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Dr Hasniyati Hamzah is a Senior Lecturer and concurrently the Programme Coordinator for Postgraduate By Research. She holds PhD in Property from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Dr. Hasniyati actively researches and publishes in the areas of housing, urban studies and real estate education. Her main research expertise is in housing tenure, which has led to the Malaysian Surveyor's Best Paper (PMVS Division) 2015 and a consultancy with Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) on the Rent-to-Own scheme in Iskandar Malaysia. Among her research topics are alternative housing tenure, Mass Customised Housing, Smart Cities and professional socialisation among real estate students. She is currently studying the impact of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) on Iskandar Malaysia's housing market.

Dr Hasniyati has published in top tier journals including Housing Theory and Society, Open House International and Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Journal. She is a member of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES). 

She has served as Article Editor for SAGE Open, Internal Journal of Property Sciences and Journal of Design and Built Environment, besides serving as a reviewer for a number of local and international journals.

In terms of teaching, Dr Hasniyati teaches property law and has examined PhD and masters theses on the subject. Dr Hasniyati currently supervises two PhD students and two masters students.