/library/oar/handle/123456789/66996 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:31:48 GMT 2026-06-21T20:31:48Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/66994 Title: THINK : Issue 31 : March 2020 Editors: Duca, Edward; Repeckaite, Daiva Abstract: THINK is a quarterly research magazine published by the Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office at the University of Malta. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/66994 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/66993 Title: Editorial : breaking gender boundaries Abstract: Each time gender boundaries break down there is occasion to celebrate. Yet the struggle is never complete. You often hear a ‘yes, but…’ The shifts are never enough. In this issue, THINK spotlights some remaining challenges while celebrating past achievements. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/66993 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/66992 Title: Very intimate imaging Abstract: Mater Dei Hospital is a stone’s throw away from the University of Malta. In a new and exciting collaboration between the two institutions, the university invested in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner for brain research, tumour detection, and many other crucial studies. An MRI machine is a very large, very strange digital camera. Instead of detecting light, MRI scanners use powerful electromagnetic fields (some about 45,000 times the strength of the Earth’s field) to give energy to the body’s water. It is that energy that is detected and converted into a digital image. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/66992 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/66991 Title: Walking Malta : #unsafe or #vibrant? Abstract: Have you ever found yourself on a busy road framed between cacti and fast cars, because Google Maps thought it would be a good walking path for you? To avoid such situations, we need local research and solutions on Malta’s walkability issues. In 2013 I moved to Malta from Spain. Taking in the island’s small size, I wanted to try a car-free lifestyle. My experience walking in this heavily car-oriented country soon grew into a curiosity-driven research career on walkability. Nowadays, I am part of an initiative to place walking totems around the University of Malta — large poles with signs indicating how long it takes to walk to nearby localities. I hope this information will encourage others to walk. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/66991 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z