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UNIMED Continues its Workshops on Coping with Droughts in the Agricultural Sector Uploaded On: 04/10/2024

UNIMED organised its fourth stakeholder workshop at the International Agricultural Research and Training Centre (UTAEM) in Menemen, Turkey on 4 April 2024.  Twenty experts from the agricultural sector in Turkey participated in the workshop, which was divided in two parts. In the first part of the workshop the participants were asked to assign weighting coefficients to the four indices which make up the Survivability-of-Droughts Index: perception, adaptability, vulnerability, and ...

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Project RoOFPEVs - Advancing Clean Energy: How the RoOFPEVs Project is Shaping Malta’s Renewable Future Uploaded On: 18/09/2024

The RoOFPEVs project, spearheaded by The Foundation for Innovation and Research – Malta (FiR.mt), is at the forefront of addressing critical challenges in Malta’s journey towards a sustainable energy transition. Supported by Xjenza Malta under the Research Excellence Programme, this project, titled "Robust Optimisation Framework for PVs and EVs Integration at Low Voltage Network," targets key technical and operational barriers to integrating renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic (PV...

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Project VirtualKES 1.0 - Enhancing Resilience of the Maltese Distribution Grids Through Photovoltaics Uploaded On: 18/09/2024

Power management with high renewable share is no mean feat! With Malta now having an appreciable renewable energy mix within its power system framework, decisions should be made, on how to efficiently utilize the available resources during emergency events. Photovoltaics as rooftop based Distributed Energy Resources (DER) when procured by a customer/ consumer, it is mostly done keeping in mind, that the customer is contributing to reducing carbon emissions as well as trimming utility bills. Now...

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Xjenza Malta and National Research Council of Italy signing agreement Uploaded On: 13/09/2024

Xjenza Malta, the national agency for Research, Innovation, and Space, and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy’s foremost public research institution, have taken a pioneering step in solidifying their commitment to advancing scientific research and innovation. With the signing of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), this collaboration not only deepens the historical ties between Malta and Italy but also underscores a shared vision to tackle some of the most pressing ...

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TOYP 2024 Nominations are Now Open Uploaded On: 11/09/2024

Do you know a young leader making an extraordinary impact in their community or industry? The search is on for outstanding individuals under 40 who exemplify excellence in their fields and inspire others to achieve greatness. The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) awards celebrate those who are driving positive change and making a difference. If you or someone you know embodies these qualities, now is the time to submit a nomination. Don’t miss the chance to recognize the future leaders ...

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REGIOSTARS Awards Uploaded On: 06/09/2024

The public vote for the REGIOSTARS 2024 is open 2 September – 9 October 12:00 CET. The most voted project among all finalists will receive the Public Choice Award. The winner is announced in the REGIOSTARS ceremony. Each voter can vote only once. Therefore, carefully read the projects descriptions of all finalists before voting. To vote, just click “Vote for this project” and confirm your selection. The 25 finalists have been selected by REGIOSTARS jury, who carefully evaluated a ...

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Project Operation TOM - Our Brain Beyond the Sky Uploaded On: 04/09/2024

The University of Malta’s Boundaries of the Brain laboratory is developing a toolbox that can help study spaceflight’s impact on the brain.  Travelling to space is possibly the greatest challenge we have overcome. The stars were once a means of navigation, not something to navigate to. Before that, we occasionally sacrificed each other to them. When our early hominin ancestors looked to the sky, it was because giant birds may have snatched them from the ground and eaten them...

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THCS logo Uploaded On: 02/09/2024

We would like to consult you in order to identify challenges and problems in health systems and services that should be researched and to use research to inform policy-making.                                                                                            &...

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Zoe Katsamani Uploaded On: 02/09/2024

Watch the testimonial video clip of Zoe Katsamani, an olive grower and a woman champion of farming with Nature on the Island of Crete, Greece. Indeed, Zoe proved herself to be a woman champion on the use of several of the Nature-based Solutions that are being promoted through the PRIMA funded Mara-Mediterra project. Dirk De Ketelaere and Anna Spiteri (IRMCo, Malta) first met up with Zoe Katsamani at the School of Agricultural Sciences on the Island of Crete. The latter is the only ...

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INSPIRING ERA Questionnaire Uploaded On: 02/09/2024

As associated partners in the @INSPIRING ERA consortium, Xjenza Malta is supporting the development and strengthening of the European Research Area and ensuring that research and technology stakeholders are able to communicate their vision and experience with the EU approach to science and innovation. Starting this summer, the INSPIRING ERA project is launching a continuous process to research and screen existing stakeholders’ experiences with ERA.   Our goal is to analyse ...

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