Sun and innovation to make Nicosia ‘The Brightest Capital in Europe’
Moves to rebrand Nicosia as ‘The Brightest Capital in Europe’ continue apace, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. Views on Nicosia’s new logo and...
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Prestigious funding award for young scientist
A summer internship at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics sparked an interest in the body’s immune system for Andrew Santiago-Frangos By Annette Chrysostomou...
€120 million to be spent on centres of excellence
A total of €120 million will be used to create new centres of excellence in Cyprus, after the country secured €30 million under the ‘Teaming’...
Publishing only when she has something to say
Lecturer and researcher at the Cyprus University of Technology Anna Farmaki has been featured by prestigious publisher Elsevier for her extensive publication history and for...
Chamber of Commerce says economy must focus on innovation
Cyprus needs a new economic model which utilises both the traditional sectors and strengthens the role of young people if it wants to get ahead,...
Cabinet underlines importance of research and development
The appointment of a national research and innovation council was approved by the cabinet on Tuesday to promote research and entrepreneurship, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades...
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...
HK scientists say research points to ‘functional cure’ for HIV
A research team at Hong Kong University’s AIDS Institute says it may have found a “functional cure” to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in a...
UCy autism researcher secures European funding
Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cyprus (UCy), Dr Michael Lombardo, has secured €1.5 million in European funding for his research...
Innovative research in the heart of Nicosia’s old city
The launch of the new research centre on interactive media, smart systems and emerging technologies (Rise) took place on Wednesday morning in the old part...
$100,000 research grant for UCy team
A team of researchers at the University of Cyprus have won a research grant of $100,000 to run a pilot programme for new drugs, to...
Cyprus-linked genetic mutation causing breast and ovarian cancer identified
A genetic mutation, which is common only in Cypriot families, is responsible for most cases of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, scientists at the Cyprus...
Alphabet’s Verily unit launches study to track health data
Verily, Alphabet Inc’s life sciences business, said it was launching a four-year study with about 10,000 participants to understand how people transition from beinghealthy to...
US to allow more marijuana research: sources
The US government will announce on Thursday that it will allow more research into marijuana but has rejected requests to relax the classification of the...
Negotiations underway to prepare Cyprus for European Space Agency Convention
Negotiations between Cyprus and the European Space Agency (ESA) for the upcoming ECS Agreement that will promote innovation and research in the sector are under...
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...
Cypriot research vessel being shadowed by Turkish frigate off Paphos (Update 1: adds political parties)
By Angelos Anastasiou A Cypriot-flagged research vessel ignored a request by a Turkish frigate to leave the area it was conducting measurements in on Thursday...
Around 140 people a year in Cyprus die prematurely from effects of air pollution, new research says
Every year around 140 people in Cyprus die prematurely from the effects of air pollution with 80 of the deaths due to the airborne desert...
UCY’s global ranking rises
The University of Cyprus (UCY) has moved up the list of 1,000 top universities worldwide, which was published by the Centre for World University Rankings...
Minister inaugurates university research labs
Education Minister Costas Kadis on Thursday inaugurated two research centres at the University of Cyprus, which promote innovation in the areas of intelligent systems and...
