Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.4.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Research Trust Malta The University of Malta Research Innovation and Development Trust ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [UM contributes to landmark study in ALS](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/um-contributes-to-landmark-study-in-als/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6533" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2"] UM contributes to landmark study uncovering - [A New Era for Breast Cancer Treatment](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/a-new-era-for-breast-cancer-treatment/) - Breast cancer is diagnosed to fit one of three groups, each of which requires a different treatment method. Shawn Baldacchino, a PhD student whose research and studies are being funded through donations by NGO's and the community, is currently working on determining the best way to cure the most untreatable of them all. With over 300 - [The KLF1 Gene – A Maltese Discovery](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-klf1-gene-a-maltese-discovery/) - What is genetic behaviour? And how does understanding its workings help researchers find cures for diseases? Here we chat to Dr Joseph Borg, the man who first discovered the existence of important DNA mutations in the KLF1 Gene. - ['Jazz for the Brain' concerts donate to stroke research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/jazz-for-the-brain-concerts-donate-to-stroke-research/) - Following the successful Jazz for the Brain performances held during the Science in The City festival 2017 in Valletta this September, the event organiser, the Live Music Surround Project, donated part of its profits to Stroke Research at the University of Malta. The presentation was held on Friday, 15th of December at the RIDT offices in Valletta. The - [Art Supports Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/art-supports-research-2/) - With just a few weeks left till songstress NADINE AXISA fills Hotel Phoenicia in Valletta with Frank Sinatra ballads, she tells Iggy Fenech about what she has in store for audiences at the American jazz club-like event and why supporting the research of RIDT is so important. From the Mobile Dental Unit that now travels - [Flamenco Supports Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/flamenco-supports-cancer-research/) - With two weeks to go to Alegria Academia de Baile Flamenco’s ‘Amor,’ we catch up with producer and director INGRID SCIBERRAS to talk flamenco and the importance of supporting cancer research. Research and the Arts can sometimes feel like they inhabit two completely separate worlds but they both have very similar aims: the - [Czech music in aid of Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/czech-music-in-aid-of-research/) - The Honorary Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Malta in association with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Rome is organizing a Czech Cultural Week held in Malta between 17thand 21st October 2016. The Honorary Consulate General will be bringing over to Malta The Bohemia Saxophone Quartette (www.bsq.cz), a unique and outstanding ensemble. - [How a Bucket Changed the World](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/how-a-bucket-changed-the-world/) - This time last year, ALS was one of the hottest topics in the world thanks to the now-infamous Ice Bucket Challenge, but what is it exactly? And how is Malta faring with regards to it? Here we chat to BJORN FORMOSA about the role of the ALS Malta Foundation within Maltese society. It’s hard to - [The Ride Of Their Lives](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-ride-of-their-lives/) - Still fresh from a seven day cycling challenge through a number of European countries for charity, Nicky Camilleri, the chairperson and co-founder of the ALIVE Charity Foundation, tells us how it all started, how far it’s come, and the sacrifice behind getting there. Every year, a team of cyclists commit themselves to 16 weeks of - [More about De Soldanis' Dictionary](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/more-about-de-soldanis-dictionary/) - Our blog from last week, De Soldanis Goes Mass Market, elicited a lot of interest. Follow this interview with one of the researchers Rosabelle Carabott, who together with Joanne Trevisan have the exciting task of giving a new lease of life to De Soldanis' Dictionary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBBtZC-MUc video courtesy of maltarightnow.com http://maltarightnow.com/news/2015/08/26/filmat-id-dizzjunarju-ta-de-soldanis-se-jara-d-dawl/ - [The Science of Developing Language Skills](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-science-of-developing-language-skills/) - In this installment dedicated to research in Brain related areas, we sit down with Professor Helen Grech, a speech language pathologist and audiologist, to understand how her recent work is helping identify speech and language impairment in Maltese children. As children, language acquisition comes naturally. By listening to others speak and seeing them act - [Culture-Supported Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/culture-supported-research/) - 17 years after it was first held, Teatru Unplugged has become a highly-anticipated fixture on the local social calendar. Here, founder and producer of the popular concert Jonathan Shaw, tells us why the money raised from the last edition of Teatru Unplugged, went to cancer research. Art and research have long been bedfellows; so much - [The Humanity Behind Smart Animal Breeding](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-humanity-behind-smart-animal-breeding/) - Through the compilation of biological data, scientists and farmers are working together to ensure the health of cattle and pigs, increase the quality of the products derived from them, and to maximise their productivity. Here, Dr George Azzopardi explains how this is being done, and how this system could revolutionise the world as we know - [Facing Abreast](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/facing-abreast/) - The fight against breast cancer doesn’t begin and end in October; it lasts 365 days a year. Here, Gertrude Abela, the President of Europa Donna Malta, tells us how, together, Europa Donna Malta and RIDT, are paving the way to a better future. It was back in 1989 that Breast Cancer Support Group was founded; - [No Kidding With the Kidneys](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/no-kidding-with-the-kidneys/) - Although the kidneys are vital organs, we often overlook their crucial role in our overall health. Here, Dr Valerie Said Conti explains how current renal research being undertaken at the University of Malta could help identify the genetics of a number of rare kidney diseases. Most of us have a basic idea of what kidneys - [The Quest to Quantify Diabetes](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-quest-to-quantify-diabetes-2/) - What is the link between the Maltese lifestyle and diabetes type 2? And how will figuring this out help health professionals and the general public? Here, Dr SARAH CUSCHIERI MD explains the thought-process and the implications of The University of Malta’s Health and Wellbeing Study, SAĦĦTEK. In 1981 a diabetes mellitus type 2 prevalence study - [Does Malta Have an Eye-Disease Epidemic?](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/does-malta-have-an-eye-disease-epidemic/) - Starting in summer 2018, a new project will examine 2,000 subjects and take their DNA samples, to understand how prevalent eye disease is in Malta and the reasons why. Here, MR FRANCIS CARBONARO explains why this is so important. This is another RIDT funded project. The question in the title is currently unanswerable – not - [The End of Wasted Energy?](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-end-of-wasted-energy/) - Running between July 2016 and June 2019, project ‘FLASC’ is looking at ways of creating and storing unused offshore renewable energy. Here, the team behind the project explains the concept and what it hopes to achieve. Imagine having a job that gave you a great salary, but, instead of taking that money and depositing it - [The Genes Behind Autism](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-genes-behind-autism/) - Through the Malta Next Generation Sequencing Project, researchers at the University of Malta are trying to understand what genetics tell us about the autism spectrum disorder. Here, DR STEPHANIE BEZZINA WETTINGER explains how. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects the social interaction, verbal abilities and behaviour of one in every 68 - [The Power of 'Sahhtek' - a national survey on diabetes](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-power-of-sahhtek-a-national-survey-on-diabetes/) - With the third-ever national diabetes survey now underway, the Head of the Department of Public Health at the University of Malta, Dr Julian Mamo, explains just how important the data collected will be to the nation’s well-being. Diabetes is a metabolic disease many of us have heard of and discussed. That should come as no surprise - [The Real Telekinesis](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-real-telekinesis/) - What would have once seemed like an object straight out of a sci-fi film, is now a device that could help millions. Here, Professor Kenneth P Camilleri gives us an exclusive insight into the Brain-Machine Interface and how Malta is furthering the study. The human body is an amazing machine; one that does so much - [A man for All Seasons](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/a-man-for-all-seasons/) - In last week's blog Four Seasons for Brain Research RIDT CEO Wilfred Kenely speaks about the relationship between art and fundraising for research. This week we feature internationally acclaimed violinist Carmine Lauri who will be the soloist for this concert to be held on Sunday 27th March. Carmine Lauri's name is synonymous with the violin, but in this - [The Four Seasons for Brain research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/the-four-seasons-for-brain-research/) - Next month, on Easter Sunday 27th March, RIDT will be presenting Vivaldi's famous violin concertos The Four Seasons in aid of brain research, featuring internationally acclaimed violinist Carmine Lauri under the direction of Michael Laus. RIDT CEO Wilfred Kenely speaks about the relationship between art and fundraising for research. (This article featured in First Magazine, February - [Picking Brains - Part 1](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/picking-brains-part-1/) - In a two-part final installment in the series dedicated to brain-related research, neuroscientist and coordinator of the Malta Neuroscience Network, Professor Giuseppe Di Giovanni, tells us why collaborative research and heightened public awareness are crucial to further understanding and curing brain diseases. There is very little doubt that the brain is an amazing machine - [The Link Between White Matter & Stroke](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-link-between-white-matter-stroke/) - In the third installment dedicated to research in Brain related areas, we chat to Professor Mario Valentino about the Laboratory for the Study of Neurological Disorders’s latest finds, and about how these are ushering in a new era in real-time visualisation of the dynamics in stroke onset for the treatment of strokes. In 2012, the - [Digitally-Interpreted Eye Vision](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/digitally-interpreted-eye-vision/) - In the second installment dedicated to research in Brain related areas, we visit Dr George Azzopardi’s office to chat about brain-inspired computer vision and how this will be used to help numerous industries, including medicine and gaming. The human body is a marvelous machine. It can repair itself when it’s damaged, it can adapt - [Caravaggio: Rediscovering the Lost Years](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/caravaggio-rediscovering-the-lost-years/) - Caravaggio is nowadays considered one of the most important artists who’ve ever lived… But this has always been the case! Here, Professor Keith Sciberras explains how the University of Malta is at the forefront of Caravaggio research. From all the artists who ever worked in Malta, few – if any – have managed to - [Could an Aspirin a Day keep Cancer at Bay?](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/could-an-aspirin-a-day-keep-cancer-at-bay/) - Could it be that the prevention of certain types of cancer, including colorectal cancer, lie in something as simple and as readily-available as aspirin? According to Professor Rena Balzan’s study, it’s highly-likely to be a resounding yes! If Professor Rena Balzan’s name sounds familiar, it’s most probably because you’ve read one of her many published - [Showcasing Brains](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/showcasing-brains/) - In the second part of the final installment in the series dedicated to brain-related research, neuroscientist Professor Giuseppe Di Giovanni explains the inspiration behind the Malta Neuroscience Network and how it is helping to bring brain-related research to the forefront. “The human brain is the most complex organ in the known universe. This complexity makes - [Futsal & Research: A Match That Works](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/futsal-research-a-match-that-works/) - From a student body to one of Malta’s most high-flying futsal teams. Here the newly-elected President of the University Futsal Team Stefan Cutajar explains how it all began and why they find it important to support RIDT. A variant of football, Futsal is normally played indoors and has five players on each side. Surprisingly - [Measuring Valletta2018](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/measuring-valletta2018/) - It’s meant to revolutionise our cultural scene and make Malta a European cultural centre par excellence, but how will Valletta2018 affect our day-to-day lives? Here, Dr Antoine Zammit , lecturer with the Department of Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Faculty for the Built Environment, tells us how the current research he has been commisioned to carry out by the Valletta2018 - [Towards an Innovative Device to Support Children with Language Impairment](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/towards-an-innovative-device-to-support-children-with-language-impairment/) - SPEECHIE is a simple concept that could revolutionise the way speech-language pathologists work with children. - [The Wonderful World of Marine Geology](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-wonderful-world-of-marine-geology/) - ‘We have more detailed maps of other planets than we do of our seabeds.’ Senior Lecturer in Geosciences Dr Aaron Micallef takes us on a journey to the bottom of the sea and explains why it’s so important to understand it. It is estimated that less than five per cent of the world’s oceans - [Digitising Maltese Law](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/digitising-maltese-law/) - Language is a multi-layered tool that gives poets the licence to alternate the meaning of words, and public speakers the power to imply messages without actually stating them… But what happens when the same language is used in legal contracts? Dr Albert Gatt is investigating. It is only when you start learning a new - [Tonight Head Over to Science in the City](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/tonight-head-over-to-science-in-the-city/) - Over the past decade, Science in the City has become a staple on thelocal cultural calendar, so we caught up with DR EDWARD DUCA, the brawn and brains behind the event, to discover what visitors can expect to see at this year’s edition! When Science in the City (SITC) was first held four years - [Love Thy Balls - raising awareness for testicular cancer](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/love-thy-balls-raising-awareness-for-testicular-cancer/) - This Saturday, the first Love Thy Balls event will take place at The Point. Aimed at getting people to talk more about testicular cancer, we caught up with the founder and organiser, DR STEPHANIE KOTES, to discuss the vision and one of the least talked-about cancers. The idea for Love Thy Balls came to - [Beyond the Memories](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/beyond-the-memories/) - BJORN FORMOSA, the founder of the ALS Malta Foundation, explains the importance of leaving a legacy behind. Few Maltese people have managed to enter our collective consciousness the way Bjorn Formosa has. In the year and a half since he founded the ALS Foundation, he has become universally recognisable on the island, with TV - [Three-Dimensional Audio - RIDT funded project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/three-dimensional-audio/) - Sound and space are inherently correlated, but what if you could give a recording the depth and acoustics that come with that space? Here, DR VINCE BRIFFA explains how his department is working on developing 3D holographic audio equipment - a project funded by RIDT. When you go to a classical music concert, space - [LARSOCS - Endless Potential](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/larsocs-endless-potential/) - LARSOCS is one of the projects being funded by the RIDT. It brings together three major departments within the University of Malta and could, in time, revolutionise numerous tasks being undertaken by each of them. Here, DR ING. JOHN CHARLES BETTS explains the vision. As this blog has shown over the past year or so, - [Handel's Messiah - Meet the Soloists](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/handels-messiah-meet-the-soloists/) - In less than two weeks’ time, Handel’s iconic musical masterpiece, The Messiah, will be performed at the Anglican Pro-Cathedral in Valletta. Here, the four soloists tell us what they’re most excited for! This Easter Sunday, under the baton of Michael Laus, the Goldberg Ensemble will be performing Handel’s majestic The Messiah in aid - [The Messiah is Coming](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/the-messiah-is-coming/) - On Easter Sunday, Handel’s iconic composition, The Messiah, will be performed at the Anglican Pro-Cathedral in Valletta. With just a few weeks to go, conductor MICHAEL LAUS talks about this much-loved piece, as well as about the importance of art and research coming together. Composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, The Messiah is one - [Investing in Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/investing-in-research/) - Having raised almost €1.6m since it was first founded, RIDT has definitely managed to put research on the map… Here, the CEO of the Trust, Wilfred Kennely explains the importance research has in a society and why it is something we should all support. While the Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) over at - [Retrieving Historical Printed Matter - an RIDT funded project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/retrieving-historical-printed-matter/) - Through a fund granted by the RIDT, DR WILLIAM ZAMMIT is hunting down historic printed works that have been missing from Maltese libraries for centuries. Malta’s days of colonisation may be behind her, but the reverberations from those days can still be felt in the present. Indeed, as a non-sovereign nation, Malta rarely had a - [LARSOCS project: The Spring Update](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/larsocs-the-spring-update/) - As the LARSOCS project enters its fifth month, we take a look at the University of Malta’s Electronic Systems Engineering Department’s role in the project. Archaeology is an area overflowing with opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration, and LARSOCS, which stands for Low Altitude Remote Sensing Over Compact Sites, is very much proof of that. - [Personalised Medicine](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/personalised-medicine/) - Liquid biopsy could revolutionise the way patients suffering from certain cancers are treated. Here, PhD student JEANESSE SCERRI explains how. Although most of us often renegade breast cancer awareness to a few weeks in October, the truth is that the disease remains a pervasive one in Malta, with an average of 320 new cases being - [Educating Today’s Youngest Citizen - an RIDT funded project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/educating-todays-youngest-citizen-an-ridt-funded-project/) - Although one never stops learning, the first years of life are indeed crucial for the development of one’s character and aspirations. Hence, the quality of one’s learning experiences are crucial. Here, PROF VALERIE SOLLARS, who is currently working on identifying how different stakeholders in local early-childhood education define quality, tells us more about her project. - [Two Years On: The Mobile Dental Unit](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/two-years-on-the-mobile-dental-unit/) - Having seen to a total of 2,711 visitors in just over two years, the Mobile Dental Unit has been a huge success. Here, PROFESSOR NIKOLAI ATTARD and DR GABRIELLA GATT tell us how the project is improving the oral health of the nation. From Marsaxlokk to Mellieha and across the channel to Gozo, the - [Calculating Traffic - an RIDT funded project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/calculating-traffic/) - As more cars hit our already-congested roads, traffic and air pollution will continue to increase. Here, PROFESSOR MARIA ATTARD and PROFESSOR ADRIAN MUSCAT explain how a new app called VJAĠĠ could help policy-makers and entrepreneurs come up with solutions. This project is recipient of the small-grants scheme by RIDT. Traffic in Malta is an ever-present - [Malta at the Forefront of Quantum Communications](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/malta-at-the-forefront-of-quantum-communications/) - As QuMaS – a research project to demonstrate a quantum communications link between Malta and Sicily – comes to a close, DR ANDRÉ XUEREB explains how quantum mechanics and quantum cryptography are putting Malta at the forefront of data security. “Since the 1920s, quantum mechanics has been used to tell us what happens at the - [PhDs Funded By You](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/phds-funded-by-you/) - Thanks to the Bjorn Formosa PhD Scholarship, REBECCA BORG is currently researching motor neuron disorders here in Malta. In this interview, she tells us why such scholarships are important. At RIDT, we’ve been working hand-in-hand with Bjorn Formosa for quite a few years, and as he explained in his latest interview for our blog his - [A Breakthrough Study in ALS by University of Malta Researchers](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/cancer_research_projects-2/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5287" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] University of Malta researchers found that ALS cases in Malta - [Europa Donna Malta PhD Scholarship in Breast Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/phdeuropadonna/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5328" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/notices/opportunities/2023/08/europa-donna-malta-phd-scholarship-breast-cancer-research" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="2/3" el_position="last"] RIDT and the University of Malta are pleased to announce the - [Anthony Rizzo Fund - supporting invaluable research on ALS](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/anthonyrizzofund/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5341" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] Anthony Rizzo Fund - supporting invaluable research on ALS To donate - [Hili Ventures Ph.D. Scholarships](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/hvscholarship/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5350" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] The University of Malta is issuing a number of scholarships, funded through - [Harmony Of Hope - Supporting Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/harmonyofhope/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5364" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] Harmony Of Hope Date: 20th October 2023 Time: 20:00 hrs (Doors open - [Mrs Anne Marie Grech - supporting cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/amg-supportingcancerresearch/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5400" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] On Thursday 2 November 2023, Mrs Anne Marie Grech, wife of the - [St Joseph (Mater Boni Consilii) School Donates for Breast Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/stjosephschool/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5409" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Students with Wilfred Kenely (RIDT CEO) and Kenneth Vella (Head of School)" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/3"] As - [Radisson Blu Resort & Spa turns Pink](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/radissonblu/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5436" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/3"] Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands turned pink in support of - [RIDT Doctoral Student Overseas Conference Grants](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/conferencegrants1/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5528" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/notices/opportunities/2023/12/ridt-doctoral-student-overseas-conference-grants?fbclid=IwAR32GiMLJdzRqgyS68PpQn1LF0Yq9nQApSAoi9wFRY-ns-1XPM07xVMmP64" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2"] RIDT December 2023 Newsletter The University's Research, Innovation - [Hamrun Hanin and Miss Hamrun present donation in support of cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/hamrunhanin/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5535" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Ħamrun Ħanin and Miss Ħamrun present donation in support of - [Riċerkaturi - Campus 103.7](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/updatericerkaturi/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/3" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="5459" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://researchtrustmalta.eu/publications/" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/3" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/3" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/3"] Riċerkaturi - [MCESD holds meeting at the University of Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/mcesd/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="5566" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] MCESD Council Convenes at the University of Malta to underline the importance of ESG - [ALIVE Charity Foundation Donates €120,000 to RIDT for Cancer Research at the University of Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alivedonation2023/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5588" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] ALIVE Charity Foundation Donates €120,000 to RIDT for Cancer Research - [RIDT Second Doctoral Student Overseas Conference Grants](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/doctoralstudentsgrant2/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5528" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/notices/opportunities/2024/04/ridt-overseas-conferences-grants-doctoral-researchers" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Doctoral School is pleased to announce the second call for - [Sweet Memories - Developing new drugs to combat the ‘Twin Epidemic’ of diabetes and dementia](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/sweetmemories/) - [spb_image image="5660" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Diabetes significantly increases the risk of dementia, by at least two- fold. However, we still do not fully understand the link between the two, - [ALS – MND Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alsmnd/) - [spb_image image="5680" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Revealing the complete gene-set that influences the health of the neuromuscular system Some forms of MND including ALS can be inherited. This means - [ALIVE Charity Foundation Donate €100K for Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alivedon2024/) - [spb_image image="5921" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/notices/opportunities/2024/09/call-for-applications-the-hili-ventures-research-fund-phd-scholarship-september-2024/_nocache" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] ALIVE Charity Foundation continue to support Cancer Research. The ALIVE Charity Foundation have continued with their unwavering mission to support Cancer Research at - [Congratulations to Nicky Camilleri - ALIVE Charity Foundation](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/honoriscausanickycamilleri/) - [spb_image image="5927" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Honoris Causa Degree conferred to Nicky Camilleri - ALIVE Charity Foundation. RIDT would like to congratulate Nicky Camilleri co-founder of the ALIVE Charity Foundation who - [Award-Winning Vision: Industry & University Unite to Drive a Greener, Congestion-Free Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/award-winning-vision-industry-university-unite-to-drive-a-greener-congestion-free-malta/) - [spb_image image="5935" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://researchtrustmalta.eu/award-winning-regenerative-multimodal-transport-system/" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Award-Winning Vision: Industry & University Unite to Drive a Greener, Congestion-Free Malta Click on the image to find out more. [/spb_text_block] - [The Alfred Mizzi Foundation supports research in loneliness](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/tamf-loneliness/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Alfred Mizzi Foundation supports research in loneliness The Alfred Mizzi Foundation is once again generously supporting research through the University of Malta Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT). Over the years, The - [Beating Hearts Malta funds innovative research in cardiovascular medicine](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/beatinghearts2025/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Local NGO Beating Hearts Malta funds innovative research in cardiovascular medicine Two research projects receive grants through the RIDT Two innovative projects in cardiovascular medicine received financial assistance from the Research, Innovation and - [Lifecycle Malta presents donation to the RIDT in united effort to conquer kidney disease](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/lifecycle2025/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6050" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Lifecycle Malta presents donation to the RIDT in united effort to conquer kidney - [The Elton Barry Ph.D. Scholarship in Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-elton-barry-ph-d-scholarship-in-cancer-research/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2"] Call for Applications: The Elton Barry Ph.D. Scholarship in Cancer Research The University of Malta is issuing a scholarship, funded through a donation from the ALIVE Charity Foundation to the Research, Innovation - [Central Bank of Malta and RIDT sign agreement](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/centralbank2025/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Central Bank of Malta signs agreement to support postgraduate studies and academic excellence The Central Bank will provide an annual contribution to the University Research, Innovation and Development Trust The Central Bank of Malta, the - [Lidl Malta supports skin cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/lidlmalta-cien/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Lidl Malta donates to RIDT in support of skin cancer research Lidl Malta continue with their commitment towards community well-being. The successful results of a recent collaboration resulted in a donation of €3,639 to - [Supporting Breast Cancer Research - Pink October 2025](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/supporting-breast-cancer-research-pink-october-2025/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/3" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6200" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/3" el_position="last"] The Supporting Breast Cancer Research campaign was launched by RIDT to create awareness on breast cancer and to encourage - [RIDT Overseas Conferences Grants for Doctoral Researchers](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/phdtravelgrants7/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6374" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="2/3"] RIDT Overseas Conferences Grants for Doctoral Researchers The Doctoral School is - [Malta International Airport Foundation supports Ħal-Millieri conservation project through