A platform consists of a group of academic staff who would discuss issues and undertake projects on specific areas and, therefore, stimulating interdisciplinary research activities.

The following is a list of platforms within the University of Malta divided in three main categories:

• Intrafaculty Platforms
  A Faculty Platform
  
  Faculty of Arts
  Caravaggio Studies Platform
  The Faculty of Arts Platform for Creative Narratives
  Historical Demography Platform
  
  
  
• Interdisciplinary Platforms
  A UM Platform 
  
  University Maritime Platform (UMP)
  
  University of Malta Magnetic Resonance Imaging Platform
  
  
  
• Multidisciplinary Platforms
  A collaboration between Faculty Institutes Centres and Schools (FICS)
  
  Faculties of Arts, Medicine & Surgery, and Science
  Humanities, Medicine & Science Platform
  
  Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy*
  Platform for Multicultural Organisations 
  
  Faculty of Education*
  Prison Education & Re-Entry Platform
  Platform for the Teaching of Ethics in Schools
  
  Faculty of Engineering*
  Industrial Heritage Platform
  
  Faculty of Laws*
  Human Rights Law Platform
  Medicine & the Law Platform
  
  Faculty of Medicine & Surgery*
  Bioethics Research Platform
  
  Faculty of Science
  In collaboration with the Faculty of Information & Communication Technology and the Institute of Space Sciences & Astronomy
  Quantum Optics, Information, & Technologies Platform
  
  Faculty for Social Wellbeing
  In collaboration with members from several departments in a number of FICS
  Platform for Migration
  
  Faculty of Theology
  within the Faculty of Theology as a joint initiative between the Department of Moral Theology and the Department of Philosophy
  Professional Ethics Platform
  
  Faculty of Information & Communication Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Centre for Molecular Medicine & Biobanking
  Data Science Platform
  
  Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Information & Communication Technology, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, Centre for Biomedical Cybernetics, Centre for Molecular Medicine & Biobanking
  Malta Neuroscience Network Platform (MNN)
  
  Islands & Small States Institute*
  Climate Change Platform (CCP)
  Island Tourism Platform (ITP)
  Small States Health Platform (SSHP)
  
  Mediterranean Institute*
  Platform for Mediterranean Foodways
  
  
  

* Includes representation from outside the respective FICS