Radiography at UM

📱✨ Huge congratulations to one of our past graduates Samantha Gauci and supervisors Dr Guilherme Couto and Dr Deborah Mizzi, whose publication was awarded the Radiography Journal's "Most Social Media Activity in 2025" award! 🏆📊

Thank you to everyone who read, shared, and discussed this work on such an important topic: “Survey of knowledge and awareness of breast density amongst Maltese Women undergoing mammography screening”. linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1078-8174(23)00143-8

It’s incredibly rewarding to see this research sparking interest. Thank you to Radiography (Elsevier) and Editor-in-Chief Jonathan P. McNulty for the recognition! 🙌

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Deborah Mizzi, Prof Frank Zarb and co-authors for having their paper chosen within the Radiography Journal's Editors’ Selection from 2025! 🏆📖

This paper was titled: “Requirements and challenges of supplementary breast cancer screening in women with dense breasts across Europe: A mixed-methods cross-sectional survey.” and can be accessed here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1078-8174(25)00359-1

Cheers and well done to all ✨

Huge congratulations to all of our final-year students who officially submitted their BSc dissertations earlier this week! 🙌✨

Let’s be honest - that "Submit" button never felt so heavy, or so incredibly satisfying to click. 🖥️💪

You’ve spent months juggling demanding clinical placements, lectures, while working on your research study.... so to finish this alongside everything else is an incredible milestone!

Well done to all 👏👏👏 You're another step closer to the start of becoming qualified health care professionals. 💡

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📢 Expression of Interest: Radiography/Radiotherapy Clinical Tutors & Examiners Wanted! ✨

The Department of Radiography is seeking qualified, CPCM-registered Radiographers to support student placements and assessments from July 2026 to September 2027.

🔹 Who: Active radiographers practicing at approved clinical sites (including MDH, SAMOC, SVP, GGH, and Primary/Secondary Health).
⚠️ Note: Current clinical educators/examiners must also re-apply under new procedures.
👉 https://forms.gle/8eP8AqKynXKP6Z6K8
📅 Deadline: Monday, 22nd June 2026

We want to wish every single University of Malta student the best of luck for their examinations, especially our dedicated cohorts! ✨ 🩻✨

Stay focused, pace yourselves, and don't forget to look after your well-being. Consistent effort pays off, so trust your preparation and take it one step at a time. You’ve put in the work - now go shine! 🚀


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🌟 at the UM Research Expo ! 🌟

Yesterday, several academic staff members and PhD candidates from the Department of headed to Valletta Campus to attend the UM Research Expo!

It was an incredible opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and academics, as well as showcase our department's ongoing research activities. A huge well done to everyone who presented, attended, and supported the event! 👏👏👏

📸 Check out some highlights from the day below!

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Earlier this month, Dr. Jonathan Portelli visited the University of Algarve & ULS Algarve Hospital de Portimão via ! 🇵🇹

Special thanks to Prof. Luis Ribeiro for the warm hospitality. This visit has paved the way for a potential establishment of a SEA-EU Alliance bilateral agreement, opening doors for exciting student/staff mobilities and future research collaborations. 🔬📚

🎉 Congratulations to Martina Haber and co-authors on the new publication in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG)!

This Systematic Review 'Bridging the Gap Between Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Readiness in Endometriosis Diagnosis' is a fantastic achievement and contribution - well done to all!👏✨

📖 Check out the abstract here: https://www.jmig.org/article/S1553-4650(26)00245-1/abstract

Congratulations to Dr Deborah Mizzi for being elected to the EFRS Educational Wing Management Team 👏👏👏