https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136270 2026-05-06T11:58:09Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136638 Title: THINK : UMRE Special Edition : November 2024 Abstract: Table of contents:; PASHUPATHY - Navigating the cutting edge : ten lessons from managing research & innovation; NELSON, R. A. - Artistic research needs ethics like a rip in the canvas; ALDEN, T. - Uncharted waters: a legal compass to guide climate action; FIRBANK, J. - The spectrum of multilingualism; SAID, E., & SPITERI, N. - The transformation of antiquities : how Malta’s historic monuments evolved; KESZTHELYI, C. - Keeping the Maltese language alive : AI chatbot breaks through bilingual boundaries; MIRANDA, S. - Mayday : navigating airborne emergencies with AI; GALEA, N. - Breaking through : the threat of decaying limestone in Malta’s prehistoric sites; CUSCHIERI, A. - Harnessing nature to accelerate cancer cell ageing; PUGLISEVICH, E. - The puzzle of endemic plants on the Mediterranean islands; SCHEMBRI, S. - Pregnant culture; MIZZI, D. - Don't believe your eyes; RIBEIRO, A. - Social media, loneliness, and identity : the modern paradox; GRECH, M. C. - Talking trauma : intervention for maltreatment 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136637 Title: UMRE24 Abstract: In May 2024, the University of Malta Research Expo (UMRE24) made its mark as the interdisciplinary research forum of the year on our Maltese Islands. With over 300 oral presentations and posters, attendees had the opportunity to network and engage in discussions about their research, encouraging future collaborations. [excerpt] 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136611 Title: Navigating the cutting edge : ten lessons from managing research & innovation Abstract: In May, I gave a talk at the UM Research Expo about lessons learned from the trenches of managing cutting-edge research and innovation at one of the largest corporate ICT organisations in the world. This article is a summary of the top 10 lessons I spoke about. The full list of lessons is long and varied, so I picked the ones that may apply to a diverse university research community looking to share their own research and innovations with the world. Since my experience is in managing research and product development within the technology realm, these lessons are about the environment and approach to building solutions in that area. With that, let’s dive right in. 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/136610 Title: Artistic research needs ethics like a rip in the canvas Abstract: Is free artistic research compatible with academic research ethics? What are the tensions between these positions, and how can we bridge them? The following article is an abridged version of a longer presentation I gave at the UM Research Expo in May. I have adapted the contentious first words of my title from film director Alan Parker’s remark that ‘film needs theory like a scratch on the negative’. Such a comment reflects the scepticism amongst some practising artists about what they perceive to be academic intrusions and constraints. Yet is free expression the purpose of art? Have artists ever been entirely free from constraints? Are the goals of artistic research the same as those of art? Though I advocate for research undertaken through art practices, I feel it is a ‘category mistake’ simply to equate art practice and artistic research. An art-space might be both a studio and a laboratory; an artefact might simultaneously be an artwork and a research outcome. But, to undertake research in an academic context, practitioner-researchers might attend differently to their work, understanding the protocols of academia even as they baulk against them. 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z