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UM’s First SEA-EU Blended Intensive Programme

In February 2025, the University of Malta hosted its first Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on tourism sustainability in conjunction with the International Office and SEA-EU Office. THINK Editor Rebekah Zammit caught up with Dr John Ebejer from UM’s Department of Tourism Management to ask a few questions about the BIP.

History of THINK

How much do you know about the history of THINK? If you’re a THINK superfan, then you know that the first edition wasn’t called THINK. Read on to learn more about how THINK evolved over the last decade.

Can Your Genes Influence Addiction Risk?

Why do some people develop addiction while others do not, even when exposed to similar life experiences or substances? While environment, trauma, stress, and social circumstances are all major contributors, new research increasingly suggests that biology also plays an important role.

Should Universities Cross-Pollinate Subjects in an Uncertain World?

Technology is seeping into research and academic writing, and the shift towards labour-market facilitation rather than academic curation is changing the knowledge and learning landscape. Such shifts, however, are set against cultural biases in subjects and traditional, outdated academic structures, even as universities try to evolve.

When Science Turns Down the Lights to Rediscover the Sky

This September, Malta’s Science in the City festival brings research out of laboratories and into the streets, using arts, performance and experimentation to make science part of public life. Curious about what you might find? Read on!

SustainOlive: Extracting Green Gold from Olive Waste

Only a fraction of a pressed olive’s nutrients reaches your bottle of oil, leaving behind a goldmine of unused compounds and proteins. Through SustainOlive, researchers at BKEA Ltd and Türkiye’s METU are transforming this neglected agricultural byproduct into eco-friendly food products and biomaterials, keeping this resource out of our waste systems.

MatriART: A Space to Become

What happens when creativity becomes a way of navigating change? MatriART grew from a journey through illness, embodiment, creativity and self-discovery, and became an invitation for women to explore their own transitions. Through drawing, movement, fabric, storytelling, and play, twelve women came together to make, reflect and discover what might become possible when we give ourselves permission to listen, create and become.

Do You Have A Research Idea? Esplora Wants to Fund It!

For the first time, Esplora is launching a grant for young researchers. If you are between 13 and 21 years of age and have a research idea, the Young Researchers’ Grant will help make it a reality. Read on, and then visit the Esplora website for the guidelines.

The Tale of VI

After an argument with her fiancé, Vi vanishes without a trace. In the years that follow, suspicion hollows out the man who loved her, leaving him haunted by one agonising question: was she truly gone, or simply lost?

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