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People17 Apr 2026

UM represented at landmark WHO Global Forum with three Collaborating Centres

University of Malta showcases global health leadership at WHO Forum

Upcoming Events

MRER Lecture: Pope Francis: Promise and Paradox

Upcoming Event to be held on Tuesday 28 April 2026

Notices & Opportunities17 Apr 2026

New Website for MRER

New Website for MRER just launched.

People17 Apr 2026

UM academic honoured internationally

Professor Louis.F.Cassar elected Fellow of the Linnean Society

Students17 Apr 2026

Faculty of Arts Dean’s List Awards

List of Faculty Awards

People17 Apr 2026

Professor David Bostanashvili delivered lectures at UM

Prof. Lino Bianco invited guest lecturer to deliver lectures on poetics of architecture at UM

People17 Apr 2026

An academic from the Technical University of Moldova on a teaching visit at UM

Prof. Lino Bianco invited guest speaker to deliver lectures on history and theory of architecture at UM

Academia16 Apr 2026

UM Academic contributed to an International Symposium and book launch in the UK

Prof. Josephine Deguara contributes to international symposium and book launch in the UK

Discuss16 Apr 2026

Shaping Inclusive Futures: Malta Hosts a Global Dialogue on Inclusive Education

From Thursday 9 until Saturday 11 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Insularity in Islands: An Icelandic Perspective on Nested Peripherality, Connectivity, and Digital Futures

On Tuesday 28 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Somateknika II: Eċċess / Somatechnics II: Excess

On Thursday 23 April 2026

Upcoming Events

It-Trade Unions ta’ Għada

Attivita' nhar it-Tlieta 28 t'April 2026

Academia15 Apr 2026

Prof. Norbert Bugeja delivers Opening Seminar at the Universitè de Montpellier

Prof. Bugeja gave two seminars and responded to doctoral and Masters presentations at the UPVM

Academia15 Apr 2026

Forging an Ocean Pact for Europe: Role of EU University Alliances

The International Symposium on Transformative Science bridged science and policy for Europe’s ocean

Upcoming Events

Gozo Lace Day 2026

Upcoming Event on Sunday 19 April 2026

Learn15 Apr 2026

Sound Design in Games: Behind the Sounds of HAMM-3R

Learn about the sound design in new experimental philosophical game by Institute of Digital Games

Learn15 Apr 2026

ABI: Novel participatory qualitative method published in leading journal

Novel qualitative method from doctoral work

Learn15 Apr 2026

Translating doctoral research into industrial innovation

Three UM researchers moving on to specialise in offshore energy storage

Upcoming Events

Spanish Film Screening of "I Am Nevenka"

On Thursday 23 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Find your path to excellence at the UM Masters Fair

From Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Festgħana fil-Lokal (fl-Università)

On Friday 15 May 2025

Upcoming Events

World Creativity and Innovation Week 2026 at UM

Organised by the Edward de Bono Institute for Creative Thinking and Innovation

Notices & Opportunities7 Apr 2026

Use of Reserved Parking Bays for Persons with Disability on Campus

Blue Badge holders are to register with Precincts if using the designated areas on Campus

Upcoming Events

Emotions, Politics, and Populism: On the Legitimate Use of Emotions in the Public Debate

On Monday 20 April 2026

Discuss2 Apr 2026

Wellbeing INDEX presents Updates at Parliament event

Project launched 5 years ago

Students2 Apr 2026

Critical not cynical: anti-disinformation workshop for Junior College students

Third anti-disinformation workshop by Department of Media and Communications for Junior College

Learn28 Mar 2026

Campus 103.7, the University’s official radio station, unveils its brand-new website

campus1037.mt

Academia14 Apr 2026

University Maritime Platform Scales Up Multi-Disciplinary Impact in 2026

University Maritime Platform Scales Up Multi-Disciplinary Impact in 2026

People26 Mar 2026

Prof. Frank Bezzina elected 82nd Rector of the University of Malta

At an extraordinary meeting of the University of Malta Council held on Thursday, 26 March 2026

Upcoming Events

The History of Czechoslovak and Slovak Digital Games: Game Dev Behind the Iron Curtain

Upcoming Event on Tuesday 21 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Centre for Labour Studies Research Conference 2026

On Friday 8 May 2026

Discuss6 Apr 2026

Latin from UM to the European Parliament: The Significance of Ancient Languages

This training seminar's main aim is to demonstrate that Latin remains remains significant in our contemporary world

People14 Apr 2026

Paul Giordimaina brings Jazz to Campus 103.7

Presenter of Jazz n More

Upcoming Events

Public Lecture: Planetary Youth Research – Academic active hope as a response to the polycrisis

Upcoming Event on Monday 20 April 2026

Notices & Opportunities13 Apr 2026

Call for Applications - EIT Jumpstarter 2026 | Maltese Cohort

Application Deadline is 8 May 2026

Notices & Opportunities13 Apr 2026

Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Scheme for Incoming Postdocs to Malta

Applications Deadline: by 2 June 2026 (Noon)

Notices & Opportunities13 Apr 2026

Science in the City Festival 2026 - Call for Organisations is now Open

Research, Resist, Reimagine

Learn8 Apr 2026

Discover the new EcoFem project led by the University of Malta

A new project exploring sustainable agriculture and ecofeminism through education

Notices & Opportunities10 Apr 2026

Transitioning to Research Grants Finance Management (RGFM)

The shift to RGFM enables clarity by focusing on the financial management of complex research portfolios

Upcoming Events

Lino Grech: ħajja fit-teatru/Lino Grech: a life in theatre

From Monday 13 April to Thursday 30 April 2026

Upcoming Events

UM joins the EUROfusion programme

From Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 April 2026

Upcoming Events

TALK 1: Understanding corporate social irresponsibility; TALK 2: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Health Sector

Upcoming Event to be held on 15 April 2026

Upcoming Events

DigitaL – Linguistics reimagined Talk Series: From Words to Meanings Across Languages - How Neural Models Represent Languages

Upcoming Event to be held on Tuesday 14 April 2026

People8 Apr 2026

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs lectures to UM students

Dr Felicity Attard introduced UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Mr Steven Hill to UM students

Upcoming Events

Book Launch and Public lecture: Incunabula in Maltese Libraries

On Friday 10 April 2026

Learn7 Apr 2026

The Sirens’ Chant: Mapping Modern Homeric Wanderings in Joyce and Gogol

By Prof. Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci

Upcoming Events

The KSU Students' Fest - The Greatest Xow 2026

From Friday 10 to Sunday 12 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Philosophy Summer Festival: Life, Love & Death

On Friday 5 June 2026

Upcoming Events

Save the Date: Kotba on Campus Book Festival 2026

On Wednesday 15 April 2026

Academia6 Apr 2026

Ocean-H2 endorsed as UN Ocean Decade Action

OCEAN‑H2 received official recognition as a Decade Action by Ocean Decade programme

Notices & Opportunities6 Apr 2026

Xjenza Malta- TÜBİTAK Fund 2026 Joint Call for R&I Proposals is launched

The online information session will be held on 15 April at 10:00 – 11:00

Upcoming Events

DigitaL - Linguistic analysis with word embeddings - methods and examples

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Global learning, Inclusive futures, Embracing diversity through education

From Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 April 2026

Upcoming Events

Gordon Cardona Memorial Lecture

Upcoming Event on Thursday 23 April 2026

People2 Apr 2026

Human Communication Sciences & Disorders academics visit Heimerer College

Human Communication Sciences & Disorders academics visit Heimerer College

Academia2 Apr 2026

UM represented at 2nd European Youth Congress in Poland

Prof. Massa and FEMA students represented UM

People2 Apr 2026

Understanding food as the first step towards better health

Obesity among young people is rising across Europe and Malta

Academia30 Mar 2026

Marine restoration takes centre stage: University of Malta hosts REVIVE Project

REVIVE project advances marine restoration through reefs, tech, and collaboration

Learn30 Mar 2026

Transforming daily movement: launching the first student journal and teacher’s handbook to extend physical education into the home

My Fitness Journal and Teacher's Handbook

Upcoming Events

MAKS Research Seminar: Airborne and spaceborne lidar for ecosystem structure monitoring: Availability, usability, and perspectives

On Friday 17 April 2026

People24 Mar 2026

Researcher from New Uzbekistan University visits the Department of Physics at UM

Researcher from New Uzbekistan University visits the Department of Physics at UM

People11 Mar 2026

Dr Carmen Mangion to head new Directorate for Outreach Services, C2C (Campus to Community, Community to Campus)

Learn30 Mar 2026

UM researchers visit Multigas plant in Hal Kirkop

The visit focused on cryogenic aspects regarding Project LSDi

Upcoming Events

Annual International Multidisciplinary Conference at JC

Wednesday 09 - Friday 11 September 2026

Academia27 Mar 2026

EU Marie Curie Funded Project reveals the Dynamics Driving Mediterranean Quake

DEFMOD-LiMA employs cutting-edge methodologies to examine driving forces of lithospheric deformation

People27 Mar 2026

DwarnaBio-HSBC Malta collaboration highlights community-engaged biobank research

DwarnaBio recruitment session at HSBC Malta advances community-driven genomics research.

Notices & Opportunities18 Feb 2026

Call for Papers - Health And Migration: Perspectives from the Mediterranean

The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to 30 April 2026

Notices & Opportunities20 Mar 2026

Funded Master and PhD opportunities at CERN

UM's Prof. Ing. Nicholas Sammut is leading these opportunities for engineering and physics students

Discuss19 Feb 2026

SEA-EU Staff Week in Cádiz – Enhancing HR in Higher Education

The third SEA-EU HR Staff Week was held in Cádiz, focusing on HR development in HEIs

Academia24 Mar 2026

UM and BVI partner forge strategic partnership to tackle small island challenges

UM and HLSCC sign 5-year MoU for joint research on island resilience and development

Notices & Opportunities26 Mar 2026

Call for contributions – UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Week 2026

Call for Contributions

Notices & Opportunities26 Mar 2026

Launch of PROMISE's Website

PROMISE, the poverty research cluster just launched its official website

Upcoming Events

UM Racing Open Day

Wednesday 1 April 2026

Learn20 Mar 2026

New Faculty of Arts Research Cluster addresses climate change through interdisciplinary collaboration

DECC – Discourses of the Environment and Climate Change

Upcoming Events

Seminar on Sustainable Engineering 2026

Upcoming Event on Wednesday 22 April 2026

Notices & Opportunities24 Mar 2026

Library Easter Recess opening hours 2026

From Monday 30 March until Sunday 12 April 2026

Upcoming Events

UM Research Expo 2026

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Notices & Opportunities24 Mar 2026

Easter Recess - IT Services opening hours 2026

From Monday 30 March 2026 to Friday 10 April 2026

Learn24 Mar 2026

Strengthening the Research Management Community in Malta

UM hosts EARMA Board for their latest strategic meeting

Lifestyle24 Mar 2026

Lighter Days, Louder Waves on Campus 103.7 This Spring

Spring Schedule Announced

Upcoming Events

Latinitas in Perpetuum: The Value of Latin Inscriptions to History, Culture and Tourism

On Monday 20 April 2026

Notices & Opportunities24 Mar 2026

IEEE Global Robot Championships Malta 2026: Innovating Robotics for a Better Future

Students24 Mar 2026

Eid al-Fitr celebration at UM

On Monday 23 March 2026

Lifestyle24 Mar 2026

Bl-Għeruq u x-Xniexel: Exploring History, Society and Identity on Campus 103.7

Presented by Dr Charles Xuereb

Notices & Opportunities16 Mar 2026

We send hundreds of texts and chats every day… so why not send one that makes a real difference this season?

SMS & Donate this Easter

Lifestyle23 Mar 2026

St Patrick’s Day Lunchtime Gathering at UM

On Tuesday 17 March 2026

Discuss20 Mar 2026

Addressing Climate Change: Insights from Small Island States and the Commonwealth

Talk held on Monday 16 March 2026

Upcoming Events

Eid-Al Fitr Mubarak on Campus

Monday 23 March 2026

Upcoming Events

3rd Digital Health Symposium

Thursday 7 May 2026

Upcoming Events

Launch of the DECC Research Cluster: Discourses of the Environment & Climate Change

On Tuesday 24 March 2026

Notices & Opportunities20 Mar 2026

Innov4Mobility Summer School 2026

Save your spot for the 3rd Edition!

