OAR@UM Community:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1353922026-04-15T13:20:21Z2026-04-15T13:20:21ZTHINK : UMRE Special Edition : January 2026https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1455032026-04-13T12:20:46Z2026-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: THINK : UMRE Special Edition : January 2026
Abstract: Table of contents:; MIZZI, D. - Mental health in the ivory tower; AQUILINA, M. - Reimagining the
university in a
post-AI world; SAID, E. - Early music revivals & the origins of musicology; GALEA, N. - Developing students' conceptual understanding : teaching mathematics through problem solving; ALDEN, T. - In privacy and in health : reconciling data protection and scientific progress; MIZZI, D. - Putting the AI in notarial archiving; KESZTHELYI, C. - Math at the ankle : a new route to bladder control; MOFFETT, J. - Switching the light : a new era of smart glazing for the Mediterranean built environment; DIAS, S. - Three types to help them all : how biological patterns in sepsis could improve patient treatment; EKEZIE, C. - TargetMI : unravelling the molecular roots of heart attacks; CUSCHIERI, A. - When one drug isn’t enough : rethinking the treatment of drug resistant chronic myeloid leukaemia; DIAS, S. - The dark side of the web : how does technology facilitate child trafficking?; MIZZI, D. - Is it good for entrepreneurs to be good?; FIRBANK, J. - Growing community2026-01-01T00:00:00ZReimagining the university in a post-AI worldhttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1454982026-04-13T11:58:54Z2026-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Reimagining the university in a post-AI world
Abstract: During the UMRE 2025, I
moderated a discussion
panel entitled ‘Reimagining
the University in the Age of AI:
Challenges, Choices, and Change’.
The invited panellists were Prof.
Matthew Montebello and Prof.
Vanessa Camilleri (Faculty of ICT),
Prof. Leonard Busuttil (Faculty
of Education), Prof. Mireille M.
Sant (Faculty of Laws), and Prof.
James Corby (Faculty of Arts).
The discussion, along with
subsequent questions from
the audience, broached the
implications of developments in
Generative Artificial Intelligence
(Gen AI) for universities from
diverse perspectives, including
pedagogy, assessment, legislation,
ethics, and research. In this
article, I reflect on the panel
through more or less provocative
propositions that are not intended
as conclusive claims but rather as
an invitation to further discussion. [excerpt]2026-01-01T00:00:00ZUMRE25https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1454962026-04-13T11:54:53Z2026-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: UMRE25
Abstract: The most exciting breakthroughs rarely happen in isolation. They happen in hallways, between meetings, and
over coffee. They happen when a data analyst’s strategy meets a historian’s archival knowledge, or when an
occupational therapist’s clinical need finds an engineer’s solution. In May 2025, the University of Malta held its third Research Expo (UMRE25) at the Valletta Campus to encourage
the cross-fertilisation of ideas and multidisciplinary collaboration for stronger, more effective results. The main objective
of the research expo is to disseminate and promote the impressive spectrum of research activities carried out by UM’s
community of resident academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates. [excerpt]2026-01-01T00:00:00ZMental health in the ivory towerhttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1454942026-04-13T11:53:00Z2026-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Mental health in the ivory tower
Abstract: A Europe-wide study reveals concerning
mental health trends among researchers,
especially early-career academics.
What can institutions do to respond?
Prof. Stefan T. Mol, from the University of
Amsterdam, presents research conducted
by the ReMO Consortium at UMRE 2025
and gives us a glimpse of mental health in
the Ivory Tower and how to address it.2026-01-01T00:00:00Z