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10 Aug 2018
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Certain aspects of an indigenous Sufi culture in Western Indonesia appear to protect it against radical Islamic ideology.
01 Aug 2018
University of Malaya
The Blue Communities project aims to exchange knowledge and experience between UK and Asia on integrated marine management and sustainable use of resources to improve health, well-being and livelihoods of coastal communities in the study areas. University of Malaya hosted the first meeting attended by participants from partnering countries.
26 Jul 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Professor You-Lin Xu, Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment at PolyU, has been honoured with the International Association for Wind Engineering Senior Award (Davenport Medal) for his distinguished contributions to the field of wind engineering and bridge engineering in research, education, and application.
18 Jul 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Peking University, the Beijing Municipal Government, and Shougang Group of Beijing jointly organised the “Global Youth Leaders Summit 2018” from 13 to 20 July — the first-ever multi-partite collaboration for youth development among universities, government and business sectors.
18 Jul 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) held he 2018 UNIST-Harvard SEAS Summer Exchange Program from June 25 to July 13, 2018 for a thorough study of "Photovoltaic Cells" and "Energy Storage Systems".
11 Jul 2018
Asia Research News
Meeting will approve work programme for FY2018, including more than 20 regional research and capacity development projects in areas such as climate change and variability; biodiversity and ecosystems; natural resource utilization; disaster risk reduction, and others.
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05 Jul 2018
Singapore Management University
A multi-sector ASEAN partnership could improve accountability for commitments made to tackle malnutrition. [This is a feature story published in the Tri-Sector Publication 2018 by Singapore Management University (SMU)]
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05 Jul 2018
Singapore Management University
Lessons learned at Singapore Management University are guiding efforts to rebuild mountain villages in Nepal following the devastating earthquakes of 2015. [This is a feature story published in the Tri-Sector Publication 2018 by Singapore Management University (SMU)]
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28 Jun 2018
The University of Tokyo
The techniques that make industrial pearl culturing possible were developed over a century ago at the Misaki Marine Biological Station in Japan.
28 Jun 2018
Asia Research News
In a new white paper, Dr. Justin Kim, Director of South Korea at Clarivate Analytics, undertakes a study based on these types of analysis. Examining the 2017 HCRs, Kim focuses primarily on South Korea and a selection of comparator nations.
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26 Jun 2018
Hokkaido University
A large-scale analysis has suggested it’s easier for people to form and replace relationships in North America, Europe and Latin America, compared to Asia and the Middle East, what causes these differences, and how they may influence people’s thoughts and behavior.
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13 Jun 2018
University of Malaya
Successful university-community partnerships should be integrated into the everyday activities. Students’ community engagement is important for their holistic personal and professional development. Empirical evidence suggests that university should remain committed and supportive towards this lifelong learning plan.
08 Jun 2018
Asia Research News
We want to give people a glimpse of researchers at work, this is why we are encouraging scientists to share photos of them at work. Send us photos of you at work by email to [email protected] or find us on Twitter @ResearchSEA.
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04 Jun 2018
Asia Research News
A Japanese university that suffered from atomic devastation will help pave the way towards a world without nuclear weapons. [The journal's Editor-in-Chief Fumihiko Yoshida is available to speak to journalists on this issue]
30 May 2018
University of Malaya
University of Malaya researchers organized a climate change awareness program for secondary school children through fun science activities ‘ExploRace’. The awareness program is hoped to empower and engage active participation from school children to help tackle the climate change issues locally.
28 May 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A startup, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been selected for the 3rd phase of the Good Starter project by Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation.
28 May 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Two faculty members in the School of Urban and Enviornmental Engineering at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have been honored with government awards.
25 May 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A rowing team, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has earned 14 medals overall at the 2nd Changwon City Rowing Competition.
25 May 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Four students, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have been honored with 2018 Asan Foundation Scholarship.
25 May 2018
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
The 2018 Hamburg Prize goes to Hirosi Ooguri and comes with a three-day symposium in his honor.
25 May 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A professor, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been awarded the James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials by the American Physical Society.
25 May 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Dr. Hyojung Lee, who recently completed her Ph.D. at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has been appointed as an Assistant Professor at Hokkaido University.
25 May 2018
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
A professor, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has been appointed to the new panel of the Climate Dynamics Panel (CDP).
22 May 2018
Asia Research News
For the first time, nominations are extended to innovators in Hong Kong in addition to innovators in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan
08 May 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) establishes today the University Research Facility in Big Data Analytics (UBDA), the first university-wide research facility in big data analytics among universities in Hong Kong
07 May 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
In the past decade after the devastated 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan, academics and students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been working on a series of inter-disciplinary projects to help enhance the resilience of the affected communities.
26 Apr 2018
Qatar University
Based on a recent article published by the Times Higher Education.
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12 Apr 2018
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A large middle class in Thailand and Indonesia is demanding more environmental protection; something not happening in other developing South-East Asian nations.
27 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
The Singapore edition will be held at Singapore EXPO Hall 7 from 6 to 8 July 2018. Singapore is the first ASEAN country to host Campus Party.
27 Mar 2018
Qatar University
atar University College of Law (QU-LAWC) hosted on March 22 the Women in Law Conference 2018 aimed to provide career guidance and professional development growth to female law students, law faculty, attorneys, legal counselors, judges, prosecutors, alumni, and other female legal professionals at all stages of their careers.

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Giants in history

Vietnamese surgeon Tôn Thất Tùng (10 May 1912 – 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 – 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 – November 1995) was a Singaporean physician who promoted family planning and expanded the access to clinics to improve the quality of life for mothers and children in Singapore’s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968), fought to uplift women and girls from impoverished situations.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.
U Hla Myint (1920 – 2017) was a celebrated economist from Myanmar. Considered a prodigy, he was admitted to Rangoon University to study economics when he was just 14 years old. He went on to earn a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics (LSE).
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.
Indian scientist and physician Upendranath Brahmachari (19 December 1873–6 February 1946) is best known for creating a drug called Urea Stibamine, used to safely and reliably treat visceral leishmaniasis (or Kala-azar), a severe infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 – 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments – short sequences of DNA that are synthesized during DNA replication and linked together to form a continuous strand.