The Cyprus Institute: 2023 Enrico Fermi Lecture – Agriculture in the Climate Crisis: Facts, Trends and Systemic Solutions

The adaptation options that need to be implemented locally for sustainable management and planning of agronomic practices, was tackled on Thursday, 22th of June 2023, in a lecture by renowned Italian research scientist, Prof. Donatella Spano. The lecture was jointly organised by The Cyprus Institute and the Italian Embassy in Nicosia for the 7th consecutive …

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The Cyprus Institute (CyI): Presentation of CyI Strategic Planning 2023-2026 to the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr. Philippos Hadjizacharias

On Monday, 19th of June 2023, the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr. Philippos Hadjizacharias, along with the Permanent Secretary of its Ministry, Dr Stelios Himonas, as well as with some representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Defence, the Auditor General’s Office, and the Department of Forests, attended CyI’s presentation on CyI’s …

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University of Central Lancashire: Research and Ethics: Avoiding Double Standards

Written by Nearchos Paspallis* Research is crucial for the development and improvement of human life across the world. For instance, research enables the development of new medicines that save lives, the design of safer and more environmentally friendly cars, the improvement of services, for instance for elderly care, and the development of products as biodegradable …

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Frederick University: Students awarded for their innovative ideas on improving the Cyprus investment sector

Frederick University hosted an Award Ceremony on Friday, 9 June 2023, to congratulate the winners of the University student competition ‘Next Generation proposals for a better Cyprus’ organised by Consulco. In the framework of the competition, undergraduate and postgraduate students from local Universities were invited to propose structural changes that could improve the investment sector …

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University of Central Lancashire: Developing Innovation and Entrepreneurial Mindset

UCLan Cyprus has successfully completed its participation in the second and final part of the HEIght project (Higher Education Innovation Growth and Training: heightening sustainable innovation in our HEIs and societies) funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). HEIght is an initiative of a pan-European consortium of four forward-thinking higher education institutions …

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Open University of Cyprus (OUC): The 8th Erasmus+ International Training Week was successfully organised at the OUC

For the eighth year, the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) organised an International Staff Week under the Erasmus+ Programme (Erasmus+ International Staff Week) with the main objectives, among others, to consolidate new partnerships and promote the internationalisation of higher education. The aim was also to exchange experiences and best practices between the APS staff and …

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RM Roadmap Appoints 120 Expert Research Managers as National Ambassadors

The Horizon Europe-funded RM Roadmap project has appointed 120 national ambassadors to help design the future of the research management profession across the European Research Area and beyond. Advocating for their respective domestic networks and regions, RM Roadmap national ambassadors will help foster a bottom-up consensus on the future of the research management profession while …

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Cyprus University of Technology (CUT): A research team of the Nursing Department of CUT received the 2nd prize for a published announcement from the Hellenic Psychiatric Association

On the emerald island of the Dodecanese, Rhodes, between May 25 and 28, the 31st Panhellenic Congress of Psychiatry, which is organised every year by the Greek Psychiatry Society, took place. Distinguished mental health scientists from Greece, Cyprus, but also from the international arena participated as speakers in the conference. Representing CUT, a research team, which consisted of PhD …

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