UM is involved in various research projects. A number of these projects are funded by the European Union while others are funded by the Government of Malta through the Research & Innovation (R&I) Programme at the Malta Council for Science & Technology (MCST) or through the Malta Government Scholarship Scheme (MGSS).
There are a number of research projects as a result of collaboration between research groups at UM and local entities or with entities or research groups abroad. Others are the result of ongoing projects by individual researchers at UM.