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The Important Roles of Salt Substitutes in Food Products

By Dr Tan Hui Ling
Sodium chloride (NaCl) has a significant role in food products' texture, shelf-life, and flavour. The increasing consumption of food products with high amount of NaCl leads to life-threatening pathologies. Salt reduction was one of the most cost-effective strategies. Approaches that are taken…

Research Grants to Design Swarm-Intelligence Algorithms

By Dr Muhammed Basheer Jasser 
Smart cities aim at enhancing the living standards of their citizens by making use of advanced technologies to innovate various sectors. The optimisation algorithms are widely used in applications relating to smart cities (e.g. routing and estimation). Optimised swarm-intelligence algorithms such…

Academic Integrity Post-pandemic: Deception and Dishonesty in the Digital Age

By Vijaya Sooria Sangaran Kutty
This article covers what constitutes academic integrity, specifically focusing on the sharp increase in dishonest behaviours among students of higher learning during the pandemic. Why do students resort to cheating? Why should educators be aware of this issue?

The Culture of Health - The Next Big Thing in Engaging Employees

By Vijaya Malar Arumugam
The article suggests that the culture of health and the strategies on employee well-being may be practised to ensure a productive and engaged workforce. It includes the suggestion that companies pay attention to their employees’ financial well-being as a precursor for greater employee performance…

How Do We Become Great Communicators?

By Dr Norizzati Azudin
The author, an academician who has lived in four countries, believes cross-cultural experiences and communication are essential for personal and career development. Having become multilingual and developed meaningful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, the author emphasises the…

A Showcase of Undergraduate Actuarial Science Research Projects

By Dr Lai Kee Huong & Chan Lay Guat
This write-up features prominent undergraduate research works that have been published in academic journals or conference proceedings.

How can Design and Designers Help Improve Malaysian Society?

By Dr Goh Yi Sheng
It is a common misconception that design is mainly trying to make things look ‘pretty’. Dr Goh Yi Sheng talks about how design is more than that and cites a project that can be an example of how design can change society for the better.

A Real-Time Counting Application of Printed Circuit Boards Assembly (PCBA) using Image Processing and Weight Detection Techniques

By Associate Professor Dr Lee Yun Li
HUMAC researchers have successfully delivered a proposed real-time counting application prototype under the Public-Private Research Network (PPRN) 2.0 grant. The solution comprises an IoT weighing scale system, a vision-based counting system, and an Android mobile application to monitor the…

How and in What Ways Does Social Media Affect Everyone? It Depends....

Over the years, communication researchers have sought to answer the burning questions people ask about the effects of social media on everyone. Professor Bradley Freeman shares his take on this.

Partnership with Euro-Asia Network on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation to Tackle Climate Change

By Professor Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua & Dr Arifutzzaman Rahat
Climate change is a real threat to Earth's life, and carbon dioxide (CO2) is recognised as the major contributor. This makes the reduction in CO2 emissions a worldwide emergency and priority. Sunway University's  Research Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation (CCDCU) entered into a…

Science and Technology Beyond Borders

By Professor Dr Adarsh Kumar Pandey
Sunway University teamed up with renowned researchers under the International Research Networks Grant Scheme (IRNGS) to promote scientific and technological development in advanced energy storage materials, beyond borders.

Professor Mayeen Uddin Khandaker Delivered the Keynote Speech on High Impact Journal Writing Ethics and Plagiarism

By Dr Lam Siok Ee
Prof. Mayeen delivered a keynote speech in a seminar on ‘High Impact Journal Writing, Ethics and Plagiarism’ at BGCTUB, sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.