Applications are no longer accepted for entry to the St George’s, University of London MBBS Programme delivered in partnership with the University of Nicosia (UNIC) Medical School. Learn more about the Undergraduate and Graduate Entry MD programmes offered by the UNIC Medical School.
Tuesday, 09 January 2017 Researchers have shown that people can improve their physical activity by just using a pedometer, a handbook and an exercise diary and don’t need to rely on one-to-one support. The PACE-UP clinical trial, led by Dr Tess Harris of St George’s, University of London and funded by the National Institute for [...]
Tuesday, 13 December 2016 Initial results of an ongoing research project on Obesity by the Medical School were recently presented at a Cyprus University of Technology conference in Limassol. Dr Alexandros Heraclides, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, who presented the results on behalf of the research team*, stated that: ‘Obesity is a major public health problem [...]
Monday, 05 December 2016 The Medical School and the Cyprus Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society (COGS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance co-operation and to maintain friendly relationships. Through this memorandum, the Medical School and COGS have agreed to the exchange of research findings, publications and academic teaching resources, as well as the development [...]
Tuesday, 29 November 2016 A new study has shown that surgeons in England operate significantly less often on aortic aneurysms in the population than in the US, and that the death rate here for the condition is over twice that in the States.The results have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. [...]
Wednesday, 16 November 2016 Dr Costas Constantinou, Assistant Professor and Medical Sociology Lead, is the co-author of a recently published paper in Cyprus Review on ‘How life would be without Thalassaemia: Patients’ perspectives’. The article focuses on the experiences of patients with thalassaemia in Cyprus. Through a qualitative study of 10 patients and their spouses, [...]
Monday, 14 November 2016 Global Bridges and Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning and Change have recently announced $2 million in grant funding for 11 new projects focused on treating tobacco dependence in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. The grants were awarded following a competitive review of proposals for projects that will help more Europeans to [...]
The University of Nicosia Medical School's outreach programme has been very active during the month of October 2016. Student volunteers had the opportunity to observe, translate, present and run diagnostic tests throughout a variety of community outreach activities. read more
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 The way the heart muscle functions appears to be much more complex than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of a worldwide study in which data from 73,518 individuals from all across the world were used to search for new heart genes. The results have been published in the Journal of [...]
Monday, 17 October 2016 The University of Nicosia announces that the MCAT-2017 Preparation Course for the Medical College Admissions Test will run from Thursday, June 1st to Friday, July 7th 2017. Ideal candidates are university graduates preferably in a science-related subject and having a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 (or equivalent). Applications [...]
