Nik Daliana Nik Farid earned her medical degree from the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 2001. Upon graduation, she joined the Malaysian government service and did house officer training and medical officer work at Kuala Lumpur Hospital. In 2005, she joined the Institute for Public Health where she was appointed as the Main Research Group member for the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey. In 2007, she went on to study at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur where she received her Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degrees. In 2012, she served as the second Medical Officer of Health at Mukah Division Health Office, Sarawak where she covered two major sections namely Epidemiology as well as Maternal and Child Health. Nik Daliana then continued her service as the Head of Primary Health Care Unit at the Hulu Langat District Health Office, Selangor. She left the Ministry of Health in August 2013 to serve the University of Malaya. Nik Daliana is currently a Medical Lecturer in the Department of Social and Peventive Medicine with a specialisation in Public Health. She has a special interest in adolescent health. More specifically her work aims to address the five areas, namely sexual and reproductive health, mental health, nutritional health, physical activity and high risk behaviour. Her contribution to this field include: conducting research on sexual risk behaviour among incarcerated adolescents in welfare institutions; assessing for non-communicable diseases among school-going adolesents and setting up of an adolescent friendly website for quasi experimental study. Also, she is involved in the collection and distribution of literatures pertaining to adolescent's health by a clearinghouse centre in UM. Nik Daliana is presently a member of the Malaysian Association for Adolescent Health (MAAH); Malaysian Clearinghouse Center for Adolescent Health (MyCCAdH); Malaysian Care for Adolescent Project (MyCAP); Malaysian Health and Adolescents Longitudinal Research Study (MyHeARTs) and Ministry of Health Malaysia National Technical Committee for Adolescent Health. Nik Daliana teaches Family Health to postgraduate and undergraduate students. She coordinates one postgraduate course in 2019/20 i.e. Society, Behaviour and Health. A strong advocate of problem-based learning (PBL) technique, Nik Daliana tutors PBL sessions for Stage 1 and 2 University of Malaya Medical Programme (UMMP) students. Administratively, Nik Daliana has coordinated Master of Public Health and Master of Medical Science (Public Health) programmes. Currently, she coordinates the Doctor of Public Health Programme and assists in the coordination of the University of Malaya-Kyoto University Double Degree Programme for Public Health.
show more »Mahmoud Zakaria Ibrahim is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaya. He obtained his BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Ain Shams University, and his PhD from Universiti Malaya. He is currently focusing on the field of amorphous metals (metallic glasses), surface engineering, and metal additive manufacturing. He boosted his academic career through acquiring several national, industrial, and international funding, with a rigorous publishing record in peer-reviewed journals. His collaboration network includes international institutions in Taiwan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Austria, as well as local and international companies in his field.His research aims to address the current challenges and gaps to transform the research from lab to factory, impacting the community and the world.
show more »Dr Geetha Govindasamy obtained her PhD from Monash University, Australia, M.A from the International University of Japan, M.Phil from Queens' College, Cambridge University, UK. She is an expert on East Asian international relations. She teaches courses related to East Asian regional affairs. Generally, she publishes more on inter-Korean issues and East Asian interactions. Her publications can be found in the local and international journals, UM Press and other reputable publishers. Thus far, she has been a recipient of various research grants from Korea Foundation, Sumitomo Foundation and local funding. Her networking experiences include academic exchanges at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea University, Institute of Far Easter Studies (IFES), Kyungnam University and the Graduate Institute, Geneva (IHEID). Dr Govindasamy was also invited to attend the Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) Exchange programe for acadermics in 2013 and in 2019, she was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan to be part of an academic tour to Tokyo and Okinawa. Dr Govindasamy is a member of Malaysian Scholars on Korea (MASK) and the Malaysia-Japan Association (MAJAS) and simultaneously is the Managing Editor of Wilayah: International Journal of East Asian Studies. At present, she is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Cambodian Institute for Peace and Cooperation.
show more »RECENT PUBLICATION
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Wang, Hongbin; Mansor, Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Binti; Mokhlis, Hazlie Bin; Mashhadi, Arsam (2026). Optimal Size Selection of Combined Diesel Generator/fuel Cell/photovoltaic System Components Using a Multi-objective Strategy and Sea Lion Optimization Algorithm. Iet Renewable Power Generation
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Islam, Ameena; Md Syed, Md Azalanshah (2026). Journalistic Professionalism in a Time of Paradoxes: ntv Online and "alternative Voice" in Bangladesh. Journalism Practice
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Adams, Donnie; Sothinathan, Jayanti S.; Radzi, Norfariza Mohd (2026). Science Mapping The Evolution of Middle Leadership Research, 2002-2023. Educational Management Administration & Leadership
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Ooi, Ai-Yee; Lim, Kian-Ping (2026). Multiple Blockholders and Governance Through Voice: Evidence from Blockholder Board Representation. Applied Economics Letters
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Daghigh, Ali Jalalian; Guo, Lisha (2026). A Socio-cognitive Account of Ideological Manipulation in Chinese Translation of Political Opinion Articles. Journalism Practice
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS AS OF DATE 852
LATEST AWARDED GRANT
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Penerokaan Kesejahteraan Psikologi Dalam Kalangan Remaja Perempuan Di Taman Seri Puteri Kuching, Sarawak
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Kajian Tingkah Laku Politik Belia Di Kawasan Dun Dong, Raub, Pahang
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Taxonomy, Biology, and Distribution of Freshwater Pipefish (syngnathidae: Doryