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The University of MaltaAngie Mifsud – Senior Manager, Research Support Services

Malta, May 2021

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Malta

Malta Facts

1) There are 5 islands: Malta, Gozo, Comino, Filfla and Comminotto

2) Official languages are Maltese and English

3) Valletta, capital, is one of the most concentrated historical areas in the world, according to UNESCO.

4) Location of the oldest temples in the world (3600 BC) – Hagar Qim

5) Calypso Cave is said to be the cave that Homer wrote about in The Odyssey

6) Comino population is 3 people

May 2021

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L-Università ta’ Malta

May 2021

L-Università ta’ Malta

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Overview

• Highest teaching institution in Malta

• Publicly funded

• 11,500 students

• 1,000 international students from 92 different countries

• 450 visiting students

• 3,500 students graduate in various disciplines annually

The Faculties, Institutes, Centres and Schools

• 14 Faculties

• 18 Institutes

• 13 Centers

• 3 Schools

May 2021

MSCA PF history

Before: no proposals awarded!

Now:

2018: 1 IF awarded

2019: 3 IF awarded

2020: 5 IF awarded with 80% above threshold (20 proposals, 16 above threshold, 5 funded)

MSCA PF current status

A number of Expressions of Interest are published on our website: https://www.um.edu.mt/rssd/expressionsofinterest

• Chemistry• Economic Sciences• Environment and Geosciences• Information Science and Engineering• Life Sciences• Mathematics• Physics• Social Sciences and HumanitiesContact the relevant supervisor if interested, putting RSSD in copy

Next steps

Matching MSCA fellows with UM hosts

Grants week 2021

MSCA day 6th July 2021

MSCA training session 9th July 2021

Registration open!

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Research Support Services Directorate

May 2021

Mission Statement

“The mission of the Research Support Services Directorate is to provide comprehensive support to academics on all aspects of undertaking excellent research.”

To this end, the RSSD supports activities that are similar across all faculties, institutions and associated centres through provision of core and shared services.

To support staff at the university in all aspects of research from obtaining funding to undertaking experimental work.

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One-stop shop

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Research Funding

• Prospecting

• Pre-award

• Proposal writing and submission

• Publications/Conferences

• Project Management

• Networks

• Internationalisation

• …

Research Laboratories

• GLP / ISO / SOP / OHSA• Quality Assurance

• Haz Mats

• Waste Management

• Environmental Awareness

• Inventory/Assets Management

• Purchasing / Invoicing

• Procurement

• RRI

• Industrial Outreach (->KTO/MUC)

RSSD Two Pillars

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Thank you for your attention.If you have any questions, now is the right time to ask!Contact me on the details below for further info:

Angie Mifsud

/um.rssd angie.mifsud@um.edu.mt

(+356) 2340 3151Logo Placement Area