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The Cyprus Institute: Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict: Training Course Focuses on Protection of Intangible Heritage

In an important step towards safeguarding cultural heritage during times of armed conflict and the challenging post-conflict period, the Cyprus Security and Defence Academy (CSDA) and the Polish Naval Academy (AMW), in collaboration with the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), recently organised a training course. This initiative, which coincided with the 20th anniversary of …

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European University of Cyprus: CERIDES co-organises the final planning conference of DG-ECHO FSX project hope in Armenia

CERIDES announced the successful implementation of the Final Planning Conference of the DG-ECHO Full-Scale Exercise project HOPE, which took place in Yerevan, Armenia, between the 6th and the 8th of September 2023. The CERIDES team which co-organised the Conference consisted of Mr. Evangelos Katsaros, CERIDES Research Associate and Manager of the project, Dr. Christos Dimopoulos, …

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CYENS: Joining forces for PRECIOUS project

In the recently awarded PRECIOUS project, CYENS CoE (scientific coordinator) joins forces with renowned partners of the German Oncology Center (clinical coordinator) and 3aHealth (project coordinator) towards facilitating personalised medicine services via precision tracheostomy placement. PRECIOUS project’s primary objective is to utilise newly developed methods in medical imaging enhanced with AI capabilities, jointly analysed with …

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Frederick University: EU-CONEXUS invites school students to the contest ‘Think Smart, Create Green’

EU-CONEXUS invites students from schools in Cyprus to participate to the 4th edition of the international School Contest titled ‘Think Smart, Create Green’. Our University, a member of EU-CONEXUS, coordinates the contest’s national level. Students aged 12-18 years old from public and private schools in Cyprus, Greece, France, Romania, Ireland, Spain, Lithuania and Croatia can take place …

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The Cyprus Institute: New International Report Warns: Multiple Negative Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Biodiversity, Human Health and the Economy

A new international report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), entitled ‘Invasive Alien Species and their Control’, describes the impacts of invasive alien species, animals, plants and microorganisms, on biodiversity, human health and the economy. The global cost of these impacts is estimated at $423 billion per year and is …

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The Cyprus Institute: Renewal of MoU Strengthens Collaborative Research Efforts Between CyI and Geological Survey Department

On Thursday, September 14, 2023, The Cyprus Institute (CyI) and the Geological Survey Department (GSD) reaffirmed their commitment to advancing knowledge in the fields of water management, environmental science, geo-sciences, and archaeological studies. In a testament to the enduring spirit of cooperation between the two organizations a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), originally signed in 2017, …

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Cyprus University of Technology: New significant success for CUT: Three research proposals secured funding under the ‘SMALL SCALE INFRASTRUCTURES’ call of RIF

Three members of the research and academic staff of CUT, have secured funding for their proposals from the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) to create research infrastructures. With CUT as the Contracting Authority (Coordinator), Associate Professor Efstathios Kaliviwtis, Associate Professor Panagiotis Keivanidis, and Assistant Professor Athos Agapiou achieved significant funding within the framework of the …

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University of Nicosia: New funding success: The University of Nicosia to lead on Metaverse research through the ‘AGORA’ Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network

The School of Business and the Institute for the Future (IFF) of the University of Nicosia, announced the success of “AGORA – trAining younG researchers On shaping Metaverse for business and social vAlue” proposal in the highly competitive and prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks call. AGORA (101119937) project is a research and educational …

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Academic from the Department of Classics and Philosophy of the University of Cyprus wins the first research grant awarded, in Cyprus and Greece, by the European Research Council (ERC) for a project on Classics and Ancient Literature

Dr Chrysanthos S. Chrysanthou, Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek, has been awarded research funding of 1,49 million euros from the European Research Council (Starting Grants) for his project “Group Minds in Ancient Narrative”. This is one of the most prestigious distinctions in the funding schemes established by the European Union. The project will be hosted …

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CyI: CrimART Project for Protecting Cultural Heritage by Strengthening Cooperation Between International Law Enforcement Agencies, Concludes

CrimART project (01/10/2021-01/10/2023) reached its conclusion after a journey spanning of 24 months for participants and key stakeholders, in the domain of law enforcement cooperation in the fight against organized crime on property and criminal handling in cultural property and CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). CrimART served …

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