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01 Feb 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Dr Durga Datt Joshi is the recipient of the prestigious Birendra Scientific Award from the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in recognition for his work on animal-transmitted diseases and viral encephalitis and for helping examine, control, and treat the diseases.
25 Jan 2011
Asia Research News
The UN have declared 2011 the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011). Throughout the year a wide range of activities will be taking place as part of IYC 2011, starting with the Official International Launch Ceremony being held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 27-28 January. Below is a list of experts available for comment on the IYC 2011.
24 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has further extended its collaboration with the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) in providing the highly popular Master of Nursing Programme for degree holders of other disciplines to join the profession. HKSH will also introduce new scholarship and bursary for students.
17 Jan 2011
Asia Research News
Major floods in many parts of the world have been reported in the international news. Alongside the devastation in Australia and South America, both Sri Lanka and the Philippines have experienced flash flooding after intense rainfall. Experts in floods who are available for comment are listed in this article.
17 Jan 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce the first projects to be supported under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund.
17 Jan 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
As food prices rise around the globe, Africa faces increased challenges to feed its citizens. IDRC’s grant will support AGRA’S innovative research to improve agricultural productivity and access to markets.
14 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University have carried out a pioneering study on the factors behind motorcycle accidents.
14 Jan 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
In November last year, the UN reported that there are many more people with cellphones in the Indian population than those with access to a toilet.
12 Jan 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
PUTRAJAYA, 21 July – The Ministry of Higher Education has announced Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as one of the top four public institutes of higher learning (IPTA) to retain the Research University (RU) title.
12 Jan 2011
University of the Philippines Diliman
Dean Michael Tan of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), University of the Philippines Diliman, sums up the projects and priorities of his administration in one word: space, referring to several meanings of the word in his plans for the college.
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will, through its partnership with Sichuan University in establishing China's first Training Institute on Disaster Management and Reconstruction, bring in its programmes and expertise to support the reconstruction and sustainable development of Sichuan province.
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Accounting and Finance hosted on 4-5 January the JCAE (Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics) Symposium 2011.
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
To identify the future direction of education and research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) jointly organized a cross-discipline international forum.
06 Jan 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The design of social protection policies should take into account the complexity and diversity of family arrangements. Families have different needs and structures as well as various ways of reacting and adapting to changes in their economic environment.
23 Dec 2010
Nature Publishing Group
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Get Attached, The pain of exclusion, Feeling blue about brainpower
22 Dec 2010
Waseda University
As expected, the Republican Party won the U.S. midterm elections by a landslide. No one is boasting foresight at this point, but it was obvious that the Republican Party would gain much momentum this time.
16 Dec 2010
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A total of three I²R scientists have been conferred IEEE fellow status since 2002
15 Dec 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Two lecturers from Universiti Teknologi MARA have joined the prestigious league of Fulbright scholars after having been selected as Research Fellows by the Fulbright Scholarship Board.
15 Dec 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Community-run tap water systems in China’s remote Guizhou province have enabled families to develop new income-generating activities and boost a faltering economy.
15 Dec 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Treating and reusing water from sinks and baths has helped many small farming families in the Middle East deal with an extreme water shortage. This, in turn, has significantly boosted their incomes.
15 Dec 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Highly effective yet simple BioSand Filters are providing clean water in more than 300,000 homes around the world.
15 Dec 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Cutting-edge computer modelling and consultation with local communities allowed Bolivia’s Agua Sustentable to find political solutions to potentially disastrous clashes over water.
14 Dec 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received another strong boost to achieve further internationalization with the award of South East Asia's first Erasmus Mundus (EM) Mobility Grant of nearly €1.4 million by the European Commission.
10 Dec 2010
RIKEN
On September 17–18, the RIKEN Harima Institute hosted the second Noyori Summer School, a retreat for PhD students in the International Program Associate (IPA) and Junior Research Associate (JRA) programs conducting research at RIKEN.
09 Dec 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia, through the School Of Educational Studies, is planning to introduce a special diploma programme to produce qualified trainers in ‘Orientation and Mobility’. It will be the first academic programme in the field of ‘Orientation and Mobility’ in Malaysia.
09 Dec 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof. Baharuddin said that the low level of awareness regarding the dangers of mycotoxin contamination of food in Malaysia is alarming. He stated this during a press conference in conjunction with the First International Mycotoxin Conference 2010, which was officiated by Prof. Asma Ismail, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), USM.
09 Dec 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof. Ahmad Shukri Mustapa Kamal, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), launches the International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries at Hotel Vistana, with a speech on how the implementation of a well planned ‘green’ concept in buildings and in the city can boost the quality of life in society.
29 Nov 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
A specific genre of documentation was produced by student of UiTM, Malaysia.
23 Nov 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
New agricultural techniques have helped settle conflicts over land use in Arsaal, Lebanon. In doing so, they’ve improved soils and increased fruit crops.
23 Nov 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The remarkable transition in land use practices and resource management flows from the work of NEPED funded by the government of Nagaland, IDRC, and the Canadian International Development Agency from 1994 to 2006.
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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.