20

Jul

Expenditure on R&D in Malta barely exceeds half a point of GDP

In 2019, total expenditure on Research and Development amounted to €80.0 million, or 0.6 per cent of GDP, reflecting an increase of €5.4 million, or 7.3 per cent, was registered,…

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16

Mar

EU sets research and innovation priorities for a sustainable future

The European Commission has adopted the first strategic plan for Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme worth €95.5 billion in current prices. The strategic plan is a novelty…

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18

Feb

Malta: Ambitious innovation fund, Horizon Europe, launched in Malta

Horizon Europe has been launched in Malta, which this year has seen a strong increase in funding which amounts to €95.5 billion. While speaking about the launch, the Minister for…

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01

Feb

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that the government needs to upgrade its investment in human capital by ensuring that our educational system improves the employability of young people. The Independent says…

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15

Jan

modl.ai expands Malta activities

modl.ai, a tech company which delivers AI tools for video game studios has announced its intention to expand in Malta, and announced a collaboration with with the Institute of Digital…

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08

Nov

34 Europe wide projects to get €350 million in Horizon 2020 funding

Thirty-four research groups will receive EUR 350 million in total to address some of the world’s most formidable research problems spanning multiple scientific disciplines.  More than 440 proposals were submitted…

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23

Apr

European Commission approves a €5.3million COVID-19 R&D Fund for Malta

The European Commission has approves a €5.3million COVID-19 Research & Development Fund for Malta.  The aim of this Fund will be to provide innovative and/or improved approaches with regards to…

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08

Mar

Researching Loneliness: The Relevance of Mixed-Methods Approaches (Social Wellbeing UOM)

by Jamie Bonnici, Research Officer, Faculty for Social Wellbeing Introduction The Faculty for Social Wellbeing recently embarked on a number of initiatives to explore the phenomenon of loneliness in Malta.…

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04

Apr

Smart toilet seat aims to lower hospital readmission rates of congestive heart failure patients

A toilet-seat based cardiovascular monitoring system created by a team of Rochester Institute of Technology researchers aims to lower the hospital readmission rates of patients with congestive heart failure. With…

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04

Feb

International major football tournaments affects students’ GCSE’s performance

Anyone who has ever revised for exams has struggled with the battle to retain focus. That task is made dramatically harder when attempted in the midst of international football tournaments…

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01

Oct

James Allison and Tasuku Honjo win the 2018 Nobel Prize for game-changing discoveries to harness to fight cancer

American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday for game-changing discoveries about how to harness and manipulate the immune system…

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04

Jun

US Study: 70% of women with early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumours have been removed.

Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer and an intermediate risk of cancer recurrence can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumors have been removed, U.S. researchers said on…

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22

May

80% of Malta’s population access the internet. Of these 83% own a smartphone, 75% use a laptop, 48% use the tablet.

80% of Malta’s population access the internet. Of these 83% own a smartphone, 75% use a laptop, 48% use the tablet. “People are becoming increasingly mobile when it comes to…

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