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Learn9 Jun 2026

COMPLY Platform Launch: Simplifying Environmental Compliance in Malta

ISSI launches COMPLY, a free platform helping Malta businesses navigate environmental regulations

Academia8 Jun 2026

New University of Malta Pro-Rector Team Announced

By Prof. Frank Bezzina, Rector Elect of UM

Upcoming Events

Seminar/Webinar - Postcolonial Paradise? Governing Island Futures in Mauritius

Thursday 4 June 2026

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Discover Your Future at the University of Malta: Open Day for International Students

Friday 19 June 2026

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Making EU Environmental Regulations Easier for Malta's Businesses - Platform Launch & Research Demonstration COMPLY

Wednesday 3 June 2026

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

Monday 16 March 2026

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Seminar/Webinar - Educational intercultural approaches in a creole island society

Hybrid ISSI seminar on creole intercultural education (focusing on Réunion)

Notices & Opportunities28 May 2026

Nominees for election: one member of academic staff on Council - June 2026

On Wednesday 3 June 2026 from 09:00 to 21:00

Notices & Opportunities26 May 2026

Election of two representatives on Senate: Institutes Centres, Schools - June 2026

Nominations accepted by noon on Wednesday, 3 June 2026

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Local Action for Island Impact: Celebrating Biodiversity in SIDS

Friday 22 May 2026

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Webinar and book launch: "Overtourism in Cities and Small Islands"

Wednesday 29 April 2026

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Find your path to excellence at the UM Masters Fair

From Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 April 2026

People2 Apr 2026

Understanding food as the first step towards better health

Obesity among young people is rising across Europe and Malta

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

Discuss20 Mar 2026

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

Talk held on Monday 16 March 2026

Academia12 Mar 2026

Overtourism in cities and small islands

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

People9 Feb 2026

Residents at the centre of the overtourism debate

The chapter discuss why residents’ perceptions are key to understanding and managing overtourism

Academia2 Feb 2026

University of Malta charts its course for the next five years with Strategic Plan 2026–2030

Launched on Thursday 22 January 2026

People5 Jan 2026

The Strength of a Community: University of Malta Raises Record €18,000 for L-Istrina and id-Dar tal-Providenza

Thank you for your generosity 🙏

People19 Nov 2025

Prof. Moncada nominated to join world-leading panel of climate scientists

As Leading Author (LA) on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Discuss18 Nov 2025

UM Leads Malta’s First National Study on Adolescent Food Choices and Food Label

UM study on adolescent food choices and labelling to support national obesity prevention

Upcoming Events

KSU Freshers' Week 2025

Monday 29 September to Friday 3 October

Academia26 Sep 2025

University of Malta academics recognised among the world’s top 2% of researchers

Elsevier and Stanford University list highlights the research impact of UM scholars

Notices & Opportunities30 Sep 2025

Power cut: Saturday 4 October 2025 from 07:00 to 12:00

Academia25 Sep 2025

Economists awarded prestigious grant to research wellbeing, climate shocks, and subnational foreign aid

Dr Musharavati Ephraim Munyanyi under the supervision of Prof. Marie Briguglio

Notices & Opportunities15 Sep 2025

Know a University of Malta graduand with an epic story to tell? 

Notices & Opportunities15 Sep 2025

Nominees for election: one member of academic staff on Council

Electronic election will be held on Tuesday 16 September 2025

Learn9 Sep 2025

ISSI and RESI host advanced course in SIDS leadership

Fostering global advocacy, resilience, and diplomacy

Notices & Opportunities28 Aug 2025

Election: one member of the academic staff on Council

Nominations will be accepted by Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 12:00 noon.

Notices & Opportunities26 Aug 2025

Call for applications: 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to interdisciplinary research

An exceptional opportunity for the leaders of tomorrow

Upcoming Events

Platform for Migration: Annual Research Conference 2025

Thursday 11 December 2025