https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/4521 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:06:03 GMT 2026-08-04T21:06:03Z https://www.um.edu.mt:443/library/oar/retrieve/93c685b9-eddf-4dd2-9005-754d97d65056/THINK Logo_A4.jpg https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/4521 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. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148398 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. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148397 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. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148396 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148395 Title: The ghost in the machine : criminal liability in the age of autonomous AI Abstract: In the grand theatre of legal history, we have always had a clear protagonist: the human being. Our laws, from the Code of Hammurabi to the modern penal codes of Europe, are predicated on human agency. We punish the mind that plots and the hand that strikes. But today, we stand on the precipice of a juridical revolution. We are inviting a new actor onto the stage – one that can think, act, and evolve, yet possesses neither a soul to damn nor a body to imprison. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148395 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z