RIDT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/mia/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6453" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Mr Josef Formosa Gauci & Prof Alfred Vella" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" - [Rotary supports research in ALS through RIDT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/rotary_als/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6381" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Rotary Club La Valette Malta supports research in ALS at the University of - [Lidl Malta continues to support RIDT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/lidl-pannettone2025/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6468" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2"] Lidl Malta continues to support RIDT The collaborative partnership between Lidl - [GO and Foster Clark Join Forces with RIDT to Fund Speech App](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/go-and-foster-clark-join-forces-with-ridt-to-fund-emesa/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6480" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Wilfred Kenely (RIDT CEO), Mandy Calleja (GO Head Corporate Communications) & Prof Alfred Vella (Rector UM)" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6484" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Chris Degiorgio (Foster Clark), Prof Alfred Vella (Rector UM) & Wilfred Kenely (RIDT CEO)" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" - [Prestigious National Geographic Grant for Maltese Scientist](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/national-geo-grant/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] National Geographic Grant for Maltese Scientist We all know that the Maltese Islands featured its own special miniaturized 'megafauna', with pygmy elephants and giant swans roaming a landscape we would struggle to recognise today. - [Human presence in Malta earlier than previously thought](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/archeology2025/) - [spb_image image="6063" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Scerri-Mesolithic_Credit-Daniel Clarke_Lrg" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] Human presence in Malta earlier than previously thought Around 7500 years ago, the first farmers arrived on Malta. They were part of the general - [Beat it May ALS Awareness Month](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/beat-it-may-als-awareness-month/) - Beat it May ALS Awareness Month FRIDAY 13th MAY AT XARABANK ON TVM FROM 20:35 - [Beat it May ALS – Art Exhibition](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/beat-it-may-als-art-exhibition/) - Beat it May ALS – Art Exhibition SUNDAY 15th MAY AT THE XARA LODGE DOORS OPEN FROM 9:00 - [Science of Love - Malta Cafe Scientifique at Evenings on Campus](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/science-of-love/) - SUNDAY 7th AUGUST AT UNIVERSITY of MALTA, QUADRANGLE 20:00 - [Bohemia Saxophone Quartet in Concert](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/bohemia-saxophone-quartet-in-concert/) - Friday 21st October at MALTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Valletta 20:00 - [Love Thy Balls](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/love-thy-balls/) - Saturday 29th October at PIAZZA TIGNE at THE POINT, Sliema 15:00 - 18:00 - [AMOR - music, dance and more ... contributing towards Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/amor-music-dance-and-more/) - 26 & 27 November 2016 - Sliema 10 December 2016 - Gozo - [Handel’s Messiah – fund raising concert for medical research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/handels-messiah-fund-raising-concert-for-medical-research-2/) - 16 April 2017 St Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Valletta - [Battle of the Brains for ALS research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/battle-of-the-brains-for-als-research/) - 14 July @ 19:00 hrs Saracino's Restaurant, Attard - [Science in the City 2017 - Future: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Society.](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/science-in-the-city/) - 29 September from 18:00 hrs onwards Valletta - [MY WAY - Nadine Axisa pays tribute to Sinatra - fund raising event for medical research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/my-way-nadine-axisa/) - 23 & 24 February @ 20:00 Grand Ballroom, Phoenicia Hotel, Floriana - [OASIS - Collective Art Exhibition in aid of research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/oasis-collective-art-exhibition/) - 21 - 30 July 2018 - University of Malta Valletta Campus. - [Beyond the Glass Ceiling](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/beyond-the-glass-ceiling/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="4592" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="4593" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="4594" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" - [A pandemic-inspired art exhibition](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/pandemic-art-exhibition/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="4716" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="2/3" el_position="last"] In December 2021, Malta Enterprise, as the government’s agency for investments and - [Exclusive Gala Fundraiser in aid of the Conservation of Matteo Perez d'Aleccio's Great Siege mural](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/gala-matteo-perez-daleccio-great-siege-mural/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="4760" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] A walkthrough of the main areas of the Grandmaster’s Palace, Valletta Friday - [The Hilda Schembri Memorial Lecture - Europa Donna Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/europa-donna-lecture/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Hilda Schembri Memorial Lecture - Europa Donna (Malta) [/spb_text_block] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: - [ALIVE Charity Foundation](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alive-charity-foundation/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="4826" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] On Monday 14 November 2022, ALIVE Charity Foundation will be presenting - [Europa Donna funds more Breast Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/europa-donna-donation/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="first"] On Thursday 27 October 2022, Europa Donna Malta held their annual Hilda Schembri Memorial Lecture which this year was held at the University of Malta - [ALIVE Foundation donates another €90,000 for cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alive-charity-foundation-3/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="4870" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] After an absence of 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the - [RIDT'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION CONCERT 2022](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/christmasconcert2022/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="4924" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] After an absence of 3 years, the annual RIDT Christmas Concert was - [PA funds to support completion of conservation of Perez D'Aleccio masterpiece](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/pa_perez2023/) - [spb_image image="4959" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] The conservation project linked with the unique wall paintings that illustrate the 1565 Great Siege battle at the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta will soon be - [Is-City - Late Paintings (Digital Catalogue)](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/is-cityexhibition/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="4980" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] TO VIEW THE DIGITAL CATALOGUE PLEASE CLICK HERE: IS-CITY_DIGITAL CATALOGUE RIDT - [Is-City - Exhibition Opening Night](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/is-city-opening/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5007" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Photo: Joe Smith" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] The opening night of Is-City - Late paintings took - [STABAT MATER - A Truly Memorable Evening](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/stabat_mater_04-04-2023/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="5180" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="2/3"] - [When Harmony Met Hope](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/whenharmonymethope/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5415" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="All the Performers at the "Harmony Of Hope" Concert" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] When - [Christmas Celebration Concert 2023](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/christmascelebrationconcert2023/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5501" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] RIDT Christmas Celebration Concert 2023 The annual RIDT Christmas Celebration - [Harmony Of Hope 2 - Successful fund-raiser for Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/harmony-of-hope-2-successful-fund-raiser-for-cancer-research/) - [spb_image image="5889" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Harmony of Hope 2 - Successful fund-raiser for Cancer Research. RIDT would like to thank all the performers, sponsors and the wonderful audience who - [Din l-Art Ħelwa and RIDT sign MOU](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/dlhridtsignmou/) - [spb_image image="5560" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="5561" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] PRESS RELEASE 25TH January 2024 Din l-Art Helwa and RIDT - - [The HSBC Malta Foundation supports Three-Year UM Research Project through RIDT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/hsbcfoundation/) - [spb_image image="5595" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="5596" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The HSBC Malta Foundation supports Three-Year UM Research Project through RIDT - [The Farsons Foundation supports a UM Royal Opera House Research Project through RIDT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/farsonsfoundation/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="5601" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Farsons Foundation supports a UM Royal Opera House Research Project through RIDT The University of Malta (UM) is announcing - [MCESD Social Partners visit Institute of Sustainable Energy](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/mcesd2/) - [spb_image image="5630" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] MCESD Social Partners visit Institute of Sustainable Energy The visit by the MCESD Social Partners to the University of Malta’s Institute for Sustainable - [Sports Unity - Uniting to support Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/hamrunhaninsportsunity/) - [spb_image image="5723" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwdnTAhnUj9rFSg-oPW-9tlZYcBCgw74l2eCoiXNX-lyC72Q/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR10HMlA8t8e1RhwkZnVvrUlNRczyGF8D3CoasZ0w1JqA--e8LqWrnmooTs_aem_AUSkGn6VW-zW27jXci0TtngnkGSjwUJObLPqgj91-G85hDHiSYrQhTFIKit1vE4MqHFq2i9EnmmQGAXWxF5R1B3D" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="5724" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwdnTAhnUj9rFSg-oPW-9tlZYcBCgw74l2eCoiXNX-lyC72Q/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR10HMlA8t8e1RhwkZnVvrUlNRczyGF8D3CoasZ0w1JqA--e8LqWrnmooTs_aem_AUSkGn6VW-zW27jXci0TtngnkGSjwUJObLPqgj91-G85hDHiSYrQhTFIKit1vE4MqHFq2i9EnmmQGAXWxF5R1B3D" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="5725" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwdnTAhnUj9rFSg-oPW-9tlZYcBCgw74l2eCoiXNX-lyC72Q/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR10HMlA8t8e1RhwkZnVvrUlNRczyGF8D3CoasZ0w1JqA--e8LqWrnmooTs_aem_AUSkGn6VW-zW27jXci0TtngnkGSjwUJObLPqgj91-G85hDHiSYrQhTFIKit1vE4MqHFq2i9EnmmQGAXWxF5R1B3D" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="5722" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwdnTAhnUj9rFSg-oPW-9tlZYcBCgw74l2eCoiXNX-lyC72Q/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR10HMlA8t8e1RhwkZnVvrUlNRczyGF8D3CoasZ0w1JqA--e8LqWrnmooTs_aem_AUSkGn6VW-zW27jXci0TtngnkGSjwUJObLPqgj91-G85hDHiSYrQhTFIKit1vE4MqHFq2i9EnmmQGAXWxF5R1B3D" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" - [President of Malta visits researchers at the University of Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/president-of-malta-visits-researchers-at-the-university-of-malta/) - [spb_image image="6026" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6027" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6028" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" - [Celebrating Archaeology and Philanthropy](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/archaelogy-philanthropy/) - [spb_image image="6094" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6101" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6102" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6105" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4" el_position="last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block - [Sacred Arias for Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/vcn2025-sacredarias/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6112" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The APS Valletta Campus Nights Sacred Arias at the Onorati Oratory – A - [Anecdotes of Jazz - APS Bank - Valletta Campus Nights](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/anecdotes-of-jazz-aps-bank-valletta-campus-nights/) - 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[Tango at the APS Bank Valletta Campus Nights](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/tango-at-the-aps-bank-valletta-campus-nights/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6144" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2"] Tango is the theme for the final event of the APS Bank Valletta Campus Nights organised - [RIDT Christmas Celebration Concert features The New Victorians](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/ridt-christmas-celebration-concert-features-the-new-victorians/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6307" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6308" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6309" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="last"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6311" image_size="full" frame="noframe" - [Thank You Life Cycle!](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/lifecycle2024/) - [spb_image image="5640" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Thank You LifeCycle! On Tuesday 16 April 2024, the LifeCycle Malta Foundation presented a beautiful donation of €25,000 to RIDT in support of kidney - [Presentation of Opera House publication to Rector](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/operahousepublication-rector/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image element_name="Wilfred Kenely, Prof Vicki Ann Cremona and Prof Alfred Vella" image="6297" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Wilfred Kenely, Prof Vicki Ann Cremona and Prof Alfred Vella" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6296" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Prof Vicki Ann Cremona and the Rector, Prof Alfred Vella" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" - [The RIDT Artificial Intelligence Award](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/ridt_ai_award2025/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6233" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The RIDT Artificial Intelligence Award Introduction The RIDT Artificial Intelligence Award (RIDT AI - [RIDT sponsors Climate Action Award](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/sponsor-climate-action-award/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_animation="none" col_animation_delay="0" col_bg_type="cover" col_parallax_image_movement="fixed" col_parallax_image_speed="0.5" col_padding="0" col_vertical_offset="0" col_horizontal_offset="0" col_custom_zindex="0" col_sm="9" col_md="10" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_styling_global="default" width="3/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The RIDT - [The Malta Eye Study