The Lunchtime Talk is an initiative organized by the Research Development Office to strengthen the research culture at MNU by providing a platform for university staff to share research findings, experiences, methodologies, and good research practices with the wider university community. The programme promotes knowledge exchange, scholarly discussion, interdisciplinary learning, and research capacity development, while increasing awareness of research undertaken across the University. During 2025, 14 Lunchtime Talk sessions were conducted, covering a diverse range of research topics and approaches.
The 2025 Lunchtime Talk series covered a diverse range of research topics reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of research at MNU. The 14 sessions addressed areas including crime and social justice, health and well-being, marine science and bathymetry, language and literature, digital technology and education, mathematics education, marine plastic pollution, disaster risk and tsunami hazards, sea-level rise and climate adaptation, robotics in teaching and learning, gender equality in the tourism sector, and student well-being and career preparedness.
Collectively, the topics relate to several SDGs, particularly SDG 4 – Quality Education, SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being, SDG 5 – Gender Equality, SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 – Climate Action, SDG 14 – Life Below Water, and SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. The series also supports SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals, particularly through the dissemination of outcomes from collaborative research. Overall, 2025 was a successful year for the programme, showcasing diverse research and strengthening MNU’s contribution to knowledge exchange in addressing key national and sustainability challenges.
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Date
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Presenter
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Related SDG(s)
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From Gangs to Serious Crimes: A Criminological Discourse of Organised Crime in Maldives
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11.02.2025
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Batool Zahoor Qazi
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SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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The Lived Experience of a Woman Living with Breast Cancer in the Maldives: A Case Study
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15.04.2025
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Salma Hassan
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SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being; SDG 5 – Gender Equality
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A New Bathymetric Chart for the Maldives Archipelago
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29.04.2025
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Dr. Shuaib Radheed
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SDG 14 – Life Below Water; SDG 13 – Climate Action
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“Speak Good to People/وَقُولُواْ لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا”: An Analytical Study in the Light of Holy Qur’an
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13.05.2025
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Dr. Mohamed Mursaleen
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SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; SDG 4 – Quality Education
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Generation Distracted? Exploring the Social and Educational Implications of Digital Distraction in Gen Z
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27.05.2025
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Dr. Aminath Waseela
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SDG 4 – Quality Education; SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being
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How Math Foundation Impacts Maldivian Students in Higher Education
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24.06.2025
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Mohamed Shihab
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SDG 4 – Quality Education
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މަހަލްބަހާއި ދިވެހިބަހުގައި ހުރި ބަހަވީ ތަފާތުތަކުގެ ތެރެއިން ބަސްކޮށާރުގެ (ލެކްސިކަލް) ތަފާތު
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05.08.2025
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Azeeza Afeef
Aaidha Hamaad
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SDG 4 – Quality Education
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ދިވެހި ޑްރާމާ ތަކުގެ ތެރެއިން މުޙައްމަދު ޖަމީލުދީދީގެ ޑްރާމާތަކުގައި ބަލާޣާތާއި އަދަބީ ޒައުޤު އުފެއްދުމަށް ބޭނުން ކޮށްފައިވަނީ ކޮންކޮން އަދަބީ އުކުޅުތަކެއް ހެއްޔެވެ؟
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02.09.2025
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Shiuna Ahmed
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SDG 4 – Quality Education
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Understanding Marine Plastic Pollution: Awareness Among Secondary School Students in the Maldives
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16.09.2025
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Fathimath Ahlam Niyaz
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SDG 14 – Life Below Water; SDG 4 – Quality Education; SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
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Nearshore Tsunami Amplitudes across the Maldives Archipelago due to Worst-Case Seismic Scenarios in the Indian Ocean
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30.09.2025
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Dr. Shuaib Rasheed
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SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 13 – Climate Action
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Living with Rising Seas
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14.10.2025
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Ahmed Aslam Waheed
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SDG 13 – Climate Action; SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Robogogy: A Framework for Integrating Robotics in Learning and Teaching
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28.10.2025
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Dr. Ali Fawaz Shareef
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SDG 4 – Quality Education; SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Through the Glass Ceiling: Gender Issues in the Resort Sector of the Maldives
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18.11.2025
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Hashma Adnan
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SDG 5 – Gender Equality; SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Influence of Student Well-Being on Student Academic Performance and Career Preparedness: The FHTS Experience
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02.12.2025
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Ismail Shiyar
Zuneena Habeeb
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SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being; SDG 4 – Quality Education
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