AI safety institutes launched the International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco. The mission statement reflects their goals to advance AI safety, research, testing, and guidance. On 20 and 21 November 2024, AI safety institutes and government-mandated offices from Australia, Canada, the European Commission, France, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the …
The published list of scientists with the greatest research impact worldwide includes Professor Despo Fatta-Kassinou, Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cyprus. Dr Fatta-Kassinou is the only representative of the country on the Clarivate list and the only woman in Greece and Cyprus. As a highly cited …
Frontier Research: Driving Transformation through Curiosity and Exploration – President Maria Leptin’s keynote speech at the event ‘Boosting Frontier research’ at Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts in Nicosia, Cyprus The European Research Council (ERC) was established to support groundbreaking research across all scientific fields, pushing beyond what we know. Unlike applied research, which …
Researchers funded by European Research Council (ERC) have rapidly adopted and expanded the use of CRISPR/Cas gene-editing technology across diverse scientific fields. Recognised with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR/Cas has become one of the most significant breakthroughs in genetic research, just nine years after its discovery. …
The ERC Synergy Grants 2025 call closed for applications on 6 November 2024. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 712 proposals, marking a 30% increase compared to last year’s call when 548 applications were submitted, and an even more significant 80% rise compared to the 2023 call when 395 proposals were received. 754 or 30% …
Three (3) faculty members of the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) are included in the list of the top international researchers based on their published work and their impact on the scientific community for the year 2023. This international recognition is for Professor Michalinos Zembyla (Director of the Graduate Programme “Education Sciences” and Dean of …
UNIC Health is announcing the establishment of a research facility on campus dedicated to research and education. The facility is designed to house zebrafish (Danio rerio), a small freshwater fish named for its striped pattern. With 65 aquatic tanks, the facility can accommodate up to 1,000 fish. Zebrafish have a repertoire of molecular, genetic, and …
The University of Nicosia (UNIC) and Ecliptic Defence and Space (EDS) have formalised a strategic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by the Rector of the University of Nicosia, Professor Philippos Pouyioutas, and the CEO of Ecliptic Defence and Space, Dr Andreas Papanastasiou, during a ceremony held …
This year’s annual MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call has attracted considerable interest from the research community, with 10,360 proposals submitted. The fourth call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded Postdoctoral Fellowships, part of the EU’s Research and Innovation framework programme Horizon Europe, closed on 11 September 2024. The European Research Executive Agency received 10,360 proposals. By comparison, 8,039 proposals were submitted in 2023. This represents an increase of 29%. …
Applications are open for MSCA fellows and alumni to engage with thousands of school pupils from across Belgium at this unique science fair in Brussels. Science is Wonderful! is the annual science fair organised by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). It invites EU-funded researchers from around the world to come to Brussels and explain their work …