Published in renowned Sage Journal](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-malta-eye-study-published-in-renowned-sage-journal/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6215" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] Landmark Study The landmark paper from The Malta Eye Study has just been published online, presenting the first population-based data on - [ALIVE Charity Foundation surpasses €1 million for Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alive-1million/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6274" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6273" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="2/3" el_position="last"] ALIVE - [Prof Alex Felice](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alex_felice/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="6268" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Prof Alex Felice The RIDT pays respect to Prof. Alex Felice, a great - [Are you giving back?](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/are-you-giving-back/) - [spb_image image="6174" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/3" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] Michael Azzopardi joins the RIDT Giving Back Campaign. We are grateful for Michael's generosity and commitment. You too can join this campaign. Click here to find - [RIDT launches Giving Back Campaign](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/ridt-launches-giving-back-campaign/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6010" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/4" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/4"] The RIDT Giving Back Campaign. RIDT is launching a new campaign involving the University of Malta alumni. You too can be - [More UM staff join the RIDT Payroll Giving Scheme](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/payroll-scheme/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] More UM staff join the RIDT Payroll Giving Scheme. Have you joined yet? With a small contribution from your salary, you can help us to finance meaningful initiatives and research. Click here to join. - [Outstanding Christmas Celebration by Kor Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/christmas-celebration2024/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Outstanding Christmas Celebration by Kor Malta The annual RIDT Christmas Celebration Concert was held at the Basilica of St Dominic and Porto Salvo in Valletta on Friday 13 December 2024. The national choir, - [Lidl Malta partners with RIDT to support research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/lidl-pannettone/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The magic of sharing: Lidl Malta collaborates for progress in medical research The supermarket chain partners with the Research Innovation & Development Trust for medical advancement with a donation of €1 for every Deluxe - [Second call for PhD Scholarship supported by Hili Ventures](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/hvscholarshipcall2/) - [spb_image image="5749" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" image_link="https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/notices/opportunities/2024/09/call-for-applications-the-hili-ventures-research-fund-phd-scholarship-september-2024/_nocache" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] RIDT announces second call for Hili Ventures PhD Scholarship This is another great opportunity for all those students and researchers at the University - [Joseph Vassallo](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/josephvassallo/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5196" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] Joseph Vassallo Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Joseph - [Completion of Perez D'Aleccio Conservation Project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/completion_perez_daleccio/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="2/3" el_position="first"] Memories of the bloody Siege of Malta were still fresh when Jean de la Cassière became Grandmaster in 1572. Only seven years had passed since he - [Call for Cancer Research Projects](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/cancer_research_projects/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5267" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) of the University - [Donating your Welbee's Supermarket loyalty points](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/welbees/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/3" el_position="first"] RIDT is benefitting from points generated from the loyalty scheme at Welbee's Supermarkets. Clients generously donate these points specifically to research through RIDT. We continue to - [Grandmaster's Delights](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/grandmaster-delights/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] An evening of art and beauty at the grandmaster’s palace, Valletta [/spb_text_block] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" - [Great Siege mural conservation continues](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/great-siege-mural-conservations/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The conservation of the Great Siege mural in the Grandmasters Palace Valletta has entered its 3rd year and will reach completion by the end of - [In search of ALS-causing genes](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/als-causing-genes/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] In search of ALS-causing genes Rebecca Borg graduates PhD into Motor Neuron Diseases [/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: - [Europadonna Malta supports breast cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/europadonna-supports-breast-cancer-research/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="first"] Members of local NGO Europa Donna Malta, paid a visit to the cancer research labs at the University of Malta and met Dr. Istvan Mifsud, who - [Of glass ceilings and breast cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/glass-ceilings-breast-cancer-research/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="first"] 'Beyond the Glass Ceiling' is the name of a networking event organised jointly between the RIDT and the Malta Chamber and which raised funds for breast - [E.J. Busuttil Ltd supports cancer research through RIDT at UM](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/ej-busuttil-supports-cancer-research-through-ridt/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Research Trust (RIDT) of the University of Malta and Maltese company E.J. Busuttil Ltd, entered into a three-year sponsorship agreement that will support the - [Channelling CSR into Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/channelling-csr-into-research/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] To counter the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses worldwide continue to drive their corporate social responsibility initiatives towards supporting their community through the crisis. But, excitingly, corporate - [Local science company invests in one of University's leading Research Groups](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/local-science-company-invests-in-one-of-universitys-leading-research-groups/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] A new milestone has been reached in the local research and development community on Thursday 1 July 2021, whereby for the first time ever, a - [LifeCycle Foundation Boosts Kidney Research Programme at University of Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/lifecycle-foundation-boosts-kidney-research-programme-at-university-of-malta/) - LifeCycle (Malta) Foundation donated €25,000 to the University’s Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) to further the specialised medical programme in kidney research at the University of Malta (UM). The money was initially received by LifeCycle as part of the 2018 title sponsorship by Foster Clark Products Ltd. LifeCycle Founder Alan Curry, in the presence - [VIRTUOSI – a fundraising concert for research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/newsletter/virtuosi-a-fundraising-concert-for-research/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_sm="6" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/2" el_position="first"] [spb_gallery gallery_id="4315" display_type="slider" columns="5" fullwidth="no" gutters="yes" image_size="full" slider_transition="slide" show_thumbs="no" autoplay="yes" show_captions="no" enable_lightbox="yes" hover_style="gallery-standard" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_column] [spb_column col_sm="6" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/2" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" - [Message by the CEO](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/newsletter/ceo-message/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_sm="6" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/2" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="4310" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="Wilfred Kenely, RIDT CEO" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [/spb_column] [spb_column col_sm="6" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/2" el_position="last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" - [Connecting Health Research and the General Public](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/connecting-health-research-and-the-general-public/) - [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Connecting Health Research and the General Public A team at the University of Malta is developing an interactive IT portal that could revolutionise how the general public participates in Biomedical and Genomic Research. Dr GILLIAN MARTIN and her team - [Striding Ahead in Stroke Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/striding-ahead-in-stroke-research/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] In a recent discovery that may have life-changing implications for stroke patients worldwide, emerging research suggests that mild sensory - [REWS donates €100,000 for floating PV systems project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/rews-donates-e100000-for-floating-pv-systems-project/) - The Institute for Sustainable Energy at the University of Malta has just received a €100,000 grant from the Regulator for Energy and Water Resources to finance research on floating PV systems in open sea. . Solaqua 2.1 is the first (and up to this date, the only) experiment involving the testing of such PV systems - [Making Mobility Smarter](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/making-mobility-smarter/) - Over the past year, a small team of engineers at the department of Systems and Control Engineering (SCE) of the University of Malta have been designing and building a ground-breaking prototype for a Smart Wheelchair. Here, the head of department PROF KENNETH CAMILLERI explains how the project could signal a new frontier in independent mobility - [Science in the City 2018](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/past-events/science-in-the-city-2018/) - 21 - 30 July 2018 - University of Malta Valletta Campus. - [Call for Cancer Research Projects](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/call-for-cancer-research-projects/) - Deadline: Friday, 30 November, 2018 by 17:00 The Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) of the University of Malta has funds available, through the ALIVE Charity Foundation, to support cancer research. The total amount available for disbursement is €240,000. Our goal is to support research that might in future help reduce the incidence of - [Gasan Foundation supporting two diverse University of Malta research projects](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/gasan-foundation-supporting-two-uom-research-projects/) - Two University of Malta research projects, one aimed at conservation and heritage and the other aimed at the issue of plastic deterioration, have recently received monetary funding and support from The Gasan Foundation . The Foundation had pledged €50,000, for the conservation of the Matteo Perez D'Aleccio wall paintings at the Grandmasters Palace in Valletta, - [Vodafone Malta Foundation donates €113,000 for research in new technology for pain reduction for hospitalised children](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-vodafone-malta-foundation-donates-to-ridt-3/) - The Vodafone Malta Foundation and the University of Malta are to develop cutting-edge technology involving virtual reality to reduce pain without the use of medication in children undergoing painful, high-stress hospital procedures. In what will be a first in the medical field, the €113,000 project will combine virtual reality with ‘affective gaming’, meaning that the - [The Future of Hip Replacement, One Step at a Time](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/the-future-of-hip-replacement-one-step-at-a-time/) - A project seeking to design and develop a new prosthetic hip joint is currently underway at the University of Malta. Research Support Officer and Doctoral Student DONALD DALLI explains why the MaltaHip project could potentially lead to enhanced quality of life for hip patients requiring surgery. It’s easy to take our hips for granted. In - [Conservation project of d’Aleccio’s Great Siege wall paintings launched](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/conservation-project-of-daleccios-great-siege-wall-paintings-launched/) - The Department of Conservation and Built Heritage of the University of Malta and Heritage Malta are embarking on a partnership, under the auspices of the Office of the President of Malta, to conserve the cycle of wall paintings illustrating key events of the 1565 Great Siege of Malta located in the Grand Council Chamber of - [UM Academic delivers keynote at Brussels Conference](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/um-academic-delivers-keynote-at-brussels-conference/) - Professor Valerie Sollars was invited to deliver a keynote presentation at a conference entitled Small children, great opportunities: How to tackle child poverty together?The conference was held recently at the Flemish Parliament in Brussels and was jointly organised by Vlaanderen - the Flemish Ministry of Education, Kind & Gezin and the King Baudouin Foundation. The conference - [Merging Past and Future](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/the-mobile-dental-unit-three-years-and-counting-2/) - It was just over a year ago that two University of Malta departments and an institute started working on LARSOCS, a collaboration which would see off-the-shelf drones revolutionise the way archaeological sites are being documented. In THINK, DR ING. JOHN CHARLES BETTS speaks to Iggy Fenech and explains what the project has achieved, and - [The Mobile Dental Unit: Three Years and Counting](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/the-mobile-dental-unit-three-years-and-counting/) - Now in its third year of operation, the Mobile Dental Unit continues to improve the oral health of the nation, one locality at a time. We speak to PROFESSOR NIKOLAI ATTARD to find out about the progress of the MDU, and learn the future plans for this innovation in mobile dentistry. Over the past - [Research breakthrough that aims to protect patients at risk from stroke](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/research-breakthrough-that-aims-to-protect-patients-at-risk-from-stroke/) - A collaborative study between scientists at the University of Malta (J.Vella, C. Zammit, and M. Valentino) and the University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (S.Doyle, D.B.Hansen, P.Bond, G.Harper, and R .Fern) has led to the discovery of a new drug, QNZ-46, that was shown to protect the rodent brain after a stroke. Previous attempts - [Freedom is on the Horizon](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/freedom-is-on-the-horizon/) - A new piece of simple technology armed with a complex algorithm could give dementia patients freedom to wander unattended while simultaneously giving their carers the ability to monitor risk levels. Here, DR CONRAD ATTARD explains the theory behind the study and why they’re recruiting volunteers to join the cause. In 2013, a Euroderm study showed - [€500,000 for cancer research in 5 years](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/e500000-for-cancer-research-in-5-years/) - The ALIVE Charity Foundation, has been instrumental in raising a total of half a