Does thermal effluent from a power station have any effects on marine flora and fauna? How can genetics laboratory techniques help to predict eye colour for the Maltese population? Do octopi have high levels of dangerous chemicals that may make them unsuitable for consumption by humans? What are the ecological characteristics of the different species of algae that form a relationship in which one grows on the other? Is the amount of pollen present in soil related to the abundance of the plant species producing it? What are the ecological characteristics of mosses in the Maltese Islands? Do freshwater rock-pools support a high biodiversity? Which environmental factors determine plant diversity and abundance?
These and other questions will be addressed by this year’s University of Malta graduates at the Annual Biology Symposium, which will be held on Saturday 21 November 2015 in the John Borg Hall - Science Lecture Theatre (SLT) at the University Msida Campus.
Each year, the symposium serves to showcase the findings from research projects undertaken by undergraduate (B.Sc.) and postgraduate (M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D.) students at the Department of Biology within the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta. This year’s edition is special, since it will highlight the hundredth anniversary of the Faculty of Science.
These and other questions will be addressed by this year’s University of Malta graduates at the Annual Biology Symposium, which will be held on Saturday 21 November 2015 in the John Borg Hall - Science Lecture Theatre (SLT) at the University Msida Campus.
Each year, the symposium serves to showcase the findings from research projects undertaken by undergraduate (B.Sc.) and postgraduate (M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D.) students at the Department of Biology within the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta. This year’s edition is special, since it will highlight the hundredth anniversary of the Faculty of Science.
Registration for the event will be open on the day at 08:30.
The Symposium Abstracts Booklet includes a total of 13 abstracts. The symposium is of interest to sixth form and university students taking up biology, governmental and non-governmental organisations that deal with aspects of the environment, and professionals working in environmental consultancy, planning and management.
Further information on the event may be obtained by contacting Mr James Fenech at the Department of Biology on +356 2340 2272 or by sending an email.
Further information on the event may be obtained by contacting Mr James Fenech at the Department of Biology on +356 2340 2272 or by sending an email.
Photo showing a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) by Cristina Milani