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Academia28 Apr 2026

Physio Futures showcases the student journey in Physiotherapy at the University

Physio Futures celebrated student excellence, awards, and community at UM

Discuss6 May 2026

Building a Culture of Quality: Reflections from the A4QA Good Practices Forum

Celebrating the recent A4QA Good Practices Forum and sharing the outcomes with the UM community

Learn30 Apr 2026

International scholars convene to explore narrative reasoning in children

Last March, international scholars met to study children’s narrative reasoning and meaning-making

Upcoming Events

Study in Japan!: Information Session on the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for Research Students 2027

On Friday 8 May 2026

Notices & Opportunities5 May 2026

Call for Abstracts: Malta Sociology Conference 2026 - Sustainability and Society

Announcing this year's MSA Conference, which will be held on Saturday 7 November

Academia28 Apr 2026

Seminar on Sustainable Engineering 2026 Showcases Research Innovation

Faculty of Engineering showcases interdisciplinary sustainability research

Students28 Apr 2026

Midwifery and Sustainable Development Goals - an Erasmus+ BIP

Midwifery Department joined first Erasmus+ BIP, linking SDGs to better maternity care

Notices & Opportunities27 Apr 2026

Applications for the 21st IOI Training Course on Ocean Governance are now open!

Publication of a call for applications for an annual UM short course

Students24 Apr 2026

Physio Futures showcases the student journey in Physiotherapy at the University

Physio Futures celebrated student excellence, awards, and community at UM

Upcoming Events

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

Tuesday 28 April 2026

Upcoming Events

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

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Lifestyle22 Apr 2026

SMALL changes in your diet for a BIG healthy and sustainable impact

Launching a campaign to promote and facilitate healthy, sustainable and just food systems and dietary patterns among the UM community

Upcoming Events

Seminar on Sustainable Engineering 2026

Upcoming Event on Wednesday 22 April 2026

People17 Apr 2026

UM represented at landmark WHO Global Forum with three Collaborating Centres

University of Malta showcases global health leadership at WHO Forum

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

Find your path to excellence at the UM Masters Fair

From Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 April 2026

Upcoming Events

World Creativity and Innovation Week 2026 at UM

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

Discuss2 Apr 2026

Wellbeing INDEX presents Updates at Parliament event

Project launched 5 years ago

Academia14 Apr 2026

University Maritime Platform Scales Up Multi-Disciplinary Impact in 2026

University Maritime Platform Scales Up Multi-Disciplinary Impact in 2026

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

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

Lifestyle8 Apr 2026

Who is the Pathogen?

Mural launch at the UM Library

Academia6 Apr 2026

Ocean-H2 endorsed as UN Ocean Decade Action

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

Discuss30 Apr 2026

PROMISE participates in Malta Sustainability Forum's event on Poverty

PROMISE as a participant in MSF's "Poverty in Malta: Beyond the numbers"

Academia30 Mar 2026

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

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

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

Lifestyle26 Mar 2026

Saving energy starts with simple actions

Tips for the UM community for Earth Hour 2026

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

Lifestyle17 Feb 2026

Sustainability measures: reducing unnecessary use of paper, ink and toners at University

Have you ever wondered how much money is spent at UM on ink, toners and paper?

Discuss2 Feb 2026

From our University Campus to the Community: Research leading to active sustainability

Write-Up

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 🙏

Lifestyle17 Dec 2025

Donation to Dar Hosea with proceeds from the Thrift Shop

Clothes sale from Thrift Shop held towards the end of November

People5 Dec 2025

Saplings planted at the Msida Campus to commemorate deceased members of staff

An initiative of the Office of the Pro-Rector for Sustainability, in collaboration with staff from the Estates, Facilities & Capital Development Directorate

Lifestyle28 Nov 2025

The importance of sustainability and our duty to separate waste

Waste separation is one of the most accessible and powerful sustainability tools we have

Lifestyle19 Nov 2025

THRIFT SHOP on Campus

21 and 24 November from 09:00 onwards

Upcoming Events

Second-Hand Book Sale as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction

Monday 24 November 2025

Upcoming Events

Trash to Trend – 2026 Ethical Fashion Campaign

Lifestyle11 Nov 2025

Reduce and reuse: collection points to donate clothes for a thrift shop on Campus

Deposit the clothes at any of the collection points on Campus by no later than 18 November

Lifestyle4 Nov 2025

Reduce and reuse: donating clothes for a thrift shop on Campus

On the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction

Discuss4 Nov 2025

Panel discussion on the safe system approach for road safety

Emphasising shared responsibility, system-wide protections and the goal of preventing serious injury or death rather than merely reducing risk

Lifestyle16 Oct 2025

World Food Day 2025: Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future

Celebrated annually on 16 October

Upcoming Events

Safer Roads, Safer Lives: Implementing the Safe System Approach in Malta

Thursday 23 October 2025

Lifestyle26 Sep 2025

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) showcased by the UM community

Through teaching, research, campus operations and community engagement

Lifestyle8 Oct 2025

Preparing for World Food Day: Choosing our food

World Food Day is celebrated on 16 October