Prof. Marie Briguglio

Boards and Committees

Active appointments

Executive Director, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE) (2024–present).
Member, University of Malta Research Ethics and Data Protection Committee (UREC) (2018–present); responsible for updating Ethics procedures in 2026.
Committee Member, Health and Wellbeing Board, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation (2022–present).
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Behavioural Economics and Policy (2020–present).
Member, Editorial Board, Applied Research in Quality of Life / Journal of Quality of Life Studies (2025–present).
Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in Environmental Science – Fisheries Management in European Seas (2024–present).
Guest Editor Community, livability and wellbeing in Malta [Special Issue]. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community (Taylor & Francis). (2026–present) Link
Guest Editor Ecocentric fisheries management in European Seas: E-tools, management scenarios, and capacity building to support decision making in fisheries and ecosystems [Research Topic / Special Issue]. Frontiers in Marine Science. (2024–present).
Peer Reviewer for multiple academic journals (2015-present).
Evaluator for national and international scholarly competitions and panels (2015-present).
Faculty Liaison, University of Malta Academic Staff Association (UMASA) (2017–present).
Faculty Liaison, Malta Elections Website, University of Malta (2012–present).

Former appointments

Scientific Committee, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (2019, 2020, 2024, 2026).
Committee Member, Smart Specialisation Thematic Committee (2024).
Committee Member, Housing Authority Residential Rent Observatory (2020-2024)
Affiliated Member, Geary Institute for Public Policy, University College Dublin (2020–2024).
Guest Editor Behavioral, economic, and social drivers of the circular economy [Research Topic / Special Issue]. Frontiers in Sustainability. (2023–2024).
Committee Member, The Malta Chamber of Scientists (2019–2026).
Active Contributor, European University Alliance for the Seas (SEA-EU) Initiative (2019–2025).
Founding Member, Committee for Sustainability (C-SUM), University of Malta (2018–2023); responsible for staff consultation, drafting UM’s first sustainability strategy and green metrics.
Member, Advisory Board, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE) (2017–2025).
Member, Ethics Committee Solutions, responsible for designing first risk-based, paperless system (2017–2019).
Advisor, Platform for Women’s Organisations, Office of the President of Malta (2017–2018).
Board Member, The Today Public Policy Think Tank (2017–2018).
Member, PhD Committee of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (2017–2023).
Member, Scientific Committee, European Researchers’ Night Malta – "Science in the City" (2017).
Chair, Forum for Active Community Engagement, President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society (2016–2020).
Member, Dean’s Research Committee, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (2016–2018).
Chairperson, Community Forum, President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society (2014–2016).
Senate Representative, Institute for Public Administration and Management, University of Malta (2013–2017).
Member, Climate Change Consultative Council, Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs (2012).
Ex-Officio Member, Malta National Accreditation Board (2011–2012).
Ex-Officio Member, European Environment Agency (EEA) Management Board (2010–2011).
National Focal Point, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for Malta (2007–2010).
Country Representative, UN Economic Commission for Europe (Education & Environment) (2005).
Country Representative, Environmental Policy Review Group of the European Commission (2004–2011).
Country Representative, European Environmental Communication Network (EECN) (2004–2011).
Country Representative, ENVECO – European Environmental Economics Network (2004–2011).
Ex-Officio Member, Building Industry Consultative Council (1998).
Member, National Environmental Education Strategy Action Group (1998).
Member, Eco-Schools Pilot Project (Malta)
Editor, L-Istudent: Leħen l-Istudent Universitarju [Magazine of the UM student association] (1990–1992).
Editor, Il-Kredit [Magazine of the Association of Students of Commercial Studies] (1990–1992).
International Secretary & Editor, University of Malta Student Council (KSU) (1990–1991).
Founding Member, Association of Students of Commercial Studies (ASCS) (1988).

