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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.

ABOUT US

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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