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  • GO and Foster Clark Join Forces with RIDT to Fund Speech App

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  • Lidl Malta continues to support RIDT

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  • Malta International Airport Foundation supports Ħal-Millieri conservation project through RIDT

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  • Rotary supports research in ALS through RIDT

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  • RIDT Overseas Conferences Grants for Doctoral Researchers

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  • Presentation of Opera House publication to Rector

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  • ALIVE Charity Foundation surpasses €1 million for Cancer Research

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  • The RIDT Artificial Intelligence Award

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  • The Malta Eye Study Published in renowned Sage Journal

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  • Supporting Breast Cancer Research – Pink October 2025

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  • Lidl Malta supports skin cancer research

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  • Central Bank of Malta and RIDT sign agreement

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  • The Elton Barry Ph.D. Scholarship in Cancer Research

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  • Human presence in Malta earlier than previously thought

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  • Lifecycle Malta presents donation to the RIDT in united effort to conquer kidney disease

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  • Beating Hearts Malta funds innovative research in cardiovascular medicine

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  • The Alfred Mizzi Foundation supports research in loneliness

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  • President of Malta visits researchers at the University of Malta

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  • Prestigious National Geographic Grant for Maltese Scientist

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  • Award-Winning Vision: Industry & University Unite to Drive a Greener, Congestion-Free Malta

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  • Congratulations to Nicky Camilleri – ALIVE Charity Foundation

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  • ALIVE Charity Foundation Donate €100K for Cancer Research

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  • Sports Unity – Uniting to support Cancer Research

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  • ALS – MND Research

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  • Sweet Memories – Developing new drugs to combat the ‘Twin Epidemic’ of diabetes and dementia

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  • RIDT Second Doctoral Student Overseas Conference Grants

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  • Thank You Life Cycle!

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  • MCESD Social Partners visit Institute of Sustainable Energy

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  • The Farsons Foundation supports a UM Royal Opera House Research Project through RIDT

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  • The HSBC Malta Foundation supports Three-Year UM Research Project through RIDT

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  • ALIVE Charity Foundation Donates €120,000 to RIDT for Cancer Research at the University of Malta

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  • MCESD holds meeting at the University of Malta

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  • Din l-Art Ħelwa and RIDT sign MOU

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  • Riċerkaturi – Campus 103.7

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  • Hamrun Hanin and Miss Hamrun present donation in support of cancer research

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  • RIDT Doctoral Student Overseas Conference Grants

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  • Radisson Blu Resort & Spa turns Pink

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  • St Joseph (Mater Boni Consilii) School Donates for Breast Cancer Research

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  • Mrs Anne Marie Grech – supporting cancer research

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  • Hili Ventures Ph.D. Scholarships

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  • Anthony Rizzo Fund – supporting invaluable research on ALS

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  • Joseph Vassallo

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  • Europa Donna Malta PhD Scholarship in Breast Cancer Research

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  • A Breakthrough Study in ALS by University of Malta Researchers

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  • Completion of Perez D’Aleccio Conservation Project

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  • Call for Cancer Research Projects

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  • Donating your Welbee’s Supermarket loyalty points

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  • Is-City – Late Paintings (Digital Catalogue)

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  • PA funds to support completion of conservation of Perez D’Aleccio masterpiece

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  • ALIVE Foundation donates another €90,000 for cancer research

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  • Europa Donna funds more Breast Cancer Research

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  • ALIVE Charity Foundation

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  • The Hilda Schembri Memorial Lecture – Europa Donna Malta

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  • Grandmaster’s Delights

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  • Great Siege mural conservation continues

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  • In search of ALS-causing genes

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  • Europadonna Malta supports breast cancer research

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  • Of glass ceilings and breast cancer research

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  • RIDT sponsors Climate Action Award

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  • E.J. Busuttil Ltd supports cancer research through RIDT at UM

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  • Channelling CSR into Research

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  • Evolve Ltd invests in one of University's leading Research Groups through RIDT

    Local science company invests in one of University’s leading Research Groups

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  • 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…

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  • REWS donates €100,000 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Gasan Foundation supporting two diverse University of Malta research projects

    Two  University of Malta research projects, one aimed at conservation and heritage and the other aimed at the issue of…

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  • Vodafone Malta Foundation donates €113,000 for research in new technology for pain reduction for hospitalised children

    The Vodafone Malta Foundation and the University of Malta are to develop cutting-edge technology involving virtual reality to reduce pain…

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  • Conservation project of d’Aleccio’s 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,…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Chiswick House School celebrates ‘Wear a Hat day’ for research

    Brain awareness month was celebrated in a unique and colourful way at Chiswick House School, with flamboyant hats being created…

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  • ALIVE Charity Foundation donates €100,000 for University cancer research

    The ALIVE Charity Foundation has donated €100,000 to the Research Trust (RIDT) of the University of Malta for Cancer Research.…

