ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS BOARD
Council acceded to the following recommendations by the Promotions Board subject to terms and
conditions that may have been stipulated by Council: Council Meeting – 10 July 2015.
UNIVERSITY
Promotion to Lecturer
Dr Josephine Attard – Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr Marie Briguglio – Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Management and
Accountancy
Promotion to Senior Lecturer
Dr Mario Aloisio – Information Technology and Computing, presently performing duties at
the Junior College
Dr Lino Bianco – Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Faculty for the Built
Environment
Rev. Dr Rene' Camilleri – Department of Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, Faculty of
Theology
Dr Aaron Casha – Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Dr Michael Galea – Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr John Baptist Gauci – Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science
Dr Colin Layfield – Department of Computer Information Systems, Faculty of Information and
Communication Technology
Dr Andrew Sammut – Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Dr Sue Vella – Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Faculty for Social Wellbeing
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Promotion to Associate Professor
Dr Simone Galea – Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Education
Dr Kristian Zarb Adami – Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy and Department of
Physics, Faculty of Science
Promotion to Professor
Professor Gordon J Pace – Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Information and
Communication Technology
Professor Mary Darmanin – Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Education
Promotion to Visiting Lecturer
Mr Savio Deguara – Department of Arts and Languages in Education, Faculty of Education
Mr Andrew Neal Farrugia – Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Economics,
Management and Accountancy
Dr Eleanor Gerada – Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Dr Mark Sagona – Department of History of Art, Faculty of Arts
Promotion to Visiting Senior Lecturer
Ms Sina Bugeja – Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences
Mr Julian Zarb – Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture
Junior College
Promotion to Junior College Lecturer
Ms Helena Bezzina Francalanza – Mathematics
Promotion to Junior College Senior Lecturer 1
Mro Manoel Pirotta – Music
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