These and other questions will be addressed by this year’s graduates at the Annual Biology Symposium, which will be held on Saturday 25 November 2017 in Gateway Hall E at the University of Malta.
Each year, the symposium serves to showcase the findings from research projects undertaken by undergraduate (B.Sc.) and postgraduate (M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D.) students at the Department of Biology within the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta.
Each year, the symposium serves to showcase the findings from research projects undertaken by undergraduate (B.Sc.) and postgraduate (M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D.) students at the Department of Biology within the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta.
Registration for the event will be open on the day at 08:30
- Does pet food serve as entry route for alien plants into the Maltese Islands?
- Do native marine snails feed on alien algae?
- Does thermal effluent influence the biota associated with Posidonia oceanica habitat?
- Which species inhabit local marine caves?
- What are the effects of conifer resins on cancer cells?
- How much marine litter is present in our coastal waters?
- What is the conservation value of the is-Salini site?
- Can mussels be grown in the vicinity of fish cages in Maltese coastal waters?
- Which bacteria inhabit Maltese marshland?
- What are the population characteristics of the Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus?
- Which alien plants are typically found around the Maltese Islands?
Registration for the event will be open on the day at 08:30
The symposium is of interest to sixth form and University students taking up biology, governmental and non-governmental organisations that deal with aspects of the environment, and professionals working in environmental consultancy, planning and management. This year’s Biology Symposium in sponsored by the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA).
Copies of the Symposium Abstracts Booklet and the programme will be available on the day during registration. Further information on the event can be obtained by contacting Mr James Fenech at the Department of Biology on +356 2340 2272 or by sending an email to james.fenech@um.edu.mt.