University of Nicosia ranks #1* in Cyprus and Greece for Psychology

UNIC ranks among the top universities in the world in 5 different subject areas, in the THE WUR by Subject 2024

*Sharing position with theUniversity of Cyprus and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 

The results of the latest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) by Subject reaffirm the University of Nicosia’s (UNIC) global standing, ranking it #1 in Cyprus and Greece (alongside the University of Cyprus and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) for Psychology.

Correspondingly, UNIC ranks among the Top 301-400 universities in the world, and 79th in the European Union, for the discipline.

Commenting on the results of the THE WUR by Subject, the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Klimis Mastoridis, noted:

“This year’s results are once again a testament to the continued commitment of the faculty and students of the University of Nicosia. Within our School, the outstanding rankings in Psychology and Social Sciences are a well-deserved accolade, reflecting the tireless efforts of our colleagues to conduct cutting-edge scientific research. They also underline our School’s unwavering commitment to a strategic path of academic excellence. As I said last year, we anticipate even greater achievements in the future and we’re working towards them”.

The THE WUR is possibly the best-known and most influential university classification system in the world, drawing on five decades of expertise in the sector and millions of individual data points.

The outcomes of this year’s THE WUR by Subject represent the most recent in a series of accolades granted to UNIC by Times Higher Education. In addition to this, UNIC also ranks:

  • #1 in Cyprus and Greece, alongside the University of Cyprus, the University of Crete, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and among the top 501-600 universities globally (2024 THE World University Rankings);
  • #1 in Cyprus  alongside the University of Cyprus, among the Top 60 in the European Union and among the Top 101-150 in the world, by  2023 THE Young University Rankings (universities that are 50 years old or younger).