million euros for cancer research over its five years of fundraising. To celebrate this milestone, we spoke with WILFRED KENELY, CEO of RIDT, who explains what a difference the on-going ALIVE funding has made to medical research in Malta. In 2013, - [Chiswick House School celebrates 'Wear a Hat day' for research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/chiswick-house-school-celebrates-brain-awareness-month/) - Brain awareness month was celebrated in a unique and colourful way at Chiswick House School, with flamboyant hats being created out of paper, plastic and other recyclable materials. Yesterday Chiswick House School (CHS) asked all students to come to school wearing casual cloths instead of their uniform and wearing a hat done by the children - [ALIVE Charity Foundation donates €100,000 for University cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alive-charity-foundation-donation-for-cancer-research/) - The ALIVE Charity Foundation has donated €100,000 to the Research Trust (RIDT) of the University of Malta for Cancer Research. This was the fifth major donation by the foundation in the past five years. It has so far financed three PhD and one Master scholarships in cancer research at the University of Malta. The donation was - [How Prevention is Saving Lives](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/how-prevention-is-saving-lives/) - With BEAT-IT, DR MARK ABELA is helping to determine heart problems before complications develop. Here he explains how and why. It was the end of 2016 when Dr Mark Abela – who is currently a cardiology trainee at Mater Dei – and his team started working on BEAT-IT. In theory, the project was incredibly simple: - [Differentiation Therapy - changing the way we treat cancer](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/phds-funded-by-you_differentiation-therap/) - Through funds channelled to RIDT by the Alive Charity Foundation, GIULIA VASSALLO EMINYAN is currently researching differentiation therapy – a science that aims to change the way we treat certain cancers at the very core. The Alive Charity Foundation and RIDT have long worked together with the aim to funnel the money raised through - [Research into Innovative Medicines for Individuals with Degenerative Brain Diseases](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/research-into-innovative-medicines-for-individuals-with-degenerative-brain-diseases/) - The funding of research by the Centre for Molecular Medicine & Biobanking of the University of Malta offers new hope for patients with two debilitating neurodegenerative conditions, Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). In the Maltese islands, around 8,000 individuals suffer from either condition. To date, the only treatment available are medicines that alleviate - [Marijuana & Managing Epilepsy](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/marijuana-managing-epilepsy/) - Marijuana has been used by humans for over 5,000 years for religious, spiritual, recreational and medicinal reasons. Even so, the link between marijuana and epilepsy was only made in the 20th century and here, PROFESSOR GIUSEPPE DI GIOVANNI tells us how he is furthering the research on that connection. It’s one of the hottest topics - [Clearing a Pathway for Chemotherapy](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/clearing-a-pathway-for-chemotherapy/) - A new discovery could lead to chemotherapy becoming more potent by over 50 times in three different cancers – or even leading to a reduction in the minimal dose needed to fight such cancers (allowing lower side-effects). Here, senior post-doctoral researcher DR DUNCAN AYERS explains the breakthrough. Imagine an asphalt truck that needs to repave - [Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Gaming and Beyond](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/artificial_intelligence/) - In the future, games will be able to understand the player and make decisions; yet the technology could revolutionise many other areas. Here, PROFESSOR GEORGIOS N. YANNAKAKIS explains how, and how the same game artificial intelligence methods could be transferred to the classroom, hospitals and beyond. Ever since videogames were invented, users have had to - [ The Vodafone Malta Foundation donates €100,000 towards research for new technology to facilitate research into diseases](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-vodafone-malta-foundation-donates-e100000-towards-research-for-new-technology-to-facilitate-research-into-diseases/) - The Vodafone Malta Foundation and the University of Malta have signed an agreement to facilitate cutting edge research that explores the causes and treatments for diseases such as diabetes, asthma, thalassaemia, and ALS. The €100,000 project will see the development of a specialised interactive web portal and mobile app which will encourage and facilitate people’s - ['Hotjar gives back' - getting fit in aid of breast cancer research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/hotjar-gives-back-getting-fit-in-aid-of-breast-cancer-research/) - Hotjar, an international company founded in 2014 by Dr David Darmanin, made a donation of €2620 towards the on-going breast cancer research taking place at the University of Malta. The team at Hotjar came up with a fun and innovative way to raise funds. Having seen one of RIDT's blog posts shared on Facebook, and - [BEAT IT – Screening for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Maltese Adolescents project launched](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/beat-it-screening-for-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-maltese-adolescents-project-launched/) - A project aiming to prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest in adolescents was launched this morning at Mriehel Secondary School, St Theresa College. The project brings together the Cardiology department at Mater Dei Hospital, the Ministry of Education, the University of Malta, the Malta Heart Foundation and a number of corporate sponsors including TrioMed, importers of Philips. - [Research in Dementia supported by ISL Malta and St Vincent de Paule Residence](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/research-in-dementia-supported-by-isl-malta-and-st-vincent-de-paule-residence/) - Researchers at the University of Malta are marking World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September with important research that can have a most useful impact on patients and their carers. The researchers are focusing their study on finding solutions to the challenging issue of persons with dementia wandering off. The researchers aim to identify the dangers - [HSBC Malta Foundation supports cancer research with €84,000 donation](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/hsbc-malta-foundation-supports-cancer-research-with-e84000-donation/) - A novel research into chemotherapy currently underway at the University of Malta has received a fresh impetus thanks to a donation of €84,000 by the HSBC Malta Foundation via the Research, Innovation & Development Trust (RIDT). The study is being led by an accomplished scientist in the field of micro-ribonucleic acid (miRNA), Dr Duncan Ayers, - [The Alfred Mizzi Foundation donates €150,000 for Research into Strokes](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-alfred-mizzi-foundation-donates-e150000-for-research-into-strokes/) - The Alfred Mizzi Foundation, the University of Malta and the RIDT have signed an agreement through which the Foundation will be financing a research project related to strokes. The donation amounts to €150,000, and is the largest single donation since the setting up of the RIDT. The signatories of the Agreement were University of Malta - [€760 from quiz nights in aid of ALS](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/e760-from-quiz-nights-in-aid-of-als/) - July 14 marked the third Battle of the Brains, a series of quiz nights set up by Malta University Holding Company in collaboration with the University of Malta Research, Innovation and Development Trust, to help raise funds for research in ALS. Since its first edition last year, the quiz night has built quite a reputation - [LifeCycle Malta Foundation makes Donation to University of Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/lifecycle-malta-foundation-makes-donation-to-university-of-malta/) - LifeCycle Malta Foundation has once more made a donation of €25,000 to the University of Malta Research Trust (RIDT) to be utilised within the Kidney Research Programme. The funds raised have been collected while preparing for the Foster Clark’s Lifecycle Challenge ‘On the Tribal Trail’ that will take cyclists from Kenya to Tanzania. The Head of Secreteriat from the - [Air Malta supports RIDT's efforts to raise funds for research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/air-malta-supports-ridts-efforts-to-raise-funds-for-research/) - Air Malta, the national airline, is supporting the University of Malta's Research Trust (RIDT) in its quest to raise more funds for medical research. . During the month of July, Air Malta's cabin crew are collecting funds on board the airline's flights, which funds will go towards this cause. The campaign forms part of Air - [MCCF Foundation donates €132,000 towards research in Eye Disease](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/mccf-foundation-donates-e132000-towards-research-in-eye-disease/) - The Malta Community Chest Fund (MCCF) Foundation and the Research and Innovation Development Trust of the University of Malta signed an agreement which will finance the Malta Eye Study, a research project dealing with the incidence of common eye disorders such as glaucoma and cataracts. The MCCF Foundation will donate €132,000 towards this project. The - [5 Brain Research Projects awarded funding](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/5-brain-research-projects-awarded-funding/) - Last December, the RIDT, in collaboration with the Malta Neuroscience Network within the University, issued a call for proposals for small brain research projects following a fund-raising campaign held in 2016. Upon closing time we had received 9 proposals from academics coming from 6 different faculties. An ad hoc evaluation advisory board was set up, - [Submission period for Green Talents Award now open](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/submission-period-for-green-talents-award-now-open/) - Become a Green Talent and promote your sustainability research in Germany . Become part of an exclusive network of excellent young researchers . Enjoy a two-week visit to German sustainability hot spots, individual appointments with experts and a fully financed research stay of up to three months Sustainable development means finding a balance between the - [ALIVE Cycling Challenge donates €70,000 for Children’s Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alive-cycling-challenge-donates-e70000-for-childrens-cancer-research/) - ALIVE Charity Foundation, the first charity foundation to raise funds for medical research in Malta, presented another donation of €70,000, the fourth one since 2013, to the Research Trust of the University of Malta (RIDT). The money will go towards the University’s specialised programme in children cancer research. The generous sum was collected by ALIVE - [Handel's Messiah - fund raising concert for medical research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/handels-messiah-fund-raising-concert-for-medical-research/) - RIDT is proud to present a fund raising concert featuring Handel's most loved and popular work - The Messiah - performed by the Goldberg Ensemble under the direction of Michael Laus. The Performance will be held on Easter Sunday 16th April at St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral in Valletta starting at 19:00 hrs. All proceeds will - [Differentiation Therapy: A Cure For Childhood Cancer?](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/differentiation-therapy-a-cure-for-childhood-cancer/) - How can differentiating cancerous cells help researchers come up with a better cure for certain cancers? To find out, we spoke to Dr Pierre Schembri-Wismayer, a man who has dedicated many years of his life to researching a revolutionary kind of cancer therapy. - [The Mobile Dental Clinic – Behind the Scenes](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/mobile-dental-clinic/) - The University of Malta’s RIDT-funded mobile dental clinic will be hitting the roads in just a few weeks time. To celebrate this milestone, we spoke to Albert Bonnici, the engineer who has turned a regular truck into a state-of-the-art dental centre. - [Call for applications -The Bjorn Formosa PhD Scholarship for Research into ALS/MND](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/the-bjorn-formosa-advanced-scholarship-for-research-into-alsmnd-scholarship-for-phd/) - Call for Applications The Bjorn Formosa Advanced Scholarship for Research into ALS/MND Scholarship for PhD (Research) Student ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Project 2017 to 2020 Department of Physiology & Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine & Surgery Applications are invited for a scholarship for a PhD student to work on a project to study the genetic basis - [Donation for Cancer research from the UoM Futsal Team](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/donation-for-cancer-research-from-the-uom-futsal-team/) - Stefan Cutajar on behalf of the University of Malta Students' Futsal Team in collaboration with Swieqi United FC and ASCS presented a donation to RIDT in favour of male cancer awareness and research. On top of raising funds through the futsal friendlies they organised, the University Futsal Team also helps raise awareness by brandishing the - [ALIVE Charity Foundation funds Ph.D. Graduand Shawn Baldacchino](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alive-charity-foundation-funds-ph-d-graduand-shawn-baldacchino/) - Following a scholarship donated by ALIVE Charity Foundation through Action for Breast Cancer Foundation, Dr Shawn Baldacchino has now been awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Malta. The scholarship was brokered by the University of Malta’s Research, Innovation and Development Trust (RIDT) in 2013, and consisted of a donation of €55,000 raised by ALIVE - [Donation for Cancer research from Friends of the Captain's Table](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/donation-for-cancer-research-from-friends-of-the-captains-table/) - Ms Anne Cadle on behalf of the 'Friends of the Captain's Table' in Xlendi Gozo presented a donation towards Cancer Research through the RIDT. The donation of €685 is the result of a fund raising event held at the Captain's Table Wine Bar and Restaurant last October. A similar amount is being donated to Breast - [ALS Malta Foundation to fund doctoral research programme through RIDT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/als-malta-foundation-to-fund-doctoral-research-programme-through-ridt/) - Mining the Maltese amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gene pool is expected to be effective in pinning down novel gene abnormalities that either cause or provide almost complete protection against the disorder. This was stated by Dr Ruben J. Cauchi, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, during the signing of the three-year agreement between ALS Malta Foundation and - [Call for proposals: Brain Research Projects 2016 - extended deadline](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/call-for-proposals-brain-research-projects-2016-extended-deadline/) - The Research Trust (RIDT) and the Malta Neuroscience Network (MNN) would like to inform that the deadline for submission of proposals under the scheme 'Call for proposals: Brain Research Projects 2016' is being extended to Monday 19 December. All other conditions related to this call will remain unchanged. The University of Malta Research, Innovation and - [University of Malta-led study discovers Motor Neuron Disease pathway to potential treatment](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/university-of-malta-led-study-discovers-motor-neuron-disease-pathway-to-potential-treatment/) - A team of scientists from the University of Malta and the Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (CNRS/Université de Montpellier) unveiled the pathway that, once faulty, triggers muscle weakness and paralysis in the leading motor neuron disease of infancy, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The newly obtained insights may be crucial for the development of - [The Biobank – One of Malta’s Best