SWU-UNM 2nd Annual Post-graduate Symposium 2022

On the 5th of September 2022, an entourage consisting of 7 academics and 12 post-graduate students from the School of Pharmacy, UNM boarded a plane to Bangkok, Thailand for the 2nd SWU-UNM Annual Post-graduate Symposium. The symposium was hosted by Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) and was a result of a long-standing collaboration between SWU and UNM. …

UNM Biomedical Sciences PhD Student Won ‘QIAGEN dPCR Learn & Earn Series’ 2020

Congratulations to Paulina Tan Pei Suu, PhD student from UNM Biomedical Sciences, for bagging RM10000 in ‘QIAGEN dPCR Learn & Earn Series’ 2020! Here is what she has to say about the award: I first heard of digital PCR from the technical support team from Qiagen as a possible solution for gene expression or even …

Vice-Chancellor’s Medal 2020 Winner – Dr. Aini Hamid

The warmest congratulations to Vice-Chancellor’s Medal 2020 Winner, Dr. Aini Hamid, from the School of Pharmacy and Division of Biomedical Sciences! She was nominated by Dr. Mustafa Al-Shagga. Read her achievement below: “Dr. Aini Hamid joined the school of Pharmacy in UNM about 10 years ago. She was one of the 4 pioneer members of the …

UNM Biomedical Sciences PhD Student Won LMIC Travel Award in ISV Congress 2019

International Society for Vaccines (ISV) organises annual congress to gather professionals and young trainees in the field of vaccines from around the globe. This year, the congress was held at International Convention Centre, Ghent, Belgium from 27th to 29th October 2019. Thanks to the support from my supervisor Dr Fang Chee Mun, I have been …

BMS Reigning All Prizes Once Again for Science Category in FOSE PGR Showcase 2019

On the 25th Sept 2019, the Faculty of Science and Engineering postgraduate showcase (FOSE PGR Showcase) was held in the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. This event was the first joint PGR Showcase held since the merging of Faculty of Science and Engineering in 2019. There were two category of competition held namely; Poster and …

UNM Biomedical Sciences students won oral and poster award in 30th IBS

The Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar (IBS) is a scientific event organized by local and private universities alternatively and annually in collaboration with the Malaysian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MSBMB). The event aims to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) to nurture young potential scientists of Malaysia. IBS also provides a platform for undergraduates …

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Balance for Better

In August 2014, a team of volunteers from the University of Nottingham (#water4life) went to the interior of Baram, Sarawak to build a gravity feed water system for a remote village of a Penan community in Long Itam. During the same trip, we helped built and equipped a pre-school in the village and little did we …

PhD students win prizes at international conference

Congratulations to our PhD students, Ms Loh Fei Kean and Ms Ashwinder Kaur for winning prizes at the International Conference on Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (ICBMBB). Both students are currently under the supervision of Dr. Fang Chee Mun (Biomedical Sciences Department). The conference was held at Four Points by Sheraton Puchong from 15th to …

Congratulations to the class of 2018!

Three years ago, the Department of Biomedical Sciences was overjoyed to welcome the largest cohort of BMS students to date. On 22nd July 2018, some of the academics joined these students in commencing the official completion of their 3 years of undergraduate journey in UNMC. Undeniably, the class of 2018 has made us proud as …

BMS made a clean sweep in the 2nd Faculty of Science Postgraduate research showcase!

On 20th June 2018, the 2nd Faculty of Science (FOS) postgraduate research showcase was held in the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. This event was participated by 24 postgraduate students from the School of Pharmacy, Psychology, Biosciences as well as Biomedical Sciences where participants are required to present their research project through a poster presentation. …