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ABOUT US

The Faculty of Science is among the oldest and most accomplished faculties in the Universiti
Malaya. Established in 1959 with four departments namely Department of Botany, Department
of Chemistry, Department of Mathematics and Department of Zoology.

Currently, the Faculty of Science is the biggest faculty in Universiti Malaya with nearly 2106
undergraduate students, 777 postgraduate students, 235 academic staffs and 242 support
staffs.

At present, the Faculty of Science has two institutes and four departments which were
rebranded to Institute of Biological Sciences, Institute of Mathematical Science, Department of
Chemistry, Department of Physics, Department of Geology and Department of Science &
Technology Studies. In addition to functioning as a teaching centre, the Faculty of Science,
staffed with locally and internationally feted researchers, serves as one of the main and
excellent research hub for Science & Technology in the region.

Faculty of Science has established Research Centres including Photonics, CENAR, CEBAR,
UMCiL, Nanocat, CIUM, CRYSTAL, Mushroom Research Centre and Glycolipids Self- Assembly
and Related Phenomena. Apart from many modern research facilities and equipment, the
faculty also boasts several research centres including the Ulu Gombak Field Studies Centre and
the Glami Lemi Biotechnology Research Centre (PPBGL) in Jelebu.

Hence, the Faculty of Science continues to be the most productive faculty in Universiti Malaya
in terms of research activities and scientific publications. The faculty also manages its very own
online scientific journal, the “Malaysian Journal of Science” which publishes high quality
research outputs of its members besides receiving other worldwide contributions.

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