Kept Secrets](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/the-biobank-one-of-maltas-best-kept-secrets/) - Since 1989, every child born in Malta has been tested for hereditary haemoglobin disorders in a project conducted jointly by the University of Malta and the Malta Health Department. Over time, and with the support of the Research Ethics Committee of the University, these samples gave rise to the Malta Biobank, a unique repository of - [At the Races: UoMRacing](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/at-the-races-uomracing/) - With a fraction of their international competitors’ budgets, the University of Malta Racing team has proven that dedication and perseverance are key to doing well in any competition. Here we speak to two of the organisation’s executive members to find out their plans for this year’s Formula SAE. Supporting and investing in work by local researchers - [A Gift That Keeps on Giving](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/a-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/) - From an early age we are taught that charity should be selfless, but what’s wrong with donating money towards something that could, one day, benefit you or your loved ones? Here, CEO of Research Trust (RIDT) Wilfred Kenely explains how community funding has aided research in a multitude of spheres. Did you know that recent - [The Mobile Dental Unit – On the Road to Better Oral Health](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/the-mobile-dental-unit-on-the-road-to-better-oral-health/) - The RIDT-funded Mobile Dental Unit is now on the road. But what does it do? And why is it important to the nation’s health? We spoke to Prof Nikolai Attard and Dr Gabriella Gatt to get the whole story. Two years ago, Prof Nikolai Attard, the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, came up - [De Soldanis Goes Mass Market](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/de-soldanis-goes-mass-market/) - Written 248 years ago, De Soldanis’s Manuscript is not just a Maltese-to-Latin-to-Italian dictionary, but the immortalisation of the world in which Canon De Soldanis lived. Here, Olvin Vella, assistant lecturer at the Department of Maltese at the University of Malta, gives us insight into De Soldanis’s world, as well as into the ongoing work that - [Taking Over the Universe](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/uncategorized/taking-over-the-universe/) - As the University of Malta’s Electronics Systems Engineering Department works on sending the first Maltese satellite into outer space, Dr Ing. Marc Anthony Azzopardi explains the process and the benefits of such an accomplishment. The frontiers of science and technology are constantly being pushed forward, giving us a better understanding of the world we - [Central Bank of Malta strengthens its association with the University of Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/news-1/) - The Central Bank of Malta has renewed the agreement to establish a Central Bank of Malta Chair in Economics with the University of Malta’s Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy for a period of three years starting from October 2016 with the possibility to renew thereafter. The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malta, Mr Alfred Mifsud - [Beat it May ALS – The Concert](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/past-events/beat-it-may-als-the-concert/) - FRIDAY 20th MAY AT ARIA DOORS OPEN FROM 20:15 - [ALIVE Cycling Challenge donates €100,000 for Children’s Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/alive-cycling-challenge-donates-another-record-sum-of-e100000-for-childrens-cancer-research/) - ALIVE Charity Foundation presented another record sum of €100,000 to the Research Trust of the University of Malta (RIDT) to further the University’s specialised programme in cancer research for children. The generous sum was collected by ALIVE cyclists who bravely ventured into the gruelling challenge across seven countries in seven days covering almost 160 km every day from the - [Maltco Lotteries signs a cooperation agreement with the University of Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/maltco-lotteries-signs-a-cooperation-agreement-with-the-university-of-malta/) - Maltco Lotteries, Malta's national lottery brand, are collaborating with the University of Malta and have signed an agreement to support the University's Institute of Digital Games. This is an opportunity for the national lottery custodian to show support for and shine a spotlight on this ever growing industry. This support was initiated by Maltco Lotteries - [Technoline Ltd donates research equipment to University](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/technoline-ltd-donates-research-equipment-to-university/) - Technoline Ltd, agents for Shimadzu analytical equipment, has donated a new Gas Chromatograph (GC) to the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics of the University of Malta. The donated equipment is an indispensable tool in the ongoing research projects within the department, particularly in the monitoring and measurement of drug level in biological samples from patients. The Department - [University of Malta receives revolutionary high end equipment donation](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/university-of-malta-receives-revolutionary-high-end-equipment-donation-through-ridt/) - University of Malta has received a donation of revolutionary high end equipment which will enhance the study of the Stroke Research Group at the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry. The new equipment, a fully automated EVOS®FL Auto Imaging System, has been donated by E.J. 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- [RIDT Funded Research Projects](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/) - A selection of Research Projects in all areas of study, knowledge and activity in Malta, Conducted at the University of Malta and funded through RIDT - [Publications](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/publications/) - Our publications are divided in the following categories: Newsletter, Overview and Annual Report - [The RIDT Giving Back Campaign](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/the-ridt-giving-back-campaign/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Giving Back: Empowering Researchers at the University of Malta Remember those days? The bustling lecture halls, the intense late-night study sessions fuelled by coffee and determination, the friendships forged in the crucible - [Help Us Save Ħal Millieri!](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/halmillieri/) - [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_column] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="5903" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" - [Support Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/support-research/) - How you can help, Research Trust is carving a path that calls for individuals, business, and corporations to move beyond incremental benevolence and to dare, to dream and to design a whole new way forward for Malta - [RIDT Payroll Giving Scheme](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/ridt-payroll-giving-scheme/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="3/4" el_position="first"] RIDT Payroll Giving Scheme The Research, Innovation & Development Trust (RIDT) at the University of Malta is proud to offer the Payroll Giving Scheme, a - [Award-Winning Regenerative Multimodal Transport System](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/award-winning-regenerative-multimodal-transport-system/) - [spb_image image="5935" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Award-Winning Vision: Industry & University Unite to Drive a Greener, Congestion-Free Malta Mizzi Studio’s Regenerative Multimodal Transport System has been honoured with the prestigious - [Harmony of Hope 2](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/harmony-of-hope-2/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5872" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] HARMONY OF HOPE - raises funds for Cancer Research The concert Harmony of - [Ricerkaturi](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/ricerkaturi/) - [spb_image image="5782" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] All programmes are in Maltese. Ricerkaturi Series 5 (2024) Riċerkaturi S05 E09: Bejgħ u riklamar diġitali - kif qed jaffettwalna ħajjitna - Prof. Franco Curmi - Click - [Join Us in Making a Difference: Volunteer with RIDT!](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/call-for-volunteers/) - [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_column] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image_banner image="5754" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/2"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer - ["Tourism & Place" in support of RIDT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/tourismplace/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5550" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Tourism & Place in support of RIDT RIDT is pleased to announce that you can support RIDT through a new - [RIDT Christmas Gift Campaign](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/christmasgift/) - [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_column] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image_banner image="5488" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/2"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" - [Harmony Of Hope - Live Concert In Aid Of Cancer Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/harmonyofhope/) - [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_column] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image_banner image="5364" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/2"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" - [News](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/news/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="standard-width" row_bg_type="color" color_row_height="content-height" bg_type="cover" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="standard" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" remove_element_spacing="no" row_col_spacing="0" row_col_pos="default" row_col_equal_heights="no" row_expanding="no" row_animation="none" row_animation_delay="0" minimize_row="yes" simplified_controls="no" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 50px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blog blog_type="masonry" gutters="yes" columns="3" fullwidth="no" item_count="999" category="news" offset="0" order_by="date" order="DESC" show_title="yes" show_excerpt="yes" show_details="yes" excerpt_length="20" content_output="excerpt" show_read_more="yes" social_integration="no" blog_filter="no" pagination="infinite-scroll" hover_style="default" width="1/1" - [ALS: Breakthrough Study by University of Malta Researchers](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/als-breakthrough-study-by-university-of-malta-researchers/) - [spb_image_banner image="5287" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Unravelling the Link between DCTN1 Gene and ALS: A Breakthrough Study by University of Malta Researchers [/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" - [Welbee's Supermarkets - Loyalty Points](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/welbees_supermarkets/) - [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_column] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image_banner image="5196" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/2"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" - [STABAT MATER](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/stabat_mater-2/) - [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_column] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/3" el_position="first"] [spb_button element_name="BUY NOW" button_text="BUY NOW" button_size="standard" button_colour="gold" button_type="standard" rounded="yes" button_dropshadow="no" button_icon="fas fa-hand-point-up" button_link="https://booking.teatrumanoel.com.mt/event/23061/title/stabat_mater/?dt=04.04.2023" button_target="_blank" align="center" animation="none" animation_delay="0" width="1/3"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/3" el_position="last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image_banner image="5075" image_size="full" content_pos="left" - [Making Memories](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/making_memories/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image_banner image="5051" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/2"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/3" - [RIDT Funded Projects](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/ridt-funded-projects/) - [spb_portfolio element_name="RIDT Funded Projects" display_type="standard" multi_size_ratio="1/1" fullwidth="no" gutters="yes" columns="3" show_title="yes" show_subtitle="yes" show_excerpt="yes" hover_show_excerpt="no" excerpt_length="20" item_count="9999" category="ridt-funded-projects" order_by="date" order="DESC" portfolio_filter="yes" pagination="none" button_enabled="yes" hover_style="gallery-standard" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] - [Fund a Project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/fund-a-project/) - [spb_portfolio element_name="Other Projects" display_type="standard" multi_size_ratio="1/1" fullwidth="no" gutters="yes" columns="3" show_title="yes" show_subtitle="yes" show_excerpt="yes" hover_show_excerpt="no" excerpt_length="20" item_count="9999" category="other-projects" order_by="none" order="DESC" portfolio_filter="yes" pagination="none" button_enabled="yes" hover_style="gallery-standard" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] - [Be A Child's Superhero](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/be-a-childs-superhero/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="85" custom_css="margin-top: 85px;margin-bottom: 85px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] About the Campaign [/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first - [WADE Project](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/wade-project/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="85" custom_css="margin-top: 85px;margin-bottom: 85px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] What is WADE? [/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="3/4" el_position="first"] - [Superhero With One Euro](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/superhero-with-one-euro/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_column col_sm="12" padding_horizontal="0" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="85" custom_css="margin-top: 85px;margin-bottom: 85px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] About the Campaign [/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first - [Legal Notices](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/legal-notices/) - RIDT was established via Legal Notices 185, 186 and 187 which you can download here. - [Meet The Researchers2](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/meet-the-researchers-2/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="standard-width" row_bg_type="color" color_row_height="content-height" bg_type="cover" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="standard" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" remove_element_spacing="no" row_col_spacing="0" row_col_pos="default" row_col_equal_heights="no" row_expanding="no" row_animation="none" row_animation_delay="0" minimize_row="no" simplified_controls="no" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="52" custom_css="margin-top: 50px;margin-bottom: 50px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_team element_name="Meet The Researchers" display_type="standard" carousel="no" item_columns="4" item_count="99" category="meet-the-researchers" profile_link="yes" pagination="no" fullwidth="no" gutters="yes" order_by="none" order="DESC" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_row] - [Events](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/events/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_animated_headline element_name="Upcoming Events" animated_strings="Upcoming Events" animation_type="rotate-1" textstyle="h2" textalign="left" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blog element_name="Upcoming