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14 May 2015
Researchers at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) have invented a new method for producing a catalyst for use in biodiesel production.
13 May 2015
Researchers from the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, have devised a prototype assessing tool to gauge a candidate's critical thinking skills which appears to be a much sought after criteria among employers.
12 May 2015
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) has become the first global university to offer MA in Education in Sri Lanka.
12 May 2015
A team of students from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) emerged as champion at the AIESEC Social Startup Challenge 2015.
12 May 2015
Malaysia Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) in partnership with Novartis Malaysia and supported by the Ministry of Education and Industry Centre of Excellence (ICoE), Healthcare Cluster hosted the first ever to be held in the country: The Malaysia BioCamp 2015.
12 May 2015
Researchers from the faculty of Computer Science & Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi MARA, have proposed prototype takes advantage of the principle on how the human mind works to innovate learning strategies for those with Learning Disabilities (LDs)
06 May 2015
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT), University of Malaya has won 13 Medals at the 2015 Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition (iidex2015) held on April 27 – 30, 2015 at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam, Malaysia.
04 May 2015
The discovery of a unique Herbal formula designed to help maintain healthy kidneys and protect them against drug induced nephrotoxicity.
30 Apr 2015
The results show that the elephants preferred secondary forests as it has more ground grass to eat and spend 75% of their time within 1.5 km of their water source.
27 Apr 2015
Researchers from the Institute of Science, University Teknologi MARA Selangor conducted a study into the possibility of using new and cost effective compounds in Li ION battery application.
23 Apr 2015
University of Malaya won two Gold and four Silver medals at the International Engineering Invention & Innovation Exhibition (i-ENVEX) 2015 held on April 17 – 19, 2015 at Universiti Malaysia Perlis.
10 Apr 2015
Dr Chan Yoke Fun, from Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya has been selected as one of the 15 L’Oréal-UNESCO 2015 For Women in Science International Rising Talents.
10 Apr 2015
The team led by Associated. Professor. Engr. Dr. Chong Wen Tong selected as the Best FRGS 2010 Project by Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) and awarded RM 50,000.
07 Apr 2015
Until now electric fences and trenches have proved to be the most effective way of protecting farms and villages from night time raids by hungry elephants. But researchers think they may have come up with another solution – the recorded sound of angry predators.
03 Apr 2015
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus hosted an international forum on special education needs to bring together interested academics and practitioners in the field of special and inclusive education.
03 Apr 2015
Professor Ir. Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Raman from the Chemical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya was elected as the Chairman of IChemE (Malaysia) in its AGM on 7th March 2015 for 2016-2017 period.
19 Mar 2015
Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, have designed and built a low cost apparatus to enable workers to roll out fibre sheets from a fibre roll onto a table which would make all cutting task easy. The apparatus design is ergonomical and reduces dust contaminating the work environment.
16 Mar 2015
Academics from The University of Nottingham, Dr Ting Kang Nee, and Dr Yvonne Mbaki, will be trekking and climbing to the peak of Naya Kanga mountain (5846m) in Kathmandu, Nepal this from 13-19 April, to raise funds to support pre-school education for children from the Penan community in Sarawak.
16 Mar 2015
The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Scholar Award Program has once again expanded its reach by awarding Scholarships to 30 graduate students in 2014.
16 Mar 2015
Ms. Kavita S. Subramanian, a PhD student from the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya has been selected in the 2015 Novartis Next Generation Scientist (NGS) program. The NGS program is an intensive 3 month-long internships at the research site in Basel, Switzerland
09 Mar 2015
Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, have studied the capability of new polymers derived from potato starch as insulators which do not show any remarkable electro activity.
26 Feb 2015
Seeds-based jewellery is a new embedded invention process which is an eco-friendly jewellery product that reflects the use of organic elements in jewellery design.
26 Feb 2015
Natural resins obtained from plants to be used as a coating element to enhance durability and anti-rust properties.
24 Feb 2015
Oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) has the potential for use as a natural polymer composite (NPC), a material made up of natural fibre and polymer. It is used in many industries such as composite material, furniture, automobile, building, construction and petrochemicals.
24 Feb 2015
Planning and managing vegetation in urban area is complex, yet it can be seamlessly done using computerized tree inventory and Geographic Information System (GIS).
17 Feb 2015
Two studies published in the latest issue of the Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities addressed women’s empowerment through education and political engagement.
16 Feb 2015
Ahmad Datuk Zainal Abidin Haji Ahmad, a long servicing senior official in the Malaysian Government was awarded with an honorary degree by The University of Nottingham at the Graduation Ceremony held on 14 February 2015 at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC).
16 Feb 2015
A new type of breadsticks, which are made from corn silk and contain more nutrients derived from corncob fibres than normal breadsticks, have been awarded a gold medal for the new invention section at iiDEX2014 Exposition.
13 Feb 2015
Assimilating traditional musical instruments into contemporary musical composition.
29 Jan 2015
University of Malaya’s Academician –Professor Dr. Harith Ahmad has been awarded the 4th 'Profesor Ulung Negara' award by the Malaysian Government. He is the sole recipient of this award for 2014, selected from amongst all professors in the country. The Award giving ceremony was officiated by the Deputy Prime Minister of 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.