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21 May 2014
Dr Louisa Ponnampalam is the first Malaysian to win the prestigious 2014 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, which aims to provide outstanding individuals the opportunity to make a difference for marine conservation. This grand achievement, along with her other efforts, earned her this year's National Youth Premier Award (Special Category).
21 May 2014
More than 70 participants from the Technical University Malaysia and the University of Malaya Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre attended the all-day symposium, whose theme was “Sustainable Renewable Energy Development for the Future.”
14 May 2014
Sir Richard “Rich” John Roberts is a British biochemist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Phillip Allen Sharp for the discovery of introns in eukaryotic DNA and the mechanism of gene-splicing. He currently works at New England Biolabs, USA.
13 May 2014
A first year Environmental Science student at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) has had a literature review of the Southeast Asian monsoon published in the academic journal Geoscience Frontiers.
10 May 2014
The parts neatly laid out on the table are ready to be assembled to become a portable nuclear imaging diagnostic camera to detect breast cancer.
06 May 2014
In recent years, the relationship between Asia and Africa has assumed an unprecedented significance in the political and economic as well as the social and cultural spheres. The bonds between the two continents are projected to grow even stronger and have a decisive impact on the 21st century.
28 Apr 2014
A brand new Centre for Islamic Business and Finance Research (CIBFR) has been established at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
24 Apr 2014
Researchers at the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malaysia have conducted a study on the mangrove ecosystem to search for actinomycetes bacteria. The mangrove ecosystem is known as a highly productive habitat for isolating actinomycetes, which has the potential of producing biologically active secondary metabolites.
24 Apr 2014
The new unit will provide research and consultancy services to organisations worldwide. It takes an integrated approach, dealing with both finance and with a range of other Syariah compatible products and services worth USD 2 billion (RM6.52 billion) annually to a market of over 1 billion people globally.
23 Apr 2014
University of Malaya participated in the International Engineering Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2014 (I-ENVEX), which was held in Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), from April 11 – 13, 2014. Young inventors aged between 12 and 25 from all over the world participated in this exhibition.
22 Apr 2014
Professor Scully is a laser physics pioneer who is best known for his contributions to quantum optics, quantum coherence and laser theory.
22 Apr 2014
Researchers in Malaysia have developed a 3D biodegradable material for treating gum problems and rejuvenating teeth-supporting structures.
22 Apr 2014
Two groups of researchers have recently advanced the field of solar cells with a cheaper and efficient replacement for platinum and better synthesis of zinc oxide.
21 Apr 2014
UiTM researchers are modernising the 'Rebana Ubi', a traditional Malaysian musical instrument by infusing it with a modern computer aided technology.
21 Apr 2014
Tourism is bringing rapid development to the islands of Langkawi, which puts pressure on the marine ecosystem. This research records the diversity and will be a useful baseline record for biomonitoring studies in Malaysia.
21 Apr 2014
UiTM researchers have developed a modified photocatalyst which is economical and effective at transforming organic pollutants into harmless end products.
07 Apr 2014
The University of Malaya and the National Science Centre (Pusat Sains Negara) jointly organized a Meet the Scientist session at Pusat Sains Negara recently.
28 Mar 2014
UiTM researchers are studying the effectiveness of Horizontal Rotation (HR) for brainwave balancing. Initial results show brainwaves were more synchronized after five sessions of HR
28 Mar 2014
UiTM researchers have found that steel tubes filled with foam concrete was inferior in strength as compared to that of normal concrete.
28 Mar 2014
This study evaluated how Gamelan music can be assimilated into contemporary music compositions and performance practices, opening up new possibilities for the use of the gamelan in the music industry.
28 Mar 2014
Her outstanding contributions to public health in such a short span of time contributed significantly to her election as a Fellow in the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians in the UK, one of only a handful of fellows from Malaysia.
26 Mar 2014
Malaysia, with its multi-ethnic population, is a perfect laboratory for scientists to look at how inherited differences in genes can affect the patient’s responses to medications. These genetic differences can be used to predict whether a medication will be effective for a particular person and to help prevent adverse drug reactions.
21 Mar 2014
The Nottingham University Malaysia Campus offers free English speaking workshops to local secondary schools as part of their Community Outreach Programme which aims to not only deliver a valuable day for the students and but also build a network among local educational practitioners.
20 Mar 2014
Dr. Louisa Shobhini Ponnampalam is the first Malaysian to receive the prestigious award from Pew Charitable Trusts. Her work will shed light on the living habits of the rare and extraordinary dugongs.
13 Mar 2014
Using the latest crowdsourcing techniques for satellite image interpretation they will be able to join volunteers across the globe in the search for the missing aircraft.
12 Mar 2014
As the first academic institution in Malaysia to accredited, the Faculty of Medicine joins more than 900 institutions in 37 countries that have earned AAALAC accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to responsible animal care and use.
03 Mar 2014
Kuala Lumpur, 3 March - A simple electrical conductivity could be enough to measure water pollution in tropical rivers instead of the complex tests currently used, according to a paper in the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS)
28 Feb 2014
Universities Malaya, Waseda and Kumamoto have found dinosaur fossil teeth in the rural interiors of Pahang — the first known discovery of dinosaur remains in Malaysia.
11 Feb 2014
Teaching professionals in the field of English as a Second Language (ESL) often express
concern that their students lack sufficiently broad vocabulary knowledge.Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish baselines that can be used to measure changes in
language proficiency among Malaysian students in the future
11 Feb 2014
This study addressed questions related to the potential effects of 10 weeks coaching interventions for students identified as having learner autonomy profiles that indicate they may benefit from additional learning support services.
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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.