New memorandum to protect Cyprus’ archaeology
A MEMORANDUM of understanding to help monitor and prevent theft from archaeological sites was signed on Wednesday between the police, antiquities department and the Cyprus...
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Cyprus Institute’s climate and atmospheric research centre launched
The Cyprus Institute (CyI) has launched its Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre (EMME-CARE), which is to study greenhouse gases in the region. The centre was...
Cyprus submits a regional climate action plan ahead of UN summit
A proposal for the cooperation and coordination of eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern (EMME) countries on climate change action was submitted on Monday by President...
Cyprus Institute digitally documents churches in north
The Cyprus Institute (CI), in collaboration with the Byzantine Museum of Nicosia, has been tasked by the department of antiquities to digitally document the churches...
Registration open for 2019 solar car challenge
Registration for the 10th Nicosia solar car challenge has kicked off for the event slated for June 23, it was announced on Wednesday. “Ten years...
Cyprus Institute secures €30m for climate-change programme
The Cyprus Institute (CyI) has secured €30 million in funding to investigate climate change in the EMME (Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East), it was...
Revealing the secrets of Cyprus’ trees
From rainfall to architecture, the rings of a tree reveal far more than just its age Dendrochronology has more relevance for Cyprus than just the...
Living in air-polluted Nicosia will cost residents on average a year of their lives
By Lizzy Ioannidou AN AVERAGE of one year is cut from the lives of every Nicosia resident due to high levels of air pollution, which...
Fascinating programmes at the Cyprus Institute brought alive
With five interactive activities, the Cyprus Institute participated in the “2018 Researcher’s Night”, giving the public the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in...
Modern archaeology ‘much more than excavations’
By Athena Arsalidou Modern archaeology is much more than just conducting excavations, Professor Thilo Rehren, who holds the A.G. Leventis Chair in Archaeological Sciences at...
Cyprus team part of experiment seeking new info on ancient human remains
Scientists from the Cyprus Institute are part of an experiment that aims to glean new biological information from human remains dating back 5000 and 13,000...
Cyprus to undertake coordinating, regional role in addressing climate change
Cyprus will be faced with more intense heat waves, droughts and perhaps even new diseases, Professor Costas Papanikolas, President of the Cyprus Institute (CyI) told...
Summer internships at the Cyprus Institute
The Cyprus Institute graduate school is pleased to announce its summer internship programme for summer 2018. The purpose of the programme is to expose young...
Institute leads the way in uncovering the secrets of art
By Annette Chrysostomou President Nicos Anastasiades couldn’t have put it better when last week he lamented the Cyprus Institute’s lack of visibility among the public....
Franco – Cypriot Memorandum of cooperation signed for Scientific Collaboration
The Cyprus Institute and the Institut Français have signed an agreement to strengthen scientific cooperation between Cyprus and France. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed...
This year’s solar car challenge set for June 26
The Cyprus Institute in cooperation with the Municipality of Nicosia is organising the 2016 Solar Car Challenge in the centre of the capital. The race...
Climate change and rising heat may force many to move, says study
CLIMATE change can result in a significant deterioration of living conditions for people living in the Middle East and North Africa, and consequently, many people...
Cyprus Institute ‘leaders in securing competitive EU research funding’
According to recent data published by the EU, Cyprus and the Cyprus Institute are leaders in securing competitive EU funds for research. The European Commission...
R&D is key for knowledge-based economy, says Dombrovskis
Research and innovation is the key to realising the ambition of being a competitive knowledge based economy, the European Commission Vice President responsible for the...
Tiger mosquito could spread in Europe, says Cyprus Institute
New research by the Cyprus Institute reveals that the tiger mosquito which is related to those transmitting Zika in Latin America is expected to spread...
