Institute for Tropical Biology & Conservation, UMS

Postgraduate opportunity (MSc) available on 'Traditional Medicinal Plants in Tamparuli (Sabah): ethnobotanical survey and phytochemical analysis' @UMS_EcoCampus @itbc_ums Contact: Dr Avelinah Julius avelinah.julius@ums.edu.my

BORNEENSIS BULLETIN 2023 indd.adobe.com/view/519e5ed1-…

Seeking postgraduate students (MSc & PhD) for project on 'Biological Control Agents against Ganoderma of Basal Stem Rot Disease of Oil Palm' @UMS_EcoCampus 📧 Prof. Ts. Dr. Chong Khim Phin chongkp@ums.edu.my or @itbc_ums Ts. Dr Syahriel Abdullah asyahriel@ums.edu.my

📢“Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats” > 1,000 🌏 experts including A/P Evan Quah @itbc_ums @UMS_EcoCampus contributed data & expertise, finding that 2/5 amphibians are threatened with extinction. Read @Nature doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

Short-Term Research Assistant. Please email your resume to rfpeters@ums.edu.my / ngtinghui@ums.edu.my

LOOKING FOR PHD CANDIDATE Project Title: Distribution, Ecology and Evolution of Honeybee Species at Kinabalu and Crocker Range Parks Please submit your resume to Dr. Sze Huei (Zoe) Yek (szehuei@ums.edu.my)

Find out what our @NTU_ASE @ScienceNTU students get up to on their Intro to Field Ecology field course in Danum Valley Sabah. Thanks to @SEARRP & their amazing RAs for guiding us in the field & to @itbc_ums for partnering & teaching us. 🎥 @MarxYim #TEELab teelabntu.wixsite.com/home/post/fiel…

RESEARCH ASSISTANT WANTED 📣📣📣

Correction: Please send your email to Dr Yek Sze Huei at szehuei@ums.edu.my

SEEKING POSTGRADUATE CANDIDATE PROJECT TITLE: COMPARISON OF DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD-KILLED ANIMALS IN SABAH, MALAYSIA. #itbcums

📣📣SEEKING POSTGRADUATE CANDIDATE📣📣 Project title: Reassessment of the population and conservation status of the Mesilau Stream Toad (Ansonia guibei) in Sabah, Malaysia. Please submit your CV and cover letter to (evanquah@ums.edu.my)

📣📣📣 FINAL YEAR PROJECT / INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CALL FOR APPLICATION 📣📣📣 If you have any questions about the position, please contact Dr. Noor Haliza Hasan hhaliza@ums.edu.my or Will Brooks at wbrook@GMU.edu.

MSC RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY. Precision biodiversity: Assessing the species diversity of Diptera insects in the tropical rainforest using smart traps. Kindly email your CV to ChM. Ts. Dr. Ong Song Quan songquan.ong@ums.edu.my

ITBC RESEARCH TALKS: eDNA METABARCODING AS A NEW TOOL TO STUDY BIODIVERSITY OF MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM Prof.Tadashi Kajita meet.google.com/cko-esxj-bww

MSC Position available Topic: Precision Biodiversity: Use of technologies to improve nocturnal animal research and conservation in Sabah, Malaysia Send your CV and a short motivation letter with your research interest to Dr. Priscillia Miard E-mail: priscillia.miard@ums.edu.my

Rᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ Assɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ Oᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ Contact Person: Dr. Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan Email: seelan80@ums.edu.my Institute for Tropical Biology & Conservation Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Preserving forest, dropping Sukau bridge are best way to protect Kinabatangan wildlife thestar.com.my/news/nation/20…

utusan.com.my/ekonomi/2022/0… @itbc_ums @UMS_EcoCampus @uitmofficial

The Organizing Committee would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to all participants for being a part of this bi-annual symposium. Congratulations to the winners of the Best Speaker Awards: Heon Sui Peng, Vickly Moblim & Ashraft Yusni! 🎉 #UMS #KPT

The 15th ITBC Postgraduate Symposium 2022 was held from 5–7 July at the Auditorium Centre For Postgraduate Studies @UMS_Ecocampus. Our Masters and PhD students delivered 6 proposals, 25 progress reports and 3 pre-viva presentations over the three days. #UMS #KPT