https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/4521 2026-08-06T07:59:39Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148406 Title: The future of Paceville Abstract: In The Future of Paceville, an essay collection edited by Dr Elise Billiard Pisani and Prof. Reuben Grima, Paceville becomes a microcosm for examining Malta’s changing urban landscape. Exploring ideas of public space, heritage, planning, and privatisation, the publication argues that Paceville’s rapid transformation reflects wider social, economic, and political shifts happening in the country today. 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148398 Title: NEXT-FOOD-MT : what adolescents and their parents know, see, and choose about food Abstract: NEXT-FOOD-MT is Malta’s first national study to examine what adolescents know, see, and choose about food in their everyday lives. Led by Prof. Sarah Cuschieri, the project explores 13- to 15-year-old students’ understanding of front-of-pack labels alongside the school, neighbourhood, and home environments that shape their choices. Working with students, parents, and teachers, it moves beyond what young people eat to understand how their food decisions are formed. In doing so, it aims to generate evidence that can support more realistic education and policies for a healthier generation. 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148397 Title: Curiosity has no age : rewriting what it means to grow older in Malta Abstract: When we think of discrimination, gender or race usually come to mind first. Ageism – discrimination based on age – is often forgotten. The World Health Organisation's (WHO) Global Report on Ageism (2021) found that half of the world's population holds ageist attitudes towards older adults, including the damaging assumption that they are incompetent or unwilling to learn. At the University of Malta, in collaboration with Xjenza Malta and Esplora Interactive Science Centre, neuroscientist and dementia researcher Prof. Charles Scerri is proving that this is far from the truth. 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148396 Title: Contagion of form : the new LACES mural at the UM Library Abstract: Developed through LACES (Lab for Art, Community, Ecology & Science), the new mural at the UM Library brings together science, art, and community voices into a layered visual system. Moving between data, environment, and lived experience, it traces how knowledge forms, spreads, and transforms when disciplines and perspectives come into contact. 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z