Scientific Malaysian

Site News: Faculty members of Nottingham University Malaysia joined Scientific Malaysian

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ November 8, 2011 / Leave a comment

The Scientific Malaysian team would like to extend our warm welcome to several faculty members of University of Nottingham Malaysia, who recently signed up on our website. They are: Professor Md Enamul Hoque (Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering) Dr Jit-kai Chin (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering) Dr Tomas Maul (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science)...
Scientific Malaysian Magazine – First Issue

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ October 17, 2011 / Leave a comment

Our first magazine, the Scientific Malaysian Magazine is now officially launched! The magazine is free for all to download (members or non-members). Download a copy of the magazine below: SCIENTIFIC MALAYSIAN MAGAZINE – PDF download Alternatively, you can view the webzine format of our magazine at: http://magazine.scientificmalaysian.com Enjoy reading! P/S:...
Site News: Faculty members of Perdana University joined Scientific Malaysian

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ October 12, 2011 / Leave a comment

Scientific Malaysian team would like to extend a warm welcome to the faculty members from the Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine (PUGSOM), who recently joined our community. They are: Professor Charles Wiener (Founding Dean/CEO), Dr. Patti Gravitt (Vice Dean for Research) Dr. Abhimanyu Veerakumarasivam (Assistant Professor in Genetics) They...
News: Study abroad grant for Malaysian postgraduate students announced

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ October 11, 2011 / Leave a comment

Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas yesterday, launched a study abroad grant called the Merdeka Award Grant for International Attachment. This grant allows Malaysian post-graduate students (aged between 22-35 years old) to be involved in short-term collaborative work at selected institutions overseas....
News: USM-RIKEN Joint Laboratory for Bioprobe Discovery

Posted by Kah Keng
/ October 10, 2011 / Leave a comment

RIKEN Advance Science Institute (ASI) and the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have recently held an event for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This is for the collaboration of both institutes on the isolation of novel biological active compounds from tropical plants in Southeast Asia (especially in Malaysia)...
Sneak Peek: Scientific Malaysian Magazine (First Issue)

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ October 9, 2011 / Leave a comment

A sneak peek of our upcoming magazine: Stay tuned for our official launch! Note: We are still accepting article contributions (which will be featured in our next issue of our magazine). So, if you are a keen writer please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us! We welcome opinion...
Site News: Upcoming Magazine

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ September 27, 2011 / Leave a comment

Scientific Malaysian will be launching our very own digital magazine soon. We are currently looking for article contribution. So, if you are a keen writer please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us! We are looking for opinion articles on scientific research in general or anything related to the...
Discussion: Malaysian Universities pushing for rankings – right or wrong strategy?

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ September 18, 2011 / 3 Comments

Universiti Malaya vice-chancellor Prof Tan Sri Dr Ghauth Jasmon has been pushing for publication increase in ISI-indexed journals to increase the ranking of UM. Is this a wise move? Read the article by TheStar here. Argument for: And although this is a sore point for some, UM deputy vice-chancellor (Development)...
News: Perdana University Launched in Malaysia

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ September 13, 2011 / Leave a comment

Perdana University was officially launched today by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Tun Dr. Mahathir, our country’s fourth Prime Minister is the first Chancellor of the university. Perdana University is a medical university established in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and...
Welcome to Scientific Malaysian

Posted by Andrew Chan
/ July 18, 2011 /

Scientific Malaysian is created as a platform to connect Malaysian scientific researchers across the world to discuss research issues in Malaysia, to promote collaboration and to establish network. Regardless of whether they are in the applied sciences (engineers, biomedical scientists) or pure sciences (biologists, chemists, physicists), anyone involved in research...