https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/135167 2026-04-14T12:53:49Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/125123 Title: Emotional well-being Abstract: Before we jump into our latest edition, I’d like to welcome our new Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Ing. Simon G. Fabri, to THINK! An engineer by profession, Fabri is currently Professor with the Department of Systems and Control Engineering as well as Pro-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer. He has been instrumental in bringing this edition on Emotional WellBeing to life! You’re stuck in traffic despite your best efforts to leave early. Your hands grip the steering wheel tightly, and you clench your teeth in frustration. You grow indignant at the terrible road design; the motorist ahead of you has their hand dangling out of the window, and even that annoys you. Your mind begins racing, each impression riling you up further, your train of thought hijacked by anger. [excerpt] 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/124718 Title: THINK : Issue 38 : July 2022 Abstract: THINK is a quarterly research magazine published by the Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office at the University of Malta. 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/124717 Title: The microscopic world in sharp focus Abstract: The Leica Thunder Imaging System not only lives up to its grandiose name, it also exceeds it in its purpose. At first glance, the system looks just like your traditional microscope with a flatscreen monitor connected to it. THINK finds itself in the Motor Neuron Disease Laboratory at the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking at the University of Malta. The dim lighting around the setup creates an impressive atmosphere. Images flash on the attached screen, and the sophisticated high-tech features of this specialised microscope become clearer. 'There is no other microscope like this,' says Mr Zachary Muscat, Accounts Manager at Evolve Ltd. — suppliers of this equipment to the University. [excerpt] 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/124716 Title: Bringing politics to the people Abstract: Politics does not exist in a vacuum. As much as we might be disillusioned with our political system or claim indifference, there is no denying that it impacts our daily life. The way our taxes are invested, which policies are implemented, and the way public institutions are run all depend on politics. As Dr Mario Thomas Vassallo puts it, ‘Politics is exercised by the people, for the people, and therefore, it shapes and in turn is also shaped by social and economic transformations.’ Dr Mario Thomas Vassallo (Head of Department of the Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy) has developed a cross-disciplinary text to democratise the learning of political science. He explores the relationship between idealpolitik and realpolitik and aims to connect academia with the real world of politics, policy making, religion, economics, and public administration. [excerpt] 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z