Prof. Marie Briguglio

Grants and Collaborations

Digital Technologies Programme. (2026–present). PQ-LENS Dashboard: Large language models for enhanced navigation, analysis and synthesis of Maltese parliamentary questions [Expert]. Website
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. (2025–present). CLIMWELB: Climate shocks and subjective wellbeing in small island developing states [Principal Investigator/Supervisor; Grant Agreement No. 101211832]. E25FE08
Post-Doctoral Scholarship Scheme, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, Malta. (2025–present). COMPLY: Climate, environmental, and policy knowledge management system [Expert and Supervisor]. Website
Victoria 2031 Foundation, & University of Malta. (2025–present). Memorandum of understanding [Signatory].
COST Action. (2024–present). CA22122: Re-think Blue [Working Group Member]. Website
Malta Council for Science and Technology. (2024). Horizon Internationalisation Partnership Award Scheme (HIPAS): Climate Shocks Project (E24G011) [Principal Investigator]. Website
National Statistics Office, Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, & University of Malta. (2024–present). Memorandum of understanding [Signatory].
Environment and Resources Authority Collaboration Agreement Annex 31. (2024). Survey on household behaviour on waste reduction through home composting and reuse [Expert].
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network. (2023–present). MEDiverSEAty [Expert and Supervisor]. Website
Environment and Resources Authority, & Malta University Holdings. (2023–2025). Alternatives to single-use plastic food containers and beverage cups and their appropriate fees [Expert].
Energy and Water Agency, & Malta University Holdings. (2023). A suite of studies to guide energy and water policy [Expert].
Energy and Water Agency, & Malta University Holdings. (2022–2025). Application of Article 9 of the Water Framework Directive to the Malta Water Catchment District [Expert].
Horizon 2020. (2021–2025). EcoScope [Principal Investigator; RIA action under Blue Growth priority BG–10–2020; Project No. 101000302, H2020–BG–2020–2]. Website
Erasmus+. (2020–present). Suit4Food [Expert]. Website
Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, & University of Malta. (2020–present). Collaboration agreement on wellbeing data and research [Principal Investigator; Ref: E20LO10–01].
University of Malta Research Excellence Grants. (2020–2022). The determinants of environmental practices in Maltese households and firms: A behavioural economic perspective [Principal Investigator; Ref: ECNRP03–17].
Environment and Resources Authority, & University of Malta. (2019–2024). Collaboration agreement on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) [Principal Investigator].
European Commission (Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme). (2018–2020). Breaking the cycle of violence [Expert; Ref: 4000009942].
Environment and Resources Authority, & University of Malta. (2017–2025). Collaboration agreement on research on environmental economics, behaviour and communications [Principal Investigator; Ref: E17LO38–01].
Horizon 2020. (2016–2020). Transition from linear to circular: Policy and innovation (R2Pi) [Principal Investigator; Ref: H2020–CIRC–2016–OneStage; Project No. 730378]. Website
Arts Council Malta, & University of Malta. (2016–2019). Kreattiv 2 [Principal Investigator].
Valletta 2018 Foundation, & University of Malta. (2016–2018). Cultural participation and life satisfaction in Malta [Principal Investigator].
Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Arts, & University of Malta. (2014–2016). Kreattiv [Principal Investigator].
Malta Arts Fund. (2014). Malta Arts Fund Award [Writer].
University of Malta, & Valletta 2018 Foundation. (2013–2016). Cultural Mapping Malta [Expert].
Scottish Institute for Research in Economics. (2013–2014). Early career grant [Principal Investigator]. Annual Report
Malta Community Chest Fund. (2012–2014). Sustainable lifestyles: Research and public outreach on financial literacy and decision-making [Principal Investigator].
Malta Film Fund. (2012). Feature film on environmental protection [Writer].
Kreattiv. (2011). Short film production fund [Writer, Producer].

Scholarships

Erasmus+. (2025). Essays Beyond Borders – Easter School in Pisa [Participant]. Website
Valletta European Capital of Culture, & University of Southern California. (2013). Story works for screenwriters [Writer; 3-month training scholarship].
Government of Malta. (2011). Audio-visual professional training scholarship.
University of Malta Scholarship and Bursaries Fund. (2010). PhD bursary [Recipient].
MEDEA. (2002). Documentary production grant and training support.
Chevening Scholarship, & Planning Authority, Malta. (1993). MSc scholarship, bursary [Recipient].
AIESEC, & Vereinigte Saar-Elektrizitäts-AG. (1990). Traineeship [Recipient].

In the run up to EU membership (2004) I helped secure and manage dozens of EU-funded projects (e.g. Interreg, TAIEX and Transition Facility). That experience proved useful when I later moved into academia.

Collaborations. I set up over a dozen framework agreements between the University of Malta and key external organisations, including the Victoria 2031 Foundation, Arts Council Malta and the Environment and Resources Authority (e.g. Wellbeing INDEX project). Several of these agreements subsequently generated wider collaborations between academics at the University and partner organisations.

Competitive funding. Connecting with collaborators around the world and the University of Malta’s Projects team, I have secured several competitive research grants. These include the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship CLIMWELB (2025–present); the EU Horizon 2020 ECOSCOPE project (2021–2025); and the EU Horizon 2020 R2PI project (2016–2020). I also won the UM's Research Excellence Grant in 2020. I have participated as an expert in numerous other projects including COST Actions, MSCA projects such as COMPLY, and the EU Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme, among others.

Scholarships. My studies and research have also been supported by scholarships from a range of organisations. These include Erasmus+ from the European Commission, the Chevening Scholarship from the UK government, and several scholarships offered by the Government of Malta.

This document includes and updated list of grants, collaborations and scholarships which have made my work possible and which I would like to acknowledge, with gratitude.

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