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Figure 1 - In-house developed potentiometry reader for multi-ions detection
22 Jan 2016
University of Malaya
Multiple sensing cells built from non-selective sensing membrane can be adopted to produce sensor signals that can be fed as variables into a multivariate analytical algorithms.
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18 Jan 2016
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
SEPANG, SELANGOR, 13 Jan 2016 – Two scientists from The National University of Malaysia are on their way to the Antarctic for a 22-day expedition to study the link between Climate Change and the South Pole.
18 Jan 2016
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
A research officer at University Malaysia Sarawak was recently awarded the Stephen Leatherwood Award at the 21st Marine Mammalogy Convention in San Francisco.
14 Jan 2016
University of Malaya
Professor Dr. Thong Kwai Lin (Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science) was presented the prestigious Malaysian Society Microbiology (MSM) 2015 Award during the International Congress of MSM (ICMSM2015) held in Bayview Beach Hotel, Pulau Pinang from 7th-10th December 2015.
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13 Jan 2016
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
Contrary to popular belief, you shouldn’t clean your ears with cotton swabs, as this could lead to hearing loss, damage or worst, according to a researcher at The National University of Malaysia.
13 Jan 2016
University of Malaya
Malaysian scientists are joining forces with Harvard University in a bid to revolutionise treatment of lung diseases by the delivery of nanomedicine deep into areas otherwise impossible to reach.
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13 Jan 2016
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
Academics at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) are calling for the provision of accurate and timely information about air quality after research.
13 Jan 2016
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
The Malaysian Government has awarded The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) a 5-star rating for the quality of its research and innovation, making it the highest rated international university in Malaysia.
17 Dec 2015
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
BANGI, 12 Dec 2015 – The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) will jointly research the conveyance of liquids through pipes and channels, especially as a source of mechanical force or control.
Picture 1 Oriental latrine flies feeding on the carcass of a palm civet in Kenyir Wildlife Corridor peninsular Malaysia
09 Dec 2015
University of Malaya
Researchers in Malaysia are using blowflies to sample mammal DNA and develop a mammal monitoring tool.
07 Dec 2015
University of Malaya
Initiated in 1982, the collaboration between The French National Centre for Scientific Research and University of Malaya led to the creation of a joint laboratory called Laboratoire International Associé.
01 Dec 2015
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
The Malaysian Government has awarded The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus a 5-star rating for the quality of its research and innovation, making it the highest rated international university in Malaysia.
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01 Dec 2015
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Researchers in Malaysia have successfully developed a device called Plant Mobiliser-Flora which can shorten the time for the transfer of seedlings for 400 polybags time from eight hours to 10 minutes per session by just a single person.
27 Nov 2015
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
Five sets of ultrasound machine equipment as well as infrastructure development training will be provided to the The National University of Malaysia’s Medical Centre by the South Korean-based Samsung Sono School.
Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya has been awarded the 4 Palmes of Excellence
26 Nov 2015
University of Malaya
On 12 October 2015, results of the Eduniversal annual ranking for the best 1000 business schools in 154 countries were announced and Faculty of Business & Accountancy (FBA), University of Malaya has again made its mark as the only business school in Malaysia being awarded 4 Palmes of Excellence.
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25 Nov 2015
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
The National University of Malaysia's hospital has installed a total laboratory automation system, apparently the first in Malaysia, for more time-efficient sample diagnose.
23 Nov 2015
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
Researchers of The National University of Malaysia will monitor and collect data about the environment along the Strait of Johor, that separates the mainland Malaysia and Singapore.
23 Nov 2015
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
BANGI, 18 November 2015 – The National University of Malaysia has won second prize in a competition open to university students aimed at developing innovative ideas on sustainability of the palm oil industry.
23 Nov 2015
University of Malaya
DOHA - Qatar University has signed a five-year agreement with University of Malaya, Malaysia, to renew collaboration in the field of education and research.
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19 Nov 2015
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak organises its fifth indigenous knowledge fair with a keynote speech “Community-based co-design of Indigenous Knowledge Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities” delivered by a professor from Namibia and presentations by researchers in Malaysia and UK.
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18 Nov 2015
University of Malaya
A collaborative project by researchers in Malaysia and UK aims to achieve sustainability-led design for the existing non-domestic buildings. It will use 'Building Information Modelling' in these countries to reduce or completely avoid depletion of critical resources and also to prevent environmental degradation.
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18 Nov 2015
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
Under the Economic Transformation and Human Capital Project, students at The National University of Malaysia are helping single mothers to establish a joint venture company. The main goal of this project is to encourage entrepreneurship among single mothers and human capital development of youths in the neigbourhood.
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18 Nov 2015
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A student of Universiti Putra Malaysia, has succeeded in creating a smart phone application using a GPS Augmented Reality technology to look for halal restaurants within the vicinity of a consumer’s living area.
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16 Nov 2015
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
As a one-stop spot for native and exotic plants, Universiti Putra Malaysia Conservatory Park features a collection of nearly 500 species of such plants.
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12 Nov 2015
University of Malaya
The Medical Physics Subgroup of Institute of Physics, Malaysia and University of Malaya (UM), is organising an international imaging physics workshop at Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya on 11-14th November 2015.
11 Nov 2015
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Collaborative Innovation (CCI)-UKM
Cambodia has sought the help of The National University of Malaysia (UKM) to research an archaeologist’s theory that Iron-smelting was introduced to South-East Asia in the 5th century A.D. by travelers from the Indus valley located in present-day North-West Pakistan and Afghanistan.
11 Nov 2015
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
A recent MEng graduate of Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, won the First Prize Poster Presentation Award at the Second Asia-Oceania Sonochemical Society Conference (AOSS-2) held at Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
11 Nov 2015
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak in Malaysia in collaboration with the Sarawak Dyslexic Association and the State Education Department for the first time organised a literacy programme to assist children in mastering basic reading and writing skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

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Giants in history

Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, Mazlan binti Othman (born 11 December 1951) was instrumental in launching the country’s first microsatellite, and in sending Malaysia’s first astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, into space.
Susan Lim (14 February 1952 – 2 August 2014) was a Malaysian parasitologist who specialized in studying a class of flatworms, the Monogeans, which are parasites of fishes.
Ali
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Wu Lien-teh (10 March 1879 – 21 January 1960) was a Malaysian-born doctor who invented a mask that effectively suppressed disease transmission. Winning the prestigious Queen’s Scholarship enabled Wu to become the first Chinese student to study medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Known as Mr. Natural Rubber, chemist and researcher B. C. Shekhar (17 November 1929 – 6 September 2006) introduced a number of technical innovations that helped put Malaysia’s natural rubber industry on the world map.
Lim Boo Liat (21 August 1926 – 11 July 2020), a leading authority in the conservation of Malaysia’s biological diversity, had his initial interest in the outdoors piqued by nature lessons in school. Lim, who helped found the National Zoo of Malaysia and re-establish the Malaysian Nature Society, had a particular interest in researching zoonotic diseases associated with small animals.