Events" blog_type="masonry" gutters="yes" columns="3" fullwidth="no" item_count="60" category="upcoming-events" offset="0" order_by="date" order="DESC" show_title="yes" show_excerpt="yes" show_details="yes" excerpt_length="20" content_output="excerpt" show_read_more="yes" social_integration="no" blog_filter="no" - [Contact](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/contact/) - Our offices are located at RIDT, University of Malta, Valletta Campus, St Paul’s Street, Valletta, Malta. Kindly can reach us via phone on +356 2430 8201 - [Meet The Researchers](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/meet-the-researchers/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="standard-width" row_bg_type="color" color_row_height="content-height" bg_type="cover" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="standard" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" remove_element_spacing="no" row_col_spacing="0" row_col_pos="default" row_col_equal_heights="no" row_expanding="no" row_animation="none" row_animation_delay="0" minimize_row="no" simplified_controls="no" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="52" custom_css="margin-top: 50px;margin-bottom: 50px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_team element_name="Meet The Researchers" display_type="standard" carousel="no" item_columns="4" item_count="99" category="meet-the-researchers" profile_link="yes" pagination="no" fullwidth="no" gutters="yes" order_by="none" order="DESC" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_row] - [Our Supporters](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/our-supporters/) - Since its setting up in 2011, the RIDT has received the generous support of the following entities and individuals, to which we are extremely grateful... - [A Lasting Legacy](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/a-lasting-legacy/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" vertical_center="true" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block element_name="Gift in your will" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-top: 0px default ;border-left: 0px default ;border-right: 0px default ;border-bottom: 0px default ;padding-top: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="3/4" el_position="first"] Gift in your will [/spb_text_block] [spb_button - [test newsletter](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/test-newsletter/) - Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name - [Blog](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" vertical_center="true" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blog blog_type="masonry" gutters="yes" columns="3" fullwidth="no" item_count="999" category="blog" offset="0" order_by="date" order="DESC" show_title="yes" show_excerpt="yes" show_details="yes" excerpt_length="20" content_output="excerpt" show_read_more="yes" social_integration="no" blog_filter="yes" pagination="infinite-scroll" hover_style="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [/spb_row] - [Students Research Contribution Scheme](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/students-research-contribution-scheme/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" vertical_center="true" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-top: 0px default ;border-left: 0px default ;border-right: 0px default ;border-bottom: 0px default ;padding-top: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Being part of the student community of the University - [Our Vision](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/our-vision/) - Two students are reading for their Ph.D. in breast cancer research. A research programme in the genetics of kidney disorders is underway. A fully-equipped mobile dental clinic will be providing a service to the community, while a number of foreign professors are adding value to our existing knowledge base in areas that include digital marketing ## Portfolio - [CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS supported by ALIVE Charity Foundation](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/cancer-research-projects/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="5137" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="2/3"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/6" el_position="last"] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] - [Kidney Research Programme](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/renal-failure/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="2060" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Preventing Renal Failure [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" - [The MALETH Trilogy - Microgravity, Medicine & Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/the-maleth-trilogy-microgravity-medicine-malta/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="6416" image_size="full" content_pos="left" content_textalign="left" animation="none" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image_banner] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6418" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/2" el_position="last"] Project MALETH is Malta’s first - [Redefining ALS Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/redefining-als-research/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6397" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6405" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="last"][/spb_image] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" - [Cardiovascular research supported by Beating Hearts Malta](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/cardiovascular-research-supported-by-beating-hearts-malta/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="6044" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="first"][/spb_image] [spb_image image="6387" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2" el_position="last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Research in every heartbeat When Beating - [Malta Eye Study - Concluded and Published](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/malta-eye-health/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3034" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] A PROJECT TO ESTABLISH MALTA'S EYE HEALTH [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" - [Hili Ventures PhD Scholarships](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/hili-ventures-phd-scholarships/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5749" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="hover" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] This is an ongoing collaboration between Hili Ventures and RIDT. There are currently four students doing research in different areas - [Backdrops to our history](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/backdrops/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image image="5771" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Backdrops to our history - [Researching the genetics of Kidney Disease](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/kidney-disease/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/4" el_position="first"] [spb_image image="5219" image_size="full" frame="noframe" caption="From L to R - PhD student Nathalie Bonello, Dr. Edith Said, Prof. Jean Calleja Agius, Dr Graziella Zahra" caption_pos="below" remove_rounded="yes" fullwidth="no" overflow_mode="none" link_target="_self" lightbox="no" intro_animation="none" animation_delay="200" width="1/2"][/spb_image] - [Conserving the Great Siege Wall Paintings Cycle](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/conserving-great-siege-wall-paintings/) - [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" custom_css="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] he conservation continues of a wall paintings cycle by renowned Italian artist Matteo Perez d’Aleccio, which depicts in detail one - [Microbial deterioration of plastics](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/microbial-deterioration-of-plastics/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3861" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The microbial deterioration of plastics [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" - [Virtual Reality for Pain Management](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/virtual-reality-in-healthcare/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3795" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Using VR to reduce pain without the use of medication in children undergoing painful, high-stress hospital procedures. [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" - [Pervasive Electronic Monitoring in Healthcare](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/pem/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3754" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Increasing the quality of life of People with Dementia [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] - [The Perez D'Aleccio Great Siege](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/the-perez-daleccio-great-siege/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3734" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Perez D'Aleccio GREAT SIEGE [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" - [Beat IT](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/beat-it/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3545" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Screening for Sudden Cardiac Death [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" - [Melitensia - Naval Battles of the Order of St John](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/melitensia-2/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="2964" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Retrieving historic printed works [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" - [FLASC - Offshore Energy Storage](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/flasc-integrated-offshore-energy-storage/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3378" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Development of a Model Offshore Hydraulic Energy Storage System [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] - [Holographic Audio](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/holographic-audio/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3194" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] 3D Audio in 3D Space [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" - [Epilepsy Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/epilepsy-research/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3288" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Revealing the Role of the Endocannabinoids in Absence Epilepsy [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] - [Stroke Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/stroke-research/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3243" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Sensory Stimulation as a Novel Treatment Strategy to Salvage the Brain during a Stroke [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" - [Mobile Dental Clinic](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/dental-mobile-clinic/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="1221" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Delivering great smiles and better oral Health [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" - [Quantum Communications](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/quantum-communication/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3157" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] QuMaS A quantum telecommunications link between Malta and Sicily [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] - [The endemic honey bee](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/the-endemic-honey-bee/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3081" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Genome conservation [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" - [Early Years Education](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/early-years-education/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="3006" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Perspectives on quality experiences in Early Years settings [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" - [Economics](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/chair-in-economics/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="2363" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Economists ahead of the curve [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="standard-width" row_bg_type="color" color_row_height="content-height" bg_type="cover" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="standard" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" remove_element_spacing="no" row_col_spacing="0" row_col_pos="default" row_col_equal_heights="no" row_expanding="no" - [Climate Change](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/climate-change/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="2186" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Challenges for international law [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" - [Osteoporosis](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/osteoporosis/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="2182" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Community funding for bone research [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_text_block animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" - [Sahhtek - Diabetes Research](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/research-projects/renal-failure-temporary/) - [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_image_banner image="2139" image_size="full" content_pos="center" content_textalign="right" animation="fade-from-left" animation_delay="200" link_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Shedding new light on one of Malta's main diseases [/spb_image_banner] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height="30px" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [spb_row element_name="Row" wrap_type="content-width" parallax_image_height="content-height" parallax_image_movement="fixed" parallax_image_speed="0.5" bg_video_loop="yes" parallax_video_height="window-height" parallax_video_overlay="none" row_overlay_opacity="0" row_col_pos="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] ## Galleries - [VIRTUOSI](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/galleries/virtuosi/) - [Dental Mobile Clinic](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/galleries/dental-mobile-clinic/) ## Team - [Dr Shawn Baldacchino](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-shawn-baldacchino/) - Shawn Baldacchino B.Sc MLS (Hons.) is a PhD Graduate from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Pathology, University of Malta. Shawn completed his undergraduate studies in Medical Laboratory Science. During the degree he acquired extensive training in all fields of Medical Laboratory Science. For his thesis, he focused on optimizing detection methods for particular prognostic - [Dr Gabrielle Zammit](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/gabrielle-zammit/) - Gabrielle Zammit read for a B.Sc. and M.Sc. (with distinction) at the University of Malta and subsequently completed a Ph.D. in microbial Evolutionary Biology and Ecology. Her doctoral research was conducted at different European institutions including the University of Rome, the University of South Bohemia, the UK's Natural History Museum and the Spanish National Research Council. Gabrielle was - [Prof Ing Kenneth Camilleri](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-ing-kenneth-camilleri/) - Kenneth P Camilleri graduated in electrical engineering from the University of Malta in 1991 and received the M.Sc. in Signal Processing & Machine Intelligence and Ph.D. in Image Processing & Pattern Recognition in 1994 and 1999, respectively, from the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. He is currently the Head of Department of Systems and Control - [Prof Alexiei Dingli](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-alexiei-dingli/) - Prof Alexiei Dingli is an Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence within the Faculty of ICT at the University of Malta. He is also a founder member of the Google Developers Group Malta Section, the Web Science Research group, the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Malta and of - [Prof JoAnn Cassar](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-joann-cassar/) - Prof. JoAnn Cassar is Full Professor and Head of the Department of Conservation and Built Heritage within the Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Heritage Malta, the National Agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage. She is a Fellow of the - [Dr Duncan Ayers](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-duncan-ayers/) - Dr. Duncan Ayers completed his PhD in Translational Medicine from The University of Manchester (UK) in 2011 and is currently a senior post-doctoral researcher (RSOIV) at the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking within the University of Malta. Dr. Ayers also holds a MSc degree in Immunology and Immunogenetics from the University of Manchester and - [Dr Conrad Attard](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-conrad-attard/) - Dr Conrad Attard is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Computer Information Systems within the Faculty of ICT at the University of Malta. He obtained his PhD at the University of Sheffield, UK, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science Department. His research interests are smart technology, enterprise applications, crowdsourcing Just in Time knowledge at - [Roberta De Angelis](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/roberta-de-angelis/) - Roberta De Angelis is a paintings conservator and has been working as an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Conservation and Built Heritage since 2012. She graduated from the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro (Rome) in 1993 and received a MPhil from the University of Malta with a thesis focusing on the degradation and conservation - [Jennifer Porter](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/jennifer-porter/) - Jennifer Porter is a wall painting conservator with extensive experience in conservation science, research and education. She has worked with institutions such as the Courtauld Institute of Art, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia of Mexico and the Getty Conservation Institute on field conservation and research projects in the Americas, the Middle East, Europe and - [Dr Chiara Pasian](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-chiara-pasian/) - Born in Italy in 1986, Dr Chiara Pasian is a wall painting conservator and currently Lecturer in the Department of Conservation and Built Heritage at the University of Malta, where she teaches at the MSc course in the Conservation of Decorative Architectural Surfaces, and supervises students in field projects. Pasian is strongly interested in applied - [Prof Pierre Schembri Wismayer](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-pierre-schembri-wismayer/) - Prof Pierre Schembri Wismayer read for his undergraduate degree at the University of Malta and after two years of housemanship and having received his warrant, he did some voluntary medical work in Kenya and then left to pursue his PhD in molecular Oncology at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in affiliation with Glasgow University. Before - [Dr Gillian Martin](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-gillian-martin/) - Dr Gillian M Martin is a medical sociologist, resident academic at the University of Malta. She came to academia as a mature student after a previous career in Nursing in the UK, and graduated summa cum laude BA philosophy and sociology at the university of Malta, then, with Distinction, MSc Sociology from Manchester University, UK. - [Prof Giuseppe di Giovanni](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-giuseppe-di-giovanni/) - Prof di Giovanni received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Chieti, Italy and was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, USA. Previously Senior Lecturer of Human Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Palermo, and Associate Professor at the University of Malta, from 2013 he is Professor of Human Physiology at - [Prof William Zammit](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-william-zammit/) - Since graduating B.Ed. (Hons) in 1987, William Zammit has taught or lectured at primary, secondary, junior college and university levels. In 1988 he was awarded the Diploma in Library and Information Studies by the University of Malta. In 1995 he graduated M.A. History with Distinction and in 2001 he obtained his Ph.D in the same - [Prof. Georgios N Yannakakis](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-georgios-yannakakis/) - Georgios N. Yannakakis is Associate Professor at the Institute of Digital Games, University of Malta (UoM) and director of the game artificial intelligence research group. He received both the 5-year Diploma (1999) and the M.Sc. (2001) degree from the Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece and the Ph.D. (2005) degree in Informatics from the School of Informatics, Institute of - [Dr Andre Xuereb](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-andre-xuereb/) - EDUCATION 2015: Master in Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship (MEnt) at the University of Malta 2011: Doctorate (PhD) in Physics in the Quantum Control group, run by Tim Freegarde, at the University of Southampton, UK. Thesis title: ‘Optical Cooling Using the Dipole Force.’ Viva voce examiners: Prof. J. Dalibard (ENS Paris, external), and Prof. A. C. Tropper (internal) 2007: Bachelor - [Prof David Mifsud](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-david-mifsud/) - EDUCATION 2002: Awarded Fellowship degree by the Royal Entomological Society, London, UK. 1999: Awarded Fellowship degree by the Linnean Society, London, UK. 1998 – 2001: University of Basel, Switzerland, Ph.D. (Zoology). Dissertation title: Jumping plant-lice of the Paurocephalinae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Psylloidea): systematics and phylogeny, with a revision of the Old World genus Paurocephala. v + 111 pp. - [Prof. Valerie Sollars](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-valerie-sollars/) - EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1996 PhD (cum laude) (Royal Victoria University, Manchester, UK) 1990 M.A. (Ed. Psych) (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)(Dean’s Honors List) 1987 B.Ed. (Hons.) (University of Malta) (First Class) AWARDS 1988-1990 Commonwealth Scholar at McGill University, Montreal 1993-1996 University of Malta Scholarship EMPLOYMENT HISTORY July 2007 - May 2015 Dean, Faculty of Education Dec 2004 - [Rebecca Borg](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/rebecca-borg/) - Rebecca Borg is a PhD student at the Laboratory of Functional Genetics at the University of Malta and a Medical Laboratory Scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics at Mater Dei Hospital. She holds a BSc (Hons.) in Applied Biomedical Science and an MSc in Biochemistry. Her current research is focused on Motor Neuron Disorders - [Mr Francis Carbonaro](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/mr-francis-carbonaro/) - Francis Carbonaro, is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Mater Dei Hospital, Malta. Mr. Carbonaro graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Malta in 1999 and subsequently specialized in Ophthalmology, gaining his PhD from King’s College London for a thesis entitled “Genetic Epidemiology of Glaucoma Endophenotypes: A Twin Study.” He pursued all his postgraduate ophthalmology training in - [Dr Vince Briffa](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-vince-briffa/) - Vince Briffa is a researcher and multi media artist. He produces gallery and site-specific artwork, objects and installations which integrate drawing, painting, text, photography, sculpture and the moving image. He is also a curator of contemporary art exhibitions, guest writer for various local and international publications and organiser of discussions, exhibitions and art residencies. He - [Dr Maxine Anastasi](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-maxine-anastasi/) - Dr Maxine Anastasi is a Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta. She read for a B.A. (Hons) degree (2005-2007) and a Research Masters (2007–2010) in Archaeology at the University of Malta, before completing a D.Phil. in Archaeology at the University of Oxford (2011–2015). She has participated in - [Dr Charles Galdies](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-charles-galdies/) - Dr Charles Galdies is a lecturer with the Division of Environmental Management and Planning of the Institute of Earth Systems. He holds a doctoral degree in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems from the University of Durham (U.K.). Dr Galdies studied ways to improve small-scale weather and ocean forecasting in the central Mediterranean region using - [Dr Ing. Brian Zammit](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-ing-brian-zammit/) - Brian Zammit is a lecturer at the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, where he teaches fundamentals of electronics and electronic instrumentation systems. His career started with STMicroelectronics Malta as a maintenance technician in 1998 after obtaining a diploma in Industrial Electronics from the Fellenberg Training Centre. He later joined the University of Malta where he - [Dr Ing. Marc Anthony Azzopardi](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-ing-marc-anthony-azzopardi/) - Dr Ing. Marc Anthony Azzopardi’s relationship with electrical engineering traces back to early childhood with over 20 years experience in electronics. He wrote his first GWBasic software programs at age 4 on a Zilog Z80 Sinclair Spectrum, constructed his first oscillators at age 8, blew-up his parents’ washroom-turned-laboratory at age 10 and started formal training - [Dr Ing John Charles Betts](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-ing-john-charles-betts/) - Dr Ing. John Charles Betts graduated B. Mech. Eng. (Hon.s) from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Malta in 1991. In 2006 he graduated MSc in Astronomy from Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia. In 2008 he obtained his PhD in Engineering for his research on laser material deposition of ceramic-reinforced metal surfaces. - [Dr Gianmarco Alberti](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-gianmarco-alberti/) - Archaeologist Dr Gianmarco Alberti received his PhD in Prehistory from the University of Udine (Italy) in 2012, his MA (cum laude) in Archaeology from the University of Lecce (Italy) in 2007, and his BA (Laurea, cum laude) in Classics from the University of Catania (Italy) in 2003. Dr Alberti has been member of two research - [Jeanesse Scerri](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/jeanesse-scerri/) - Jeanesse Scerri is a PhD student and a Medical Laboratory Scientist at the Genetics Laboratory situated on the University of Malta campus. She holds a BSc (Hons.) in Medical Laboratory Sciences and an MSc in Biomedical Sciences. Her current research focuses on breast cancer and is being funded through RIDT with funds kindly donated by - [Prof Keith Sciberras](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-keith-sciberras/) - Prof. Keith Sciberras is Head of the Department of History of Art within the Department of History of Art, University of Malta. Received as an Andrew W. Mellon Senior Fellow (2005) in the Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 2005, he was elected Trustee of the Association of Art - [Dr Sarah Cuschieri](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-sarah-cuschieri/) - Dr Sarah Cuschieri, MD MSc (Diabetes) Pg Dip (Diabetes), earned her medical degree in 2011 from the University of Malta. She studied for a postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Diabetes Mellitus type 2 at the Cardiff University, Wales, obtaining a Distinction in both. She took up a full time academic career at the University of - [Dr Ruben J Cauchi](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-ruben-j-cauchi/) - Dr. Ruben Cauchi obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, UK, working on genetic animal models of motor neuron disease and went on to do postdoctoral research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge, UK, studying RNA processing. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of - [Joanna Vella](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/joanna-vella/) - https://www.researchgate.net/researcher/2049326144_Joanna_Vella Research interest: search for genes responsible for causing diseases in the Maltese population through a collection of biological samples http://researchtrustmalta.eu/blog/the-biobank-one-of-maltas-best-kept-secrets/ - [Prof Mario Valentino](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-mario-valentino/) - Prof. Mario Valentino obtained his Ph.D in 2001 with distinction through a scholarship awarded by the Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research,Cologne,Germany following a brief training period as Research Guest Fellow. His study involved the investigation of the haemodynamic and molecular mechanisms of ischemic brain damage caused by strokes. Subsequently, he was awarded a 3-year post-doctoral fellowship - [Dr Joseph Borg](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-joseph-borg/) - Dr Joseph Borg graduated B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Science in 2004 and M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics (Pathology) in 2007. He then went on to conduct Ph.D. studies in the field of molecular genetics with special interest in globin gene regulation and control. Dr Borg conducted part of his Doctoral work at the Erasmus Medical - [Dr Valerie Said Conti](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-valerie-said-conti/) - Dr Valerie Said Conti is a consultant paediatric nephrologist at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta and a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta. She qualified MD from the University of Malta in 1988, received a Diploma in Child Health from the University of Glasgow in 1994 and became a member of the Royal College - [Prof. Kristian Zarb Adami](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-kristian-zarb-adami/) - Prof Zarb Adami holds a PhD in Cambridge University, UK on algorithmic development for Astronomical imaging. He has worked in Industry in Malta and Scotland, improving the function of digital cameras and also worked at the University of Oxford where he collaborated with many other organisations as part of an international radio telescope consortium. - [Dr Aaron Micallef](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-aaron-micallef/) - Aaron is a marine geologist investigating global continental margins. He uses seafloor surveying and quantitative techniques to solve problems related to submarine landslides, submarine canyons, fluid flow processes, carbonate escarpments and continental shelf dynamics. His areas of study include the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Aaron has a MSc from the University of Oxford and a PhD from - [Dr Antoine Grima](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-antoine-grima/) - Dr Antoine Grima read International Relations (European Studies) and law at the University of Malta, and obtained his Masters degree in European Studies from the University of Sussex. Dr Attard is currently working as an assistant lecturer at Environmental and Resource Law Department within the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta. He is - [Dr Timmy Gambin](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/dr-timmy-gambin/) - Dr Timmy Gambin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta, from where he obtained a B.A. in History. Following undergraduate studies, he went on to attain an M.A. in Maritime Archaeology and History at the University of Bristol in the UK where he continued his postgraduate studies by reading - [Prof. Alex Felice](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-alex-felice/) - Professor Felice is a graduate of the University of Malta (M.D., 1971, M.Phil., 1975) and the School of Graduate Studies of the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Georgia, U.S.A. (Ph.D., 1981) After several years as Program Director in the Veterans' Administration, Medical Research Service (Hemoglobin Research) and on the Faculty of the Medical College of - [Prof Patrick J Schembri](https://researchtrustmalta.eu/team/prof-patrick-j-schembri/) - Prof Patrick J Schembri graduated from the University of Malta with a B.Sc. in chemistry and Biology in 1975 and M.Sc. in biology in 1977. 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