Upcoming Events

Child Educare Workshop - From Overwhelmed to Regulated

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Discuss20 Mar 2026

International media experts and the public meet for relaunch of the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory at UM

On Thursday 30 October 2025

Learn20 Mar 2026

Malta Module on the Transatlantic Periscope

A database focusing on the bilateral relationships between the United States and Malta

Notices & Opportunities17 Mar 2026

Calls for Special Issues - Journal of Further and Higher Education

This online journal is published by Taylor and Francis

Notices & Opportunities18 Mar 2026

Library newsletter #69

Monthly Newsletter

Upcoming Events

World Poetry Day 2026 - Open Mic

Friday 20 March 2026

Upcoming Events

Tolkien’s Elvish Mirror: Language, Myth, and Europe’s Search for Self

Friday 24 & Saturday 25 April 2026

Upcoming Events

The SPA 12th Annual Conference - Vanishing Acts: Artificial Intelligence, Performative Knowledge, Sustainable Memory

On the 25, 26, 27 & 28 March 2026

Lifestyle13 Mar 2026

Reflecting on video games as tools for Philosophical inquiry

An interview with visiting reseacher Matija Vigato about the intersection of philosophy and games

Notices & Opportunities12 Mar 2026

STEAM Professional Development Opportunity for Faculty of Education staff

STEAM education training in Portugal fully funded by Erasmus+

People17 Mar 2026

What does it take to lead a university?

Interview with outgoing Rector, Prof. Alfred J. Vella

Academia17 Mar 2026

UM academic awarded fellowship through Distinction

Dr Sarah Cuschieri has been awarded FPH Fellowship through Distinction, advancing chronic disease research

Upcoming Events

Joseph Eynaud Memorial Lecture 2026

Wednesday 18 March 2026

Learn17 Mar 2026

UM and Sabanci University mark early progress on microRNA Research Project

The PHACT-miRBind project is led at UM by Prof. Panagiotis Alexiou

Upcoming Events

Lunchtime Gathering at UM: St Patrick’s Edition

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Upcoming Events

The Future of Marketing: AI, Automation and the Transformation of Customer Experience

Wednesday 22 April 2026

Academia16 Mar 2026

UM and Farsons build on successful collaboration linking Academia and Industry

On Monday 16 March 2026

People16 Mar 2026

Nathalie Camilleri - Campus Lifestyle

Radio Programme

Learn13 Mar 2026

Unveiling the Deep: UM scientists investigate Rare Sperm Whale Stranding

A young dead sperm whale was reported to Prof. Adriana Vella by an ERA official

Lifestyle12 Mar 2026

Second Bicycle Service Station at UM Msida Campus

This is located near Faculty of Engineering UM

Students13 Mar 2026

International collaboration and hands-on Engineering during Carousel Week

This hands-on engineering project challenged the students to design and implement an automated plant-watering system

Upcoming Events

The KSU x MFA Farmers Market

On Monday 16 March 2026

Academia13 Mar 2026

Mayor of Bielsko-Biała, Poland visits UM Rector and FEMA following signing of MOU

Mayor of Bielsko-Biała, Poland visits UM Rector and FEMA

Upcoming Events

Public Lecture: Representation of Dwarfism - Past and Present

Upcoming Event on Thursday 16 April 2026

Discuss5 Mar 2026

The emotional side of learning at UM

New study published in the International Journal of Emotional Education

Academia12 Mar 2026

Overtourism in cities and small islands

Book published by Routledge (UK), edited by Lino Briguglio, Marie Avellino and Jim Butcher

Academia5 Feb 2026

UM achieves best result to date in QS Europe Rankings 2026

The performance of 958 universities across 42 European countries and territories, were assessed

Upcoming Events

Bibliotherapy: Psyche & Eros - beauty and courage

Saturday 14 March 2026

Upcoming Events

Join the Discussion on Climate Change in Small Island States and the Commonwealth

