https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19379 2026-04-20T17:08:23Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19440 Title: Cultural regeneration through urban spaces and places Editors: Duca, Edward Abstract: The effects of a European Capital of Culture are felt through both the cultural activities that take place and through the interactions people have with each other as well as the space around them in their everyday lives. The Valletta 2018 Foundation has been working tirelessly on several projects preparing Valletta for its title as European Capital of Culture in Malta in 2018. More so, it is researching how these projects are changing the lives of people. These interactions between communities and their surrounding space are key issues being investigated by the Valletta 2018 Evaluation & Monitoring research process. This is a five-year research study examining the impacts of the European Capital of Culture on Malta’s society and economy. 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19437 Title: Charting space and time Abstract: From Google Maps to Pokémon GO, without maps the world would not function. But how did we start developing them? Ritienne Gauci and Dr William Zammit take a look at historical maps to discover fascinating quirks about the Maltese Islands. So how were map errors inherited? And what is the connection between religion and maps? 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19435 Title: Do emergency contraceptives cause abortions? Abstract: This depends on how the words contraception and abortion are interpreted. Being scientifically correct does not mean ethical correctness for some. The facts state that if a contraceptive blocks fertilisation of the woman’s egg then the contraceptive technique does not cause an abortion. 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19434 Title: Curiosity saved the cat Abstract: Since childhood Ian Zammit has always been curious about why things are the way they are. His curiosity has led him to work on a water recycling project from which Malta could potentially stand to gain. He speaks to Veronica Stivala. 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z