Veterinary School contributes to EFSA public consultations The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the European Union agency responsible for independent scientific advice on risks associated with the food chain. As part of its work, EFSA regularly organises public consultations, inviting scientists and stakeholders across Europe to provide comments on draft scientific opinions [...]
Veterinary students gain valuable experience through summer internships Over the summer, several Veterinary School students took advantage of internship opportunities outside their regular curriculum to gain practical experience in the field. Among those participating were fourth-year student Dimitra Kavalierou, third-year student Margarita Demetriou and second-year student Felicia Pettersen, who completed internships at Vet Ex [...]
Dr Daphne Mavrides appointed Head of Department and Programme Coordinator at the School of Veterinary Medicine The University of Nicosia School of Veterinary Medicine announces the appointment of Dr Daphne Mavrides as Head of Department and Programme Coordinator, effective 1 November 2025. Dr Mavrides has served as Clinical Assistant Professor at the School since [...]
Visit of the Commissioner for the Environment to the University of Nicosia On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, the Commissioner for the Environment, Ms Antonia Theodosiou, visited the University of Nicosia, accompanied by Veterinarian Dr Elena Georgiou, Animal Welfare Officer at the Office of the Commissioner. The delegation was welcomed by Professor Zoi Polizopoulou, [...]
UNIC-led study finds diarrhoea-causing parasite in Cyprus dairy cattle Research highlights need for further study to assess public health significance A collaborative study by Dr Daphne Mavrides and Dr Eleni Gentekaki, faculty members at the University of Nicosia School of Veterinary Medicine, has provided the first nationwide overview of Cryptosporidium species in dairy cattle [...]
University of Nicosia in the World’s Top 501–600 Universities in THE World University Rankings 2026 The University Ranks 1st for Research Quality Amongst the Greek and Cypriot Universities The University of Nicosia (UNIC) has once again been recognised among the world’s leading universities, reaffirming its position as a global centre of excellence in higher education and research. [...]
Study explores non-invasive cancer treatment for dogs and cats A pilot study co-authored by UNIC’s School of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor Kyriakos Spanoudes has tested focused ultrasound (FUS) technology for treating tumours in dogs and cats. The research, published in the Journal of Ultrasound, examined the safety and feasibility of this technology as [...]
Nine UNIC Health faculty recognized among world’s top-cited scientists UNIC Health is proud to announce that nine of its faculty members are among the world’s top-cited scientists, according to a ranking compiled by Stanford University. The yearly ranking titled ‘Science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators’ lists the world’s most influential scientists based on [...]
October 2025 Interim Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Zoe Polizopoulou, has been invited to deliver a presentation at the General Assembly of the European Veterinarians in Education, Research and Industry (EVERI) in Limassol, on 13 November 2025, on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) [...]
October 2025 Assistant Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine Manos Vlasiou has been appointed as Management Committee Member (Cyprus Representative) to the COST Action CA22109: Medicinal Plants for Animal Health Care: Translating Tradition into Modern Veterinary Medicine (MedPlants4Vet) for the period 2025-2027. The project, which started [...]
