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The Cyprus Institute: Algorithms for Large-scale Simulations Developed by Researchers in Cyprus Recognised for their International Importance

A research group at the Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre (CaSToRC) of The Cyprus Institute, led by Prof. Constantia Alexandrou, has been developing scalable algorithms enabling large-scale simulations, using some of the world’s largest supercomputers. The main contributors in recent developments of such algorithms are the researchers Dr Jacob Finkenrath and Dr Simone Bacchio, …

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University of Central Lancashire (UCLan Cyprus): Be ‘PREPARED’! Prestigious Horizon Europe project led by UCLan Cyprus

The 1st of September and the start of the 2022/23 academic year signifies the beginning of a new three-year project (2022-2025) led by UCLan Cyprus, under the prestigious and highly competitive Horizon Europe programme of the European Union. The Union’s main funding programme for research and innovation. The PREPARED project will tackle this challenge and …

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The Cyprus Institute: Recapturing the Spirit of the Old Nicosia Airport (NIC Project): Official Launch of the NIC Platform

During the summer 2021, a team from The Cyprus Institute composed of researchers from the Andreas Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories (APAC) of the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Centre (STARC), and the Unmanned Systems Research Laboratories (USRL) of the Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre (CARE-C), with the support of the United Nations …

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Cyprus University of Technology: Participation in the project “COOLTOUR – Millennials for Cultural Heritage

How can the development and understanding of cultural heritage sites be promoted to new generations as a direct expression of the complexity of historical, social, and cultural contexts, and as part of a wider and more complex relationship with the built and natural environment? How can dialogue and interaction between young people and professionals managing …

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The Cyprus Institute: The Climate & Atmosphere Research Centre of Excellence of the Cyprus Institute to lead European Excellence Initiative Network for Climate & Atmospheric Sciences

The Cyprus Institute’s (CyI) Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre (CARE-C) successfully led a strategic proposal for the establishment of a European Higher Education Institutions Network for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences through the Edu4Climate project. Edu4Climate received funding of €2 million from the European Commission’s Horizon Europe “European Excellence Initiative” (EEI) programme, to lead capacity-building actions …

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Open University of Cyprus: The WaSec research project aiming to enhance Water Security and socio-economic development in the Eastern Mediterranean under Climate Change comes to an end

WaSec (Innovations in Water Education: Enhancing Water Security and Socio-economic Development in the Eastern Mediterranean under Climate Change) is an Erasmus+ project that aims to teach new technologies and methods to students that will incorporate them in water resources management plans and that eventually will be adopted in the water relevant organisations and businesses. The …

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European University Cyprus: CERIDES Participates in 4th Training Event of Horizon Project RESPOND-A

CERIDES / EUC is happy to announce its participation in the 4th training event of the Horizon 2020 project RESPOND-A, which took place from the 7th until the 9th of June 2022 in University Hospital St George, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. CERIDES, acting as the coordinating organisation of the RESPOND-A project, was represented in the training by Dr. Cleo Varianou – Mikellidou, CERIDES Research Fellow and Assistant Project Manager. The event gathered 50 participants including …

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Open University of Cyprus (OUC): OUC joined the consortium that implemented the international Summer School of Archaeology “ArchLABS – Archaeological heritage in Late Antique and Byzantine Sicily”

From July 3 until July 17, 2022, an international Summer School of Archaeology (ArchLABS – Archaeological heritage in Late Antique and Byzantine Sicily) was held in the Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina, one of the most famous complexes in the Mediterranean and an UNESCO site (this year it celebrates its 25th anniversary). The initiative, …

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University of Cyprus (UCY): The YUFE Alliance, in which UCY is a partner, continues to be among the most promising European Universities Initiatives

The University of Cyprus announces that the Alliance of Young European Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) has been selected among the alliances that will receive funding under the open and competitive call for proposals of the European Commission Erasmus+ European Universities 2022. More specifically, the YUFE Alliance, after an evaluation and a score …

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The Cyprus Institute (CyI): “U-SOLVE’’ Project Organises Public Event to Raise Awareness for Upcoming ‘Innovative Ideas’ Funding Call

On July 7, 2022, The Cyprus Institute and the University of Cyprus, the Cypriot partners of the strategic ENI CBC MED project U-SOLVE, organised a public event aimed at raising public awareness and for informing various urban stakeholders about the upcoming ‘Innovative Ideas Call’ funded by the project. The event brought together representatives from the …

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