringing together international expertise on some of the most significant advances in the field of neuro-oncology. The special issue presents a diverse [...]
UNIC Athens MD student wins first prize at LifeHack Athens Hackathon 2026 UNIC Athens Medical School student Vasileios Kassos was part of the award-winning team that secured First Prize at the LifeHack Athens Hackathon 2026, held within the Panathenea Festival, one of Greece’s leading events for science and technology. The team was recognised for its [...]
From Sweden to Cyprus: medical students gain clinical experience and cultural insight For the past two months, five students from Örebro University in Sweden called Cyprus their home, completing part of their clinical training in Limassol. During this time, they gained valuable insight into a new healthcare environment while also embracing life on the [...]
Medical student wins first prize at Swedish Hospital Research Symposium Fourth-year graduate-entry MD student Eleanor Roy has been awarded first prize at the Swedish Hospital Research Symposium for her poster, ‘Ambient Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Acute and Long-Term Exposure’. Eleanor, who is currently completing her clinical training [...]
Faculty member speaks at psychiatry and mental health conference in Romania Vered Aharonson, Professor of Medical Physics and Programme Lead for Digital Healthcare at the Medical School, recently took part in the 10th European Conference of Psychiatry and Mental Health in Galați, Romania. Held under the auspices of the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP), the [...]
UNIC Athens lecture highlights urgent need for global pandemic preparedness The Medical School’s Public Health lecture series at UNIC Athens, organised in collaboration with the Municipality of Elliniko-Argyroupoli, continued last Tuesday with a timely and thought-provoking lecture by Professor Nikolaos Spyridis on the growing threat of emerging infectious diseases and future pandemics. In his presentation, [...]
Mobile Clinic travels to Lythrodontas to deliver specialised eye examinations Last Saturday, the Mobile Clinic travelled to the village of Lythrodontas in the Nicosia district on a special mission to provide specialised eye examinations in collaboration with ophthalmologists from Pantheo Eye Center. The visit, made possible through the Medical School’s long-standing collaboration with [...]
ENT doctors and medical students attend UNIC lecture by Harvard academic A guest lecture on hidden hearing loss and tinnitus brought together ENT doctors and medical students on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, for a discussion on one of the less visible challenges in hearing assessment. The lecture, titled Hidden hearing loss, tinnitus, and the limits [...]
More than 150 healthcare professionals attend 4th Family Medicine Conference The University of Nicosia Medical School hosted the 4th Pancyprian Family Medicine Conference last Saturday, bringing together more than 150 healthcare professionals from across Cyprus. The conference was attended by family physicians as well as doctors from a range of other specialties, reflecting the continued [...]
Medical School showcases faculty and student contributions in international scientific publication A special issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, edited by Dimitrios Kanakis, Professor of Pathology, has been republished by MDPI Books as a volume titled ‘Traumatic Brain Injury/Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy as Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease: Physics and Molecular Biology in the Genesis [...]
Advancing early identification of children at risk of developing life-threatening infection in low-resource settings Constantinos Koshiaris, Assistant Professor of Medical Statistics at the Medical School, has contributed to an international study recently published in the medical journal Nature Medicine, aimed at improving the early identification of children at high risk of severe infection in low-resource [...]
Medical student earn distinctions at Pantheo Annual Congress 2026 Students from the UNIC Medical School received awards for their oral and poster presentations at the Pantheo Annual Congress 2026, held in Limassol from 24 to 26 April. Organised annually by Pantheo Eye Centre, the congress took place under the auspices of the Cyprus Ophthalmological Society, [...]
Medical School launches public health lecture series at UNIC Athens 27 April 2026 The Medical School recently launched a new Public Health lecture series at UNIC Athens, in collaboration with the Municipality of Elliniko-Argyroupoli. The series forms part of the Medical School's ongoing effort to bridge the gap between academia, healthcare professionals, and the [...]
Medical students publish research in Cyprus Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine Nine medical students undertaking placements at Paphos General Hospital have recently published work in the Cyprus Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, the official journal of the Cyprus Society of Cardiology, under the supervision of Clinical Professor Joseph Moutiris. Fifth-year students Petronella J Van Heerden and [...]
Medical students promote youth health through presentations at The Senior School The Medical School recently visited The Senior School in Nicosia to deliver two educational presentations to high school students on substance abuse and stress management. These sessions are part of an initiative led by the Mobile Clinic Club, which aims to promote healthier [...]
Medical student presents HIV prevention research at ESCMID Global in Munich Maria Antonia Kalatta, an MD Year 4 student recently presented a research poster at ESCMID Global, the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, in Munich, Germany. The study examines the demographic, behavioural, and clinical profiles of individuals seeking Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in [...]
Two referrals from Meniko visit show why Mobile Clinic screenings count 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. Led by Dr Panayiotis [...]
From Nicosia to Athens: Tropical Medicine lectures draw strong interest across both campuses 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, [...]
