School of Veterinary Medicine

Vet faculty members appointed to government committee on foot-and-mouth disease outbreak Clinical Assistant Professors of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Kyriakos Spanoudes (L) and Georgios Nikolaou (R), have been appointed to the Scientific Committee on foot-and-mouth disease recently established by the Minister of Agriculture. Along with the other members of the committee, the two [...]

Vet faculty appointed as committee member of global veterinary conference Manos C. Vlasiou, Assistant Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed as a Committee Member of the 2nd International Online Conference on Veterinary Sciences (IOCVS 2026). The conference, which will take place online on 7–9 September 2026, is held by Veterinary Sciences, [...]

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 [...]