On Monday 16 March 2026

Notices & Opportunities11 Mar 2026

Rector’s Election 2026: One Candidate - Prof. Frank Bezzina

Prof. Frank Bezzina has received 15 nominations from the Council members

Academia10 Mar 2026

Ethics education presented to the Parliamentary Committee on IT and AI

Examining how Malta can respond to the rapid development of digital technologies and AI

Lifestyle11 Mar 2026

Women’s Day celebrated with a guided tour of the Parliament of Malta

For UM staff and students

Learn5 Mar 2026

Women's Archive: The Rose Lapira Collection

Exhibition open for the public until 25 March 2026

People10 Mar 2026

Coryse Borg: the voice behind The Lunchbox on Campus 103.7

Meet Coryse Borg

Academia6 Mar 2026

University of Malta highlights migration narratives at SEA-EU staff week

SEA-EU initiative advancing rights-based migration policy

Notices & Opportunities10 Mar 2026

M-ERA.NET Joint Call 2026 is now open

Funding opportunity for Malta-based Researchers in Advanced Materials & Battery Technologies

Upcoming Events

Public talk and Panel Discussion: Ageing femininity on screen: the older woman in contemporary cinema

Upcoming Event on Thursday 26 March 2026

Lifestyle11 Mar 2026

Prime Minister and Opposition Leader visit KSU Careers Expo 2026

On Monday 9 March 2026

Upcoming Events

The Heart - a Biblical Perspective

Friday 20 March until Sunday 22 March 2026

Upcoming Events

DSP Seminar: Agentomics: Autonomous Machine Learning Experimentation with LLM Agents

Upcoming Event on 11 March 2026

Students10 Mar 2026

Juggling work, motherhood and music: Kylie Coleiro graduates with an International MBA

Watch our interview with Kylie!

Upcoming Events

La Solidaire de Brest (Malta Edition) - UM 3K Fun Run/Walk on Campus

Sunday 29 March 2025

Learn19 Jan 2026

Ongoing Research on Silicon Defect Characterisation for Improved Cell Efficiency

This article is about an ongoing funded research project on silicon defect characterisation

Academia5 Mar 2026

Prof. Peter Mayo delivered keynote speech at Global Policy Dialogue Conference in Rome

This conference focused on Higher Education

Students10 Mar 2026

Celebrating a Milestone: first graduands of the M.Sc. in Nursing (Area of Specialisation)

A record of 41 graduands celebrated their achievements in postgraduate nursing education

Upcoming Events

National Conference about Rare Diseases: together through the uncommon and 11th Rare Disease Colloquium

On Thursday 19 February 2026

Upcoming Events

Junior College Open Day 26

Friday 6 March 2026

People20 Jan 2026

Prof. Peter Borg joins editorial board of prestigious Mathematics Journal

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory (DMGT)

People5 Mar 2026

Dr Jacqueline Vanhear named deputy director of UM’s Quality Support Unit

She joined UM in December 2021

Upcoming Events

Get Ready for Artivisti! Join our Info Session

Upcoming Event on 27 February 2026

Upcoming Events

UM Green Travel Plan - cycling classes

TBA

Upcoming Events

Who Owns the Migration Debate? Parties, media and public attitudes in Europe

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Students16 Feb 2026

Students awarded Research Prizes

Students Bradley Cachia and Karl Sciberras were awarded prizes in recognition of their research

Students24 Feb 2026

ArchiVisit - organised by SACES in collaboration with iAS

Student trip to provide student body with experience of the built Environment abroad.

Students4 Mar 2026

Watch the March Graduation Season unfold

On UM's social media

Students4 Mar 2026

Creating a home away from home: The UM Japanese Culture Club

The number of Japanese students pursuing their studies at UM has steadily grown

Lifestyle22 Dec 2025

UM Futsal Team confirm themselves as League leaders after Matchweek 7

They currently sit at the top of the Men's Championships standing

Lifestyle14 Jan 2026

OED recognises Maltese influence on English with support from University Linguists

Dr Sarah Grech and Prof. Alexandra Vella

Lifestyle16 Jan 2026

Space MMO Juggernaut EVE Online Designer brings expertise to Institute of Digital Games

Jammers at the Institute of Digital Games will receive tips from game designer behind one of the world's deepest and oldest MMORPGs