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  • 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…

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  •  The Vodafone Malta Foundation donates €100,000 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • The Genes Behind Autism

    Through the Malta Next Generation Sequencing Project, researchers at the University of Malta are trying to understand what genetics tell…

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  • ‘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…

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  • 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…

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  • Calculating Traffic – an RIDT funded project

    As more cars hit our already-congested roads, traffic and air pollution will continue to increase. Here, PROFESSOR MARIA ATTARD and…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • HSBC Malta Foundation supports cancer research with €84,000 donation

    A novel research into chemotherapy currently underway at the University of Malta has received a fresh impetus thanks to a…

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  • The Alfred Mizzi Foundation donates €150,000 for Research into Strokes

    The Alfred Mizzi Foundation, the University of Malta and the RIDT have signed an agreement through which the Foundation will…

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  • €760 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…

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  • PhDs Funded By You

    Thanks to the Bjorn Formosa PhD Scholarship, REBECCA BORG is currently researching motor neuron disorders here in Malta. In this…

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  • 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…

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  • Air Malta supports RIDT’s 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…

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  • Educating Today’s 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…

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  • MCCF Foundation donates €132,000 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…

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  • Retrieving Historical Printed Matter – an RIDT funded project

    Through a fund granted by the RIDT, DR WILLIAM ZAMMIT is hunting down historic printed works that have been missing…

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  • 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…

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  • LARSOCS project: The Spring Update

    As the LARSOCS project enters its fifth month, we take a look at the University of Malta’s Electronic Systems Engineering…

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  • 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…

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  • Personalised Medicine

    Liquid biopsy could revolutionise the way patients suffering from certain cancers are treated. Here, PhD student JEANESSE SCERRI explains how.…

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  • 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…

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  • ALIVE Cycling Challenge donates €70,000 for Children’s Cancer Research

    ALIVE Charity Foundation, the first charity foundation to raise funds for medical research in Malta, presented another donation of €70,000,…

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  • Handel’s 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 –…

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  • Investing in Research

      Having raised almost €1.6m since it was first founded, RIDT has definitely managed to put research on the map……

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  • Beyond the Memories

      BJORN FORMOSA, the founder of the ALS Malta Foundation, explains the importance of leaving a legacy behind. Few Maltese…

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  • Call for applications -The Bjorn Formosa PhD Scholarship for Research into ALS/MND

    Call for Applications The Bjorn Formosa Advanced Scholarship for Research into ALS/MND Scholarship for PhD (Research) Student ALS/Motor Neuron Disease…

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  • 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…

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  • Three-Dimensional Audio – RIDT funded project

      Sound and space are inherently correlated, but what if you could give a recording the depth and acoustics that…

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  • 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…

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  • Donation for Cancer research from Friends of the Captain’s Table

    Ms Anne Cadle on behalf of the ‘Friends of the Captain’s Table’ in Xlendi Gozo presented a donation towards Cancer…

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  • 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…

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  • LARSOCS – Endless Potential

    LARSOCS is one of the projects being funded by the RIDT. It brings together three major departments within the University…

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  • 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…

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  • Digitising Maltese Law

      Language is a multi-layered tool that gives poets the licence to alternate the meaning of words, and public speakers…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Measuring Valletta2018

    It’s meant to revolutionise our cultural scene and make Malta a European cultural centre par excellence, but how will Valletta2018…

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  • 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…

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  • 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, but like all other things…

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  • 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!…

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  • ALIVE Cycling Challenge donates €100,000 for Children’s Cancer Research

    ALIVE Charity Foundation presented another record sum of €100,000 to the Research Trust of the University of Malta (RIDT) to further…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Showcasing Brains

    In the second part of the final installment in the series dedicated to brain-related research, neuroscientist Professor Giuseppe Di Giovanni…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • University of Malta receives revolutionary high end equipment donation

    University of Malta has received a donation of revolutionary high end equipment which will enhance the study of the Stroke Research…

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  • Central Bank of Malta strengthens its association with the University of Malta

    The Central Bank of Malta has renewed the agreement to establish a Central Bank of Malta Chair in Economics with the…

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  • 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…

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  • Digitally-Interpreted Eye Vision

      In the second installment dedicated to research in Brain related areas, we visit Dr George Azzopardi’s office to chat…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • The Real Telekinesis

    What would have once seemed like an object straight out of a sci-fi film, is now a device that could…

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  • Culture-Supported Research

    17 years after it was first held, Teatru Unplugged has become a highly-anticipated fixture on the local social calendar. Here,…

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  • 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,…

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  • Facing Abreast

    The fight against breast cancer doesn’t begin and end in October; it lasts 365 days a year. Here, Gertrude Abela,…

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  • 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…

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  • The Quest to Quantify Diabetes

    What is the link between the Maltese lifestyle and diabetes type 2? And how will figuring this out help health…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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,…

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  • 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…

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