2023: Another bumper year for research
We have come a long way… | Joseph Cacciottolo
The educational experience that the Faculty offers is learner-centred and is frequently designed around the capabilities and diverse needs of its students
Legacies for the future | Maureen Cole
A striking feature of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing has been its ability to not only respond to national debates but to also push social concerns onto the national agenda
Keepsakes on the journey to retirement | Patricia Bonello
Walk the talk, be humble, count your blessings, trust the process... and some handy advice from St Francis too
Research
Data & Surveys Young least likely to ditch car for public transport
James Debono
Survey suggests that a third of respondents would still use their car less even if public transport is more reliable
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From our staff
In research and academia, the ‘personal is (still!) political’ | Maria Brown
Death becomes us: Euthanasia, for and against
‘Haw’ Lilly!’ is the tip of the iceberg and no laughing matter | Angele Deguara
When your daddy kills your mummy | Roberta Attard
Foster Care: Fraught with dilemmas requiring wise judgement | Daniella Zerafa
Bio-politics, capitalism, and children | JosAnn Cutajar
Supporting couples as they transition to parenthood | Ingrid Grech Lanfranco
Gay, lesbian and out as a university student: the effect of policy and legislative changes | Damian Spiteri
Sexual Health – Quo Vadis? | Clare Azzopardi Lane
No captives in our classrooms: Reducing polarisation together | Sue Vella
Experiences of professionals in recognising and diagnosing eating disorders | Annabel Cuff
University of the Fourth Age: Ensuring no one is left behind | Marvin Formosa
Mental health care on small islands: Gozo | Graziella Vella
The importance of the arts in health and wellbeing | Louis Laganà
The life of a probation officer: never a dull moment | Sandra Scicluna
24x7 support chatbots in specialist addiction services | Clayton Axisa
An academic psychologist in parliament | Katya De Giovanni
Traffic... It makes me so stressed! | Gottfried Catania
Patriarchy is bad for us all | Marcelline Naudi
Extend the vote: No taxation without representation | Maria Pisani
Fibromyalgia: Illness perception and wellbeing | Mary Anne Lauri
Interpersonal and intrapersonal skills for youths | Maud Muscat
Analysing cultural representations of disability | Anne-Marie Callus
Ensuring equity in tertiary education | Paul A. Bartolo
A holistic approach to ethics in social wellbeing | Noel Borg
Let the community ‘hear’ | Michaela Magro
Inspiration: Mental Health Advocate Matt Paris
‘I got a two-seater so there would be less space for my hallucinations to sit with me. They are so invasive’
Andrew Azzopardi
At 15, Matt Paris started having episodes of psychosis which he kept to himself for two years, living with voices and other hallucinations on his own, not knowing how to deal with...
2022: Celebrating Ten Years of the Faculty For Social Wellbeing
Our mission: an equitable society | Prof. Marvin Formosa
COVID highlighted the disgraceful wellbeing disparities among women, persons with disabilities, and older persons who were at greater risk of their quality of life being...
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
Energetic and spreading its wings | Prof. Carmen Sammut
At ten years of age the Faculty for Social Wellbeing is commemorating its successes thanks to the energy and commitment of many
Research
Happy? Education makes life easier
Matthew Vella
The data bears it out: higher job satisfaction and financial security is found among those with tertiary education
Four in 10 teens say they make themselves throw up when full
James Debono
Nearly two-thirds of teens and 50% of women say food dominates their life. And 57% of teens know someone who has an eating disorder
Inspiration: Social Worker Frances Mallia
Social worker Frances Mallia: “I didn’t have it easy. But looking back, I believe life is what you make of it”
Andrew Azzopardi
For a number of years Frances Mallia and Andrew Azzopardi crossed paths when they studied social work together. Prof. Azzopardi has always been fascinated by her sense of...