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!
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.
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?
A joint effort between UM’s Department of Translation, Terminology and Interpreting Studies and Prof. Gulnoza Odilova, who heads the Department of Theory and Practice of Translation at Kimyo International University of Tashkent, has led to the production of Rakkonti mill-Bogħod, Stejjer Qosra mill-Użbekistan, published by Kite Group in March 2025. Funded by the 2024 Malta Book Fund, Prof. Sergio Portelli and Dr Claudine Borg edited the translation of ten classic stories of Uzbek heritage and folklore into Maltese.
