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The Research Centre for Human-Machine Collaboration (HUMAC) Wins Collaborative Grant Funded by the Government of Japan

By Associate Professor Dr Yap Kian Meng
The project to predict plant health mapping in Mangrove/Nipah protected area in Belawai, Sarawak, Malaysia has garnered the attention of the Government of Japan with a US$59,900 grant. The technology will also be used to conduct artisanal-fishing mapping and create hotspots where such fishing is…

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University and the Toy Eight Team Up to Develop an Early Childhood Development Assessment Tool

By Professor Alvin Ng Lai Oon
Researchers from the Department of Psychology at the School of Medical and Life Sciences, Dr Woo Pei Jun and Dr Wo Su Woan are collaborating with Japanese AI edutech company Toy Box Creation and Technology (ToyEight) to build a phone app that can provide early childhood development assessment. This…

Research Ties between ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University with AstraZeneca get a Timely Boost!

By Professor Gopalasamy Reuben Clements
Researchers from ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s School of Medical and Life Sciences and AstraZeneca met for the first time to understand each other’s research interests and to explore potential research collaborations. This article briefly describes the main outcomes of this collaborative discussion.

Co-designing a Future of Healthy-Ageing & Well-Being at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ City

By Professor Abhi Veerakumarasivam
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University collaborates with a community-based Senior Citizens Club to promote healthy-ageing and well-being. By collaborating in meaningful research and education initiatives, this partnership aims to inform, engage and empower a whole-of-society approach to maximise the opportunities and…

Mathematics Colloquium: Promoting and Enhancing Research Collaboration

By Professor Teo Kok Lay
The mathematics colloquium, organized by the School of Mathematical Sciences, serves as a platform for researchers to exchange research ideas. The first talk of the series was presented by Professor Teo Kok Lay, a prominent figure in the fields of optimisation and control. The talk, entitled “…

New Relationships between Research and Tourism

By Associate Professor Dr Alexander Trupp
In existing studies, research tourism has been examined in a narrow way without broadly considering research as the search for knowledge and discovery. This article introduces six types of Research-related Tourism (RrT) which can further serve as a useful tool for tourism destination planning and…

Digital Citizenship during a Global Pandemic: Moving Beyond Digital Literacy

By Associate Professor Dr Malissa Maria Mahmud
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for a newer and richer experience." 

Silver Market- The Portrayal of Older People in Media Advertising

By Associate Professor Dr. Izian Idris
Despite the growing number, older adults are constantly being overlooked as consumers in marketing campaigns. 

Action in Accounting Research

By Professor Dr Susela Devi K Suppiah
The COVID-19 pandemic provides unmistakable evidence of the current tempest sweeping the face of the earth that has resulted in humanity’s foundations being rocked.

Immunobiology and Pathophysiology of Hodgkin Lymphomas

By Professor Sibrandes Poppema
As a medical student at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, the author was intrigued to see a young man with Hodgkin Lymphoma, a lymphoid cancer that is characterized by large multinucleated tumor cells and a prominent inflammatory infiltrate. 

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University’s School of Mathematical Sciences Embarks on a Game-changing Study

By Emeritus Professor Dr Teo Kok Lay
A team of four researchers from the School of Mathematical Sciences, led by John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Professor Teo Kok Lay, has been awarded the prestigious Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in 2021. The three other…

Ways to Safeguard Our Cultural Heritage

By Dr Fiona Wong E Chiong
A designer turned educator shares three things that could potentially safeguard our cultural heritage.