Rector's Election 2021

12 March 2021 Issue 254 COVID-19 Updates #StaySafe

Rector’s Election 2021: Two candidates nominated by Council members - Prof. Alfred J. Vella and Prof. Frank Bezzina

New agreement reached between the Faculty of Theology and the Archdiocese of Malta On 11 March 2021

UM maintains steady performance on latest THE Emerging Economies Ranking Ascending from 178th to 177th place

UM’s participation in virtual EURIE fair boosts its networking experience Held between 3 and 5 March 2021

UM students formed part of a shortlisted submission for Oliver Friggieri monument Call for competition issued by Heritage Malta Read More

Faculty for Social Wellbeing makes its voice heard in new memorandum Penned by Prof. Andrew Azzopardi

Institute of Digital Games organises Global Game Jam Jammers virtually assembled and made games

UM Project wins MCST Horizon 2020 Blue Award VENTuRE

Only 30% of TV subjects and sources in global COVID-19 coverage are women, GMMP data shows Prof. Brenda Murphy is a member of GMMP

SubSpread: New research focusing on a specific type of landslide called spreading By the Department of Geosciences

Did you know that for over 160 years, cicadas inhabiting the Maltese Islands were misidentified? This and much more in ESM’s latest Bulletin

Read More A bonanza of digital ocean literacy tools Informing the public about the hazards posed by the entry of Invasive Alien Species

Norbert Bugeja's new poetry collection Insa li Mhijiex Hawn

Department of Italian participates in 'Baci dal mondo' Twenty other universities, reciting and animating the verses of Francesca da Rimini in canto V - Dante's 'Inferno'

Science Communication Competition now open to UM members Famelab is back; Application deadline is 1 April 2021

Is there life after my PhD thesis? A SEA-EU Doc training event Between 17 to 21 May 2021

Election result: one Faculty representative on Senate, MAKS For a period of 2 years with effect from 10 March

Nominees for election: one admin-tech-ind member of staff on Council Election to take place on 16 March

Read More Nominees for election: one academic member of staff on Council Election to be held on Tuesday 16 March

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