https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123742 2026-04-20T09:04:39Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123975 Title: THINK : Issue 37 : March 2022 Abstract: THINK is a quarterly research magazine published by the Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office at the University of Malta. 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123974 Title: Physical well-being Abstract: Way back in 2011, the University of Malta (UM) launched Research Matters, a magazine whose goal, according to the rector at the time, Prof. Juanito Camilleri, was ‘to open a window on the research activity underway at our alma mater’. Fast forward a couple of months, and in the summer of 2012, Research Matters was rebranded as THINK by Dr Edward Duca, Jean Claude Vancell, and the UM’s Communications Office. Today, we celebrate 10 years of bringing research to citizens! [excerpt] 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123965 Title: The many dimensions of data Abstract: Do you feel safe walking around after dark? Does the size of the city affect how you feel? How do these feelings compare between men and women? For data analysts, these questions come with unwieldy amounts of data. Luckily, Dr Gianmarco Alberti from the Department of Criminology (Faculty of Social Wellbeing, University of Malta) has authored a free software that visually portrays data patterns in a practical way. So how does the software work? Going back to our safety in the dark example, the data is plugged into the software. The programme then explores how the feeling of safety relates to the size of the city. In this example, we’ll split the variable ‘feeling safe after dark’ by gender and see if it’s influenced by the number of people living in the city (‘town size’, represented at the top of the first image). The table below is small yet highly complex (see figure 1), finding any obvious pattern of association between categories is hardly an easy task. [excerpt] 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123964 Title: Dance for all Abstract: La danza per tutte le età e le abilità — ‘dance for every age and every ability’ — is the guiding phrase of the aptly named Dance For All programme. The programme, created by Sara Accettura, Assistant Lecturer in Dance Studies at the University of Malta, is an inclusive dance project focusing on people with learning disabilities and autism. By bringing together trained dancers, people with disabilities, and amateurs, the project is able to encourage collaboration, creativity, and communication. The Dance For All project emerged from Accettura’s international experiences. After studying for an MA in performance in London, she met her collaborators Cedar Dance Studio, who encouraged her to develop inclusive classes. On returning to Italy, Accettura fulfilled her dream to create a youth dance company in Southern Italy — the Junior Dance Company in her hometown of Bari — and linked up with Dalla Luna, professionals specialising in autism care. [excerpt] 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z