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The project’s aim is to put heart monitoring directly into people’s hands, enabling them to detect early warning signs and protect their health.

University AI project could help you detect risk of heart disease

Project aims is to bring heart monitoring directly into people’s homes

April 28, 2025| Fiona Galea Debono
The students who made it to the Dean’s List with Dominic Fenech and Charles Azzopardi.

10 students inducted into Faculty of Arts Dean’s List

BOV has been supporting award since inception

April 27, 2025| Times of Malta
Children in Malta used to grow up watching Italian TV. That is changing. Photo: Shutterstock

Why younger Maltese people are now rolling their Rs less

A study of recordings of 60 Maltese speakers finds signs of a generation divide

April 25, 2025| Emma Borg
Latnija cave is also known as 'Għar Tuta'. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Editorial: Changing our view of history

Malta deserves to have a detailed database of all its historic sites, indicating their current state and whether they are in a precarious state or not

April 16, 2025| Times of Malta
European Parliament president Roberta Metsola.

University probe finds 'elements of plagiarism' in Roberta Metsola's 2003 thesis

Metsola's law degree still stands

April 11, 2025| Times of Malta
Times Talk joined archaeologists inside the cave where the remains were found. Photo: Huw Groucutt, Karl Andrew Micallef

Times Talk: The first Maltese people in history, unearthed

Times Talk was granted exclusive access to a groundbreaking discovery that has changed the history of Malta and the Mediterranean

April 10, 2025| Mark Laurence Zammit
Times Talk will be publishing an exclusive, first look into the research on Thursday. Photo: Karl Andrew Micallef

Human life on Malta began at least 1,000 years before first believed

Groundbreaking discovery pushes Malta’s history back by at least 1,000 years

April 9, 2025| Mark Laurence Zammit
Registration for the conference is now open. Photo: UMP

Global maritime conference to feature speakers from across the globe

University Maritime Platform event to be held from May 7 to 9

April 7, 2025| Times of Malta
People protesting the magisterial inquiries bill outside parliament on Wednesday evening as the vote was being taken. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Magisterial inquiries Bill 'a dangerous precedent' - KSU

University student council condemns Bill 125

April 3, 2025| Times of Malta
Times of Malta assistant editor Mark Laurence Zammit will be speaking at Friday's TEDx University of Malta. File photo: Times of Malta

Times of Malta assistant editor to speak at University of Malta Tedx

Line-up of speakers to explore how experiences shape identity, resilience and personal growth

March 28, 2025| Times of Malta
Academics are stepping up their efforts to encourage and train new young leaders. File photo

University sets up a Master's course in Ombudsman Law and Governance

Five-semester, part-time course touted as a first in Europe

March 15, 2025| Mark Laurence Zammit
UoM said they supported lecturer Mark Joseph Vella, who stands accused being an accomplice to the alleged crimes of his students Michael Debono, Giorgio Grigolo and Luke Bjorn Scerri (inset). Photo: Matthew Mirabelli (main)/Facebook (inset).

'Pardon for lecturer, students accused of hacking not enough': Uni academics

'Drop the charges and review the procedures that put lecturers and learners at risk'

March 13, 2025| Times of Malta
Pierre Portelli with his daughter (left) and wife (right). Photo: Instagram / Facebook

Pierre Portelli and daughter Katrina graduate together

Media personality graduates with MA in media and communications, daughter achieves Masters in advocacy

March 13, 2025| Times of Malta
UoM said they supported lecturer Mark Joseph Vella, who stands accused being an accomplice to the alleged crimes of his students Michael Debono, Giorgio Grigolo and Luke Bjorn Scerri (inset). Photo: Matthew Mirabelli (main)/Facebook (inset).

University academics back lecturer and students accused of hacking

PN urges government to change law as Abela suggests cabinet mulling presidential pardon

March 7, 2025| Times of Malta
Austrian media researcher Stefan Weber (R) accused Roberta Metsola of "astonishing" plagiarism. Photo: Shutterstock/Weber/Linkedin.