Advisory and Pro-Bono

Malta Trust Foundation & Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. (2026). Strategy.
Energy and Water Agency. (2023–present). Energy demand.
Malta Housing Authority. (2023–2025). Housing satisfaction.
Energy and Water Agency. (2022–2025). Economics of water pricing.
Environment and Resources Authority. (2025). Organic waste.
Environment and Resources Authority. (2024). Single-use plastics.
Commonwealth Secretariat. (2016–2025). Small states and climate.
Arts Council Malta. (2021). Art practitioner livelihoods.
Malta Housing Authority. (2021–2022). Rent law awareness.
Malta Housing Authority. (2020). Housing affordability.
Malta Business Bureau. (2020). Work from home.
Malta Chamber of Commerce. (2018). Economics of traffic congestion.
Green Budget Europe. (2017). Environmental economics in Malta.
University of Malta Academic Staff Association. (2017). Staff priorities.
Julian Pathfinder Foundation. (2022). Youth empowerment camp.
Valletta 2018 Foundation. (2015–2017). Impact of European Capital of Culture.
Valletta 2018 Foundation. (2011–2013). Consulting workshops on culture.
Rotary La Valette Malta. (2013–2015). Social campaign in India.
EUNOMIA. (2014). Environmental economics in Malta.
Ministry for Sustainable Development, Environment, and Climate Change. (2014). Waste Awareness.
MEUSAC. (2012). "Europe 2020" consultation.
EU Malta Regional Development and Dialogue Foundation. (2007, 2009). Workshops and citizen visioning.
National Commission for the Promotion of Equality. (2006). Scripts on equality.
Malta Standards Authority. (2005). Environmental management schemes education materials.
National Commission for Sustainable Development. (2000–2006). Sustainable development strategy for Malta.
Malta–EU Information Centre (MIC). (2001–2003). EU accession educational material.
Sustainability Indicators Malta Observatory. (2001–2002). Sustainability indicators.
General Workers’ Union. (2001). Implications of EU membership on workers.
Unjoni Ħaddiema Magħqudin. (2001). Cost-benefit analysis of EU impact on Malta.
UNEP – Indian, Mediterranean, Atlantic SIDS Programme. (1999). Waste Management in SIDS.
Ministry of Finance, Valletta. (1992–1993). Economic analysis.

My involvement in university leadership began during my undergraduate years, as founding member of the Association of Students of Commercial Studies and International Secretary and Editor of the University Students’ Council.

University leadership. Upon joining the UM, I served as Senate Representative on the Board of the Institute for Public Administration and Management. In 2017, I was appointed to a “Solutions” micro-team to reform the University’s ethics and data-protection review processes (risk-based, paperless). I have since served on the University of Malta Research Ethics Committee,. In 2018, I led staff consultations towards a sustainability strategy for the University. I subsequently became a founding member of the University’s Committee for Sustainability (C-SUM), serving until 2023. In 2021, I co-founded the MSc in Economics and have served as its coordinator since contributing to quality audits, annual student retreats and student welfare. I served on the Faculty’s PhD Committee, was active in the establishment of the SEA-EU alliance, and champion Open Science, Women in Science and Engaged Research at UM.

National leadership. I have served on a range of boards, advisory bodies and think tanks (e.g. the Health and Wellbeing Board of the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, the Malta Chamber of Scientists, the Housing Authority Residential Rent Observatory and the Public Policy Think Tank). I also chaired the Forum for Active Community Engagement and the Community Forum of the President’s Foundation.

Public sector. During my career in the public sector (Senior Officer, Team Manager, Unit Manager, Deputy Director), I led multidisciplinary teams responsible for research, public consultation, public education multilateral affairs. I regularly represented Malta in the Environmental Policy Review Group (EPRG), ENVECO and the Environmental Communication Network (ECN), and served as National Focal Point for the UNFCCC.

International leadership. I am the Executive Director of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioural Economics (SABE), having previously served on its Advisory Board and as Country Representative from 2017 to 2025. I served on scientific committees, hold journal editorial roles (e.g. Journal of Behavioral Economics and Policy, Applied Research in Quality of Life) and have been Guest Editor for several special issues. I regularly evaluate scholarly work and research-funding competitions.

In this document here, I provide a short list of my appointments on boards and committees as well as advisory and pro-bono work. I am happy to collaborate on similar work to further the impact of my research and build capacity in different contexts.

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