university of malta Archives – Page 27 of 38

Science Fiction — Mythology of the Future

Science fiction reimagines our future. Sometimes it is inspired by science; sometimes it inspires current scientists. Anna Fava visited Prof. Victor Grech at his home to talk about the mythology of science fiction and his love for Star Trek.Continue reading

Haven’t We Had Enough of Gender Stereotypes?

An essay by linguist Deborah Cameron about gender misconceptions really hit home hard. It made me ask, why do we let gender role restrictions influence our identity. Continue reading

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Immortalising Heritage

Limestone is precious to Malta. The softness of the stone makes beautiful sculptures but also erodes quickly. Jessica Edwards caught up with Dr Daniel Vella and Prof. Emmanuel Sinagra to find out how limestone and Malta’s heritage can be protected.Continue reading

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Haggis is the only game that I rate a round solid 10. I know, it’s probably not good review practice to give your opinion so clearly and obviously at the very beginning, but Haggis is a special game. It’s the only game that I voluntarily own two copies of, just in case something happens to my other one, or the cards just disintegrate after one too many plays. Haggis is that game. Continue reading

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Succeeding by Failing

Luana Micallef tells us about her career starting from a young computer scientist at Microsoft and CERN to helping treating cancer.Continue reading

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Brain Works

Ariana Gatt talks about pharma, fruit fly research, and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.Continue reading

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Controlling television with a gesture

Research by Sabrina Bilocca

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Pollution around Malta’s Sea

Research by Nicolette Formosa Continue reading

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Read my hips, for longer

Research by Josianne Cassar Continue reading

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Let us set a precedent

A changing University greeted me when I returned to Malta four years ago. This culture of change has only snowballed as new institutes, centres, and facilities have opened up, backed by personnel that are pushing its research portfolio. To continue supporting this progress the Research Trust (RIDT) is launching a Staff Contribution Scheme as from January 2015.Continue reading

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