Constantinos Phellas is the Senior Vice Rector at the University of Nicosia. Prof. Phellas received an MSc in Management Science and Operational Research from the University of Warwick, UK and an MSc in Advanced Social Research Methods and Statistics from City University London, UK. In 1998, Prof. Phellas obtained his PhD in Medical Sociology from the University of Essex, UK. 
Prof. Phellas has more than two decades of teaching experience both in the UK and Cyprus and has been involved in several research projects funded by the Cyprus Research Council, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the European Commission and the Council of Europe. He has served as a consultant to various organizations including, among others, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the European Science Foundation (ESF), the Belgian Science Policy Council and the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency. 
Prof. Phellas also serves as an evaluator for European Funding Agencies and holds official European and Governmental appointments; among others, he is: 1) the Chair of the Cyprus National Bioethics Committee, 2) the Chair of the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus, 3) a member of the Council of Europe’s Bioethics Committee (DH-BIO), 4) a member of the Cyprus National Transplant Board, 5) a member of the Cyprus National AIDS Board, 6) a member of the Cyprus Board for Medically Assisted Reproductive Medicine, 7) a member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee (2018-22). He has also been a member of the COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board which was set up by the Ministry of Health to develop measures in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus that were imposed by the government. Prof. Phellas has published extensively in the areas of Sexualities, Ageing and HIV/AIDS and has attended several international conferences as a main presenter and invited key-note speaker.