Research and Innovation in the Sciences
Since 2009, UBD has transformed from a traditional teaching university into a university that incorporates both teaching and research. Over the past 7 years, the Sciences has played a significant contribution towards drastic outcomes in research and innovation. Among them, researchers have managed to secure susbtantive internal and external research grants. This has allowed the advancement of the sciences which in turn has led to the establishment of a global connectivity while maintaining regional identity and the nation’s needs.
With the establishment of The Office of AVC (Innovation and Enterprise) UBD is transformed into a university of innovation an enterprise. Faculty of Science is actively supporting the university in research and equipment centralizing effort (Centra2).
Research News
Scientists name the most common tropical tree species for the first time
A major international collaboration of 356 scientists, including Professor Ferry Slik (FOS, UBD) has found almost identical patterns of tree diversity across the world’s tropical forests. The study of over one million trees across 1,568 locations, published in Nature, found that just 2.
Dr. Haziq Jamil’s research visit to London School of Economics
Dr. Haziq Jamil (Mathematical Sciences) recently made an impactful visit to the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in London. Engaging in a research collaboration with experts from LSE’s Department of Statistics, Dr.
How flying snakes and their relatives glide, climb, and feed
Brunei’s forests and gardens are home to hundreds of snake species, but none have perfected the art of flying as well as the Paradise Tree Snake. Taking a leap of faith, they can glide with astonishing precision from tree to tree in pursuit of their lizard prey. Within fractions of a second they can double the width of their bodies to become essentially a flat, undulating airfoil. Who better to study this astonishing behavior in the Paradise Tree Snake and its relatives than Prof Jake Socha, the World’s expert on flying snakes.
FOS academic publishes new book and has work featured on the cover of journal Biomaterials Science
A book entitled Chalcogenide-Based Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts, edited by Associate Professor Dr Mohammad Mansoob Khan of the Chemical Sciences programme, was published by Elsevier in April 2021.