Metsola rejects 'unfounded' claims of plagiarism in university thesis

UoM says it will 'examine the allegations' by controversial 'plagiarism hunter'

February 21, 2025| James Cummings
Duccio’s greatest masterpiece Maestà at the Siena Cathedral, c.1308

Seminar on medieval and Renaissance art in Siena

Event organised by Charlene Vella is being held at University of Malta on February 20 at 5pm

February 7, 2025| Press Release
The agreement will see the UoM's chemistry department undertake tests on legal and illegal cannabis by October. Photo: DOI/Clodagh O'Neill.

Cannabis authority and university sign research agreement

The research aims to compare the dangers of illegal and legal weed

February 6, 2025| Times of Malta
Students strongly urged authorities to reject the request to extradite 28-year-old Daniel Meli (inset). Photos: Matthew Mirabelli (main) / Facebook (inset).

Nine student organisations urge authorities to reject Daniel Meli's extradition

'Substantial risk of inhuman or degrading treatment', students warn

December 28, 2024| Times of Malta
What was once a grey and dull tunnel leading to the University of Malta has now become the home to a colourful mural. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Overdevelopment and Malta's oldest poem feature on University's new mural

The new mural is the largest mural on campus

December 18, 2024| Giulia Magri
Demonstrators at Fort Chambray earlier this year. Photo: Moviment Graffitti

Art historians slam PA: Fort Chambray decision is 'wanton destruction'

University academics lend voices to growing chorus of protest over decision

December 14, 2024| Times of Malta
A microtiter plate showing the detection of proteins by colour. The colour intensity is directly proportional to the concentration of the detected protein and this can be accurately measured by spectrophotometry when compared to a set of standards.

Researchers aim to develop low-cost kit to help monitor cancer patients

Project is a collaborative effort between the University of Malta and SAMOC

December 6, 2024| Press Release
Clayton Bartolo and Clint Camilleri File photos: Chris Sant Fournier.

Employers, students less than impressed with Standards Committee ruling

KSU says Clint Camilleri must resign, while MEA says governance problems not fixed

November 30, 2024| Emma Borg
Bryan Corlett on graduation day with his wife and daughters.

Life begins at 72 for new graduate

Bryan Corlett was the oldest graduate at the University of Malta this year

November 26, 2024| Fiona Galea Debono
Students joined calls for Bartolo and Camilleri to resign. File photos: Chris Sant Fournier.

16 student organisations join calls for Bartolo and Camilleri to resign

PM ignores controversy during parliamentary debate on the budget

November 25, 2024| James Cummings
At 72, Byran Corlett has become this year's oldest University of Malta graduate. Credit: UOM

Age is just a number: At 72, Bryan Corlett is UoM’s oldest graduate

Some of his coursemates described Corlett as "like my grandfather"

November 19, 2024| Giulia Magri
The Gateway building at the University of Malta. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Editorial: Restoring post-secondary education relevance

While tertiary-level institutions give importance to achieving high grades, employers want candidates with higher levels of resilience, empathy, and integrity that traditional educators give less attention to

November 13, 2024| Times of Malta
The group of university student volunteers with members of the Catenian Association (Malta).

Catenians fund students’ voluntary work in Africa

Cheques for a total of €8,400 were presented to 12 students

November 10, 2024| Press Release
The Gateway building at the University of Malta. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Gagging educators

Teachers are literally the architects of the future of our country

November 10, 2024| Anna Marie Galea
PhD student Nathan Vella talks about ongoing lung cancer research. Behind him are Dr Vanessa Petroni Magri and Prof. Anthony Fenech from the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Watch: Three-drug treatment for lung cancer ‘shows encouraging progress’

Research carried out at the University of Malta

November 8, 2024| Claudia Calleja
The Gateway building at the University of Malta. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Faculty of Education wants restrictions on teachers speaking to media lifted

Circular 'undermines educators' role', academics warn

November 5, 2024| Times of Malta