Research Priority Areas
The Research Priorities are set by the Dean of the School and the Head of Veterinary Medicine Department. The School of Veterinary Medicine espouses the holistic concept of One Health which emphasizes the relationship between the health of humans and animals within a healthy, sustainable environment and promotes the conduct of clinical, epidemiological, basic science and social science research.
The Research Priority Areas of the Department of Veterinary Medicine are as follows:
- Zoonotic Diseases
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Veterinary Drug Discovery
- Food Safety and Food Adulteration
- Farm Animal Genetic Improvements
- Animal Nutrition
- Small animal Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging
- Laboratory Animal Science
- Comparative and Evolutionary Genetics
- Experimental Neuroscience and Brain Activity
Research Support Mechanisms
The faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Nicosia are supported by the University of Nicosia research support structures which include:
- The University Research Committee (URC)
- The Research Ethics Committee (REC) and
- The Research & Innovation Office (R&IO)
PhD Supervisors
The Faculty listed below are eligible to supervise PhD students, as per the regulations of The Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA).
- Dr Andreas Monoyios
- Dr Eleni Gentekaki
- Dr Eleni Michalopoulou
- Dr Konstantinos Voskarides
- Dr Manos Vlasiou
- Prof Michael Herrtage
- Dr Nikolas Perentos
- Dr Sergi Olvera-Maneu
Publications
Selected Faculty Publications in Scopus-Indexed Journals
Students in Research
The ‘Students in Research Programme (SIRP)’ offers opportunities to participate in Research Projects to all active students under UNIC Health. Participation in SIRP is voluntary as this is an extracurricular initiative which aims to provide undergraduate students with research experience.
The two Pathways of SIRP:
- Pathway A (Internal) SIRP includes Research Projects offered and supervised by internal faculty members of UNIC Health.
- Pathway B (External) SIRP includes Research Projects offered and supervised by external collaborators of UNIC Health.
Types of Research Projects:
- Supervisors are encouraged to offer research projects that are aligned with the research priority areas of their respective School (Medical School or School of Veterinary Medicine).
- A variety of primary and secondary research projects (e.g., literature reviews, epidemiological, clinical or lab-based projects) can be offered with students contributing in specific components of the project: development and/or distribution of questionnaires, health records review, article screening, data entry and analysis, abstract and/or manuscript write up etc.
Research Projects
Research News
Vet students’ research highlights One Health approach to swine coronavirus treatment
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 [...]
UNIC-led study finds diarrhoea-causing parasite in Cyprus dairy cattle
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 [...]
UNIC research presented at European veterinary forums
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 Cyprus to Tenerife: Tracking goat health
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 [...]
Voskarides et al. link PTSD to lupus risk in research study
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’, [...]
Findings on equine piroplasmosis presented at the island of Menorca, Spain
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 [...]