https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/135087 2026-04-14T22:03:25Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/135442 Title: THINK : Issue 45 : October 2024 Abstract: THINK is a quarterly research magazine published by the Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office at the University of Malta. 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/135438 Title: Natural space Abstract: When thinking about natural space, the concept immediately evokes images of greenery and picturesque landscapes. In fact, a search online will quickly flood your screen with just that – lakes, mountains, and endless rows of trees. But in reality, there’s more to natural space than green. In Issue 45, THINK seeks to unveil this elusive concept for what it really represents – a space for living things to coexist. This broadens what we understand by natural space to include everything from the far reaches of outer space to the space within our bodies. [excerpt] 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/135437 Title: Natural and agricultural spaces : pressure from the green transformation? Abstract: Healthy natural spaces are of the greatest significance to all living creatures. As humans, we depend on them: not only to survive physically, for example, through food production, but also to recreate mentally. With economic growth and a growing global population, the demand for ever-shrinking resources and habitats is also increasing. Climate change caused by humankind is negatively impacting natural spaces, even though these same spaces help protect the climate by storing CO2 . In many ways, nature provides resources that cannot be replaced by human efforts, making it imperative that we protect the climate, decrease our ecological footprint, and create sustainable foundations for life on the basis of renewable energies and climate-neutral economies. However, renewable energy installations need space, which is especially scarce in Malta. Let’s have a look at the German experience. [excerpt] 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/135436 Title: Emancipation in motion : finding the safe space in the body Abstract: Besides the motion of bodies in space, there exists motion of space in bodies.’ This is how Rudolf Laban, a Hungarian pioneer of modern dance, depicted the interconnectedness of our bodies with space – a dialogue between the outer and inner worlds expressed through movement. Focusing on somatic dance practices, I examined the potential of moving bodies to contest social norms in my dissertation in Anthropology, supervised by Dr Deborah Williams. [excerpt] 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z