Vet school faculty secures VISION ERC Grant for pioneering neuroscience research Dr Nikolas Perentos, Assistant Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine, has secured a VISION ERC Grant from the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) for a pioneering study investigating how the brain supports spatial navigation and memory under natural conditions. The project [...]
Vet School joins research project on regenerative agriculture in Norway The School of Veterinary Medicine is participating in a newly funded research project in collaboration with veterinary partners in Norway. The project is being carried out with Norwegian Private Veterinary Services, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. [...]
Vet student co-authors research publication Fourth-year veterinary student Sotiris Chrysanthopoulos has co-authored a scientific article published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Molecular Sciences, in collaboration with Dr Konstantinos V. Arsenopoulos, Associate Professor of Cattle and Herd Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr Elias Papadopoulos of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. [...]
Vet students' research highlights One Health approach to swine coronavirus treatment A study by Year 4 Veterinary students, Dimitra Kavalierou and Ilektra Nikopoulou, under the supervision of Assistant Professor Manos C. Vlasiou, was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal In Silico Research in Biomedicine. The findings of the study, which is titled ‘One Health [...]
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 [...]
UNIC research presented at European veterinary forums June 2025 The School of Veterinary Medicine contributed research findings at two European veterinary conferences in May 2025, focusing on cattle health management and parasitic disease control. The European Buiatrics Congress 2025 (15-16 May) in Nantes, France, hosted 450 participants from 25 countries. Associate Professor Konstantinos [...]
From Cyprus to Tenerife: Tracking goat health 22 May 2025 Associate Professor of Cattle & Herd Medicine Konstantinos Arsenopoulos attended recently the European Regional Conference of the International Goat Association (IGA) in Tenerife, Spain. Dr Arsenopoulos presented research findings from Greek and Cypriot dairy goat populations, including data about haemonchosis in Greek dairy [...]
Voskarides et al. link PTSD to lupus risk in research study Monday, 12 May 2025 A study involving Professor Konstantinos Voskarides from UNIC Health has identified connections between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus. The research, published in ‘Rheumatology Oxford’, shows that more than 11% of [...]
Friday, 08 November 2024 On Wednesday, 6 November 2024, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Animal Health at the School of Veterinary Medicine Sergi Olvera-Maneu, presented the initial findings of his research on equine piroplasmosis in Menorca, Spain. The study, titled Sero-molecular Analysis and Associated Risk Factors with Equine Piroplasmosis in Purebred Menorcan Horses, [...]
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 [...]
