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Like every community service, bell-ringing requires much dedication and patience. It would certainly be a pity if such traditions are abandoned
Intersecting disability studies with cultural studies can help us appreciate all the implications of how the representation of a character with autism in Rain Man, and many...
For and Against: Cannabis has been partially decriminalised. Now what?
Karen Mamo, Department of Psychology, and Stephen Cachia, Church Schools Mission, Deputy Coordinator, on the recent decriminalisation of cannabis in Malta
Karen Mamo, Department of Psychology, and Stephen...
Meridianbet showcase local personalities in new video
New commercial sees local personalities trying their luck through the plethora...
New commercial sees local personalities trying their luck...
Mental health and COVID-19 in an ageing population | Christian Borg-Xuereb
As opportunities to interact in the outside world become more limited, the risk on developing mental health disorders is exponentially increase
As opportunities to interact in the outside world become...
Solutions: There is a way we can make social policy work | Andrew Azzopardi
Do you know how many commissions Malta has? It’s bedlam, and it’s time to streamline their modus operandi
Do you know how many commissions Malta has? It’s...
Beginnings of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing: A symbol of hope | Prof. Maureen Cole
We had muct work to be done to get all in place by the start of the new academic year. We had to hit the ground running… and we did
We had muct work to be done to get all in place by the...
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention | Roberta Attard
We perceive others through our own personal lens, coloured and distorted by our needs, experiences and desires, and this perception can give rise to...
We perceive others through our own personal lens, coloured...
Drop the charges against the El Hiblu 3 | Maria Pisani
Almost three years since the vessel El Hiblu 1 arrived in Malta, the...
Almost three years since the vessel El Hiblu 1 arrived in...
Crime thrives where community identity is weak | Albert Bell
Over a century later, Emile Durkheim’s ideas on crime and deviance still...
Over a century later, Emile Durkheim’s ideas on crime...
Confessions of a nobody: A brief thought about life, death and dementia | Charles Scerri
“Should I let him go? When does death become acceptable and fair?” he asked me...
“Should I let him go? When does death become...
Happy? Education makes life easier
The data bears it out: higher job satisfaction and financial security is found among those with tertiary education
The data bears it out: higher job satisfaction and...
Education still the key to tackle the horror of femicide | Sandra Scicluna
Why do more women fall victims of homicide by intimate partners, and why are they often killed by men in different scenarios than man-to-man homicide?
Why do more women fall victims of homicide by intimate...
Our mission: an equitable society | Prof. Marvin Formosa
COVID highlighted the disgraceful wellbeing disparities among women, persons...
COVID highlighted the disgraceful wellbeing disparities...
Academics, with the proverbials... | Mary Grace Vella
Academia often comes under attack for being naïve about the reality on the...
Academia often comes under attack for being naïve...
Culture change on gender: the media’s role | Marceline Naudi
We should not wait until we have another femicide for this issue to be once...
We should not wait until we have another femicide for this...
Accessibility for parents with disability: fact or fantasy? Amy Zahra
Malta already has laws catering for the rights of parents with disability. So...
Malta already has laws catering for the rights of parents...
Supporting parenting: securing children’s future wellbeing | Ingrid Grech Lanfranco
Supporting parents is crucial to avoid stress. Specifically supporting them to support their relationship as partners is the key to better parenting, even when...
Supporting parents is crucial to avoid stress. Specifically...
Spirituality: A beacon of light in troubled times | Claudia Psaila
One’s spirituality – meaning-making, sense of purpose, values,...
One’s spirituality – meaning-making, sense of...
Eating disorders: Not just the girls | Annabel Cuff
Research shows us eating disorders are far more widespread and do not...
Research shows us eating disorders are far more widespread...
