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RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
Q U E S T I O N S F R O M
T H E S T U D E N T S
IN THIS CHAPTER by Dr. Azizah Mainal
Q (Students): What are the strategics for us to achive
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
research excellence?
A (Professor Dr. Ramesh T. S.): Faculty of Science has
established a strong culture of publishing high impact
PUBLICATION BOOST research articles, recorded over 1000 publications in
BY POSTGRADUATES 2016 and 2017. We are now moving onto the next level;
rebranding ourselves with research thrusts to create an
identity that will be recognised. For example, one trusted
field is materials science. Once mentioned, everybody
IMPACT TO SOCIETY will know that UM’s Faculty of Science is the pioneer in
this field.
Q (Students): What is the impact of the Strategic Plan to
ADVISE TO STUDENTS
our postgraduates ?
A (Professor Dr. Ramesh T. S.): Previously we gave
incentives for publication, that boosted the dynamics of
postgraduate publication which also lead to higher
citation when our research publication is active. Now we
will still push on publication as an requirement for
Q (Students): What would be postgraduate while they will be rewarded by the citation
your advice to us ? and research visibility. Moreover, the faculty gives strong
A (Professor Dr. Ramesh T. support on international networking and collaborative
S.): We should always adapt projects with industries. Postgraduate will be benefited
ourselves to sustain research through exchange programs or funded research. For
despite critical financial example OSRAM Opto Semiconductors (M) Sdn. Bhd. has
situation. We must be pro- an MoU with us on LED technology and many of our
active to seek collaboration postgraduates are involved in the collaborative projects.
with industries for private
funding and collaboratively Q (Students): In your opinion, what are the inclined
bid for international funding. research that will contribute to society?
To keep UM moving up the A (Professor Dr. Ramesh T. S.): Many researchers are
ranking, we need to start from focusing on Materials Science because it is publishable
ourselves, individually.
and highly-cited; while renewable energy research is of
high demand due to the depletion of natural resources. In
fact all research areas can contribute direct or indirectly
to society.
