Project being launched to test for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
The University of Cyprus’ Nireas International Water Research Centre has signed an agreement with the Water Development Department (WDD) for the establishment of a national...
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Scientists contradict official line that Yeri fire was not a health concern
Contrary to official statements that air quality was not hugely affected by the factory fire that burned overnight on Thursday in Yeri, a University of...
UCy to draw up training programme on craftmanship
The University of Cyprus will draw up training programmes for traditional professions that will be offered to the unemployed by the Human Resources Development Authority...
Children protest over proposed move from Phaneromeni school
Dozens of children gathered on Friday afternoon outside the Phaneromeni school in the old part of Nicosia protesting against plans for the relocation of the...
UCy’s architecture school moving to historic building in old Nicosia
News of the relocation of the University of Cyprus’ architecture school in the historic Phaneromeni school was widely welcomed on Friday with optimism that it...
Bitter battle over students
The attorney-general, the education minister and MPs have all been dragged into the war the teaching unions unleashed this week against the two state universities...
Real GDP growth will slow in 2019, UCy says
The University of Cyprus’ Economics Research Centre has predicted that real GDP growth will slow from 3.9 per cent in 2018 to 3.4 per cent...
BoC helps establish Medical Oncology Chair at UCy
Following an endowment from Bank of Cyprus (BoC), a new Chair is being created at the University of Cyprus, the Medical Oncology Chair, it was...
Chinese language lesson to start at UCy’s Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute at the University of Cyprus has announced the start of Chinese Language Courses for children and adults. The courses begin on January...
Our View: And we wonder why educational standards are declining
ALTHOUGH the University of Cyprus has established a good academic reputation steadily rising in international university rankings, it remains on the fringes of our society....
Economic sentiment up in November, UCy says
Economic sentiment improved in Cyprus in November, mainly driven by services and retail trade, the University of Cyprus said on Thursday. According to the university’s...
Public encouraged to download eTurtle app
The Oceanographic Centre at the University of Cyprus (UCy) is encouraging the public in Cyprus to download a smartphone app aimed at collecting information on...
Work hard but don’t expect immediate reward, Indian President tells students
India’s President Ram Nath Kovind told students at the University of Cyprus (UCy) that although technology has opened a new world of learning and has...
University of Cyprus expects 3.9% economic growth in 2018
By Stelios Orphanides The University of Cyprus said that the economy is forecast to expand 3.9 per cent this year before growth slows down to...
iSignthis honors top performing UCY Computer Science students
On June 25th, the Award Ceremony of University of Cyprus took place, where iSignthis, a global provider of identity verification and payment services, awarded the...
Cyprus’ competitiveness ranking falls, UCY says
The competitiveness of Cyprus’s economy was ranked 41st last year out of 63 countries surveyed, a drop of four positions from 2016, the University of...
UCy students to protest after rainbow flag taken down and trashed
By Evie Andreou The LGBT+ and Friends Students’ Club of the University of Cyprus (UCy) announced on Saturday they were holding a protest on Monday...
False fire alarm prompts evacuations at UCy campus
Halls were evacuated on Thursday morning on the University of Cyprus Nicosia campus after a false fire alarm, the fire service said. The evacuation took...
UCy doctoral teaching and research staff take fight to Brussels
The union of adjunct doctoral teaching and research staff (Dede) at the University of Cyprus has taken its demands for better working conditions to the...
Funding secured for two healthcare projects
Funding for two European programmes which aim to substantially contribute to the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy) has been secured by the University...