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08 Jun 2018
Asia Research News
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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.
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.
27 Mar 2018
Qatar University
The College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University (QU-CAS) held on March 26-27 its first Sustainable Development Conference aimed to highlight the efforts of the State of Qatar towards the achievement of a holistic sustainable development vision in line with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.
26 Mar 2018
Asia Research News
SUSS to host 2019 Univer-Cities Conference: launches book “Univer-Cities: Strategic Dilemmas of Medical Origins and Selected Modalities” with contributions from 11 other major international universities
26 Mar 2018
Tohoku University
Combining Japanese assessment methods with Wesrern approaches will help prepare the next generation of students, according to a research team in Japan.
09 Mar 2018
University of Malaya
The cognizance in Machinoeki concept is to provide pedestrian a resting place, get some information about the town, and a pit stop for toilet use. Researchers from University of Malaya try to implement the Machinoeki concept in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
08 Mar 2018
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Yangon, Myanmar - Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar, a CAD 10.7 million dollar partnership with Global Affairs Canada, is helping women and men from all ethnic background in Myanmar to benefit from a transition to democratic development.
05 Mar 2018
Qatar University
Ranked among the top 400 universities in the Electrical Engineering subject.
01 Mar 2018
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
Children without any parent at home score much lower on primary school exams than children with one or both parents, which can hinder future prospects.
19 Feb 2018
Qatar University
Qatar University organized on February 18-20 a symposium on “Language and Nature in Southern and Eastern Arabia”.
14 Feb 2018
Qatar University
Qatar University (QU) and The University of Newcastle – Australia signed on February 11 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration and cooperate on the design and development of advanced materials for energy and environmental applications.
13 Feb 2018
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) proudly announces the winning of two awards in “Reimagine Education Awards 2018”, namely a Gold Award in “Sustainability” category and a Silver Award in “Ethical Leadership” category.
12 Feb 2018
Qatar University
Qatar University (QU) has been ranked 52 in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2018, among the 350+ top universities from 25 countries in the Asia region. The announcement was made on February 6 on the THE website, naming QU 52nd among universities in the Asia region and 3rd among universities in the Arab world.
12 Feb 2018
Qatar University
Qatar University colleges of Law (LAWC) and Engineering (CENG) launched their upcoming international conference on “Law and Digital Age” at a press conference yesterday held at the University.
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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).
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.