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16/12/2022
The University of Malta has been awarded a €2.5 million grant for an ERA Chair in bioinformatics. This grant will support an ERA Chair, a world leading expert, and a team of seven RSOs in bioinformatics at the University of Malta for the next five years to help develop further this scientific area. The ERA Chair programme is part of the Horizon Europe: Widening participation and spreading excellence action. This grant funding will also be used to acquire a cluster of computational resources ...
Mtella’:
14/12/2022
The Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise has launched Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategy for 2050 for public consultation. The Strategy is an ambitious document that translates Malta’s Sustainable Development Vision for 2050 into a strategic policy direction for the environmental protection and socio-economic development of the Maltese Islands. It follows the direction set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and seeks to stimulate and ...
Mtella’:
12/12/2022
The Interreg Italia-Malta SEA MARVEL project is sharing its research photographic outputs in a unique educational photographic exhibition for the benefit of Maltese schools. St Theresa College Middle School, Ta’ Paris, hosted the SEA MARVEL Workshop and the launching of this roving educational marine biodiversity and natura 2000 sites photographic exhibition. Dr Alice Micallef, Assistant Director of the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes, Mr Bernardo Riolo, Head of St Theresa ...
Mtella’:
12/12/2022
The review of Malta’s performance to date in the education policy domain indicates that significant progress has been made in addressing EU and national targets. However, these efforts need to be sustained and remaining gaps to be addressed, for example by building a culture for quality and transparency, empowering stakeholders, as well as widening participation and reducing the number of early dropouts.This Strategic Plan identifies key trends and drivers up to 2030 and their relevance to ...
Mtella’:
06/12/2022
The European Sustainable Energy Awards (EUSEW Awards) 2023 are now ready for applications. If you are driving forward Europe’s clean energy transition, or know of someone who is, we want to hear from you. The three Awards categories recognise innovative projects, local energy initiatives and women who are having an outstanding impact on Europe’s transition to renewables and greater energy efficiency. Apply on behalf of your project or nominate someone, including yourself, who you consider to...
Mtella’:
30/11/2022
Work programmes set out funding opportunities under Horizon Europe. One specific programme under Horizon Europe is implemented through the following: The main work programme Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions and research infrastructures under Pillar I all clusters under Pillar II European innovation ecosystems under Pillar III the part widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area Other work programmes cover European Research Council (ERC) Joint Research Centre (JRC...
Mtella’:
29/11/2022
Animal welfare has become a fundamental aspect of livestock production, but its assessment remains a challenge. The EU-funded ClearFarm project intends to use Precision livestock farming (PLF) technology to increase animal welfare in the whole production chain of dairy cows and pigs. It will co-design, develop and validate a platform that will inform both farmers and consumers to assist their decision-making. Precision livestock farming (PLF) technology offers better control and ...
Mtella’:
25/11/2022
EMBL deepens scientific collaboration, opening the door for greater engagement and opportunities for Malta’s life science community EMBL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Malta, boosting an already vibrant relationship between the country’s research community and Europe’s flagship life science organisation. Previous interactions include training in Genome Biology, organised in collaboration with the Ministry for Education and Employment and the ...
Mtella’:
23/11/2022
By the 2030s, the world will generate around a yottabyte of data per year — that’s 1024 bytes, or the amount that would fit on DVDs stacked all the way to Mars. Now, the booming growth of the data sphere has prompted the governors of the metric system to agree on new prefixes beyond that magnitude, to describe the outrageously big and small. Representatives from governments worldwide, meeting at the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) outside Paris on 18 November, voted to...
Mtella’:
21/11/2022
Industrial development is of critical importance for sustained and inclusive economic growth in African countries. Industry can enhance productivity, increase the capabilities of the workforce, and generate employment, by introducing new equipment and new techniques. Industrialization, with strong linkages to domestic economies, will help African countries achieve high growth rates, diversify their economies and reduce their exposure to external shocks. This will substantially contribute to ...