Announcement

A call for proposals for research on digital learning innovation in developing countries in Asia. Four priority research themes have been identified: MOOCs or massive open online courses; Intelligent Tutoring Systems; Digital Game-Based Learning; and Learning Analytics.

Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia Professor Dato’ Dr. Mohd Fauzi Ramlan has been accorded honorary member by the Malaysian Society of Agricultural Engineers (MSAE) for his contributions in the fields of agriculture and food safety.

The award identifies leading scientists worldwide and funds their cutting-edge research in epilepsy.

On September 3, the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JSSH) was granted the prestigious “CREAM” status in recognition of its consistently high quality, under the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education’s Publication Incentive Scheme 2015.

Pharma+Bio Asia 2015, an all-encompassing convention for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, will take place at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 2 – 4 September 2015.

The 2nd International Conference on Waste Management and Environment 2015 was held at University of Malaya, Malaysia, between 20 -22 August.

An open innovation hub for promoting research on new materials was set up at NIMS under the name of “Materials research by Information Integration” Initiative (MI2I).

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a research grant program on agricultural research for development for African graduate students.

Knowledge and resources sharing among scientists will enhance research work and translate findings from the bench to the clinics.

The programme “ Scientists Of Tomorrow” will help inject a positive perspective on sciences to gain the interest of students to choose the field in the future.

Held in conjunction with Pharma+Bio Asia 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Convention Centre, 2-3 September 2015

Dr. Masamitsu Hayashi of NIMS's magnetic materials unit was awarded the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Magnetism at the 20th International Conference on Magnetism (ICM).

Professor Peter Leggat AM from James Cook University, Australia, partners with The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) in the area of geospatial technologies used by public health sector in disaster management.

The agreement brings Tohoku University closer towards incorporating the field of Data Science into its International Joint Graduate Programme project.

Canada’s International Development Research Centre has been chosen to host the new Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), beginning in 2015-2016.

Meet world-renowned speakers with hands-on knowledge on biotechnology - Kuala Lumpur, August 17-19, 2015

Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research and Japan's Riken have marked a 10-year milestone of research partnership.

World Cancer Research Fund International Regular Grant Programme 2015/2016 cycle is now open for applications. The grant programme accepts applications on the effects of diet, nutrition (including body composition) and physical activity on cancer. More information from www.wcrf.org/apply. Deadline for applications is 9 October 2015.

The 2nd Asian Science and Technology Innovation (STI) Forum will be held in Daejeon Convention Center, Korea, on 22 October 2015

IDRC is now accepting applications for the IDRC Research Awards 2016

ResearchSEA members may be interested in this two-day media training workshop aimed at public information and press officers working at Japanese and other Asian universities and research institutions.

The IDRC-funded South Asia Research Network (SARNET) is organizing a two-week training program — Labour Economics: Theories, Methodologies and Research Issues — from October 27 to November 7, 2015.

Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research has held the Scholarship Awards Ceremony.

New Stephen Riady Geosciences Scholars Fund to aid postgraduate education

Four-day courses on 3D printing will run in August and October 2015.

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of the renowned Bangladeshi development organization BRAC, has won the 2015 World Food Prize.

Universiti Putra Malaysia Professor Ir Dr Mohd Sapuan Salit has become the first Malaysian engineer to have been elected as Fellow of the United States’ Society of Automotive Engineers International.

Professor Steve Kay speaks to the Fortune magazine about his research on using molecules to control the speed of the circadian rhythm in organisms.

Festival celebrates the spirit of innovation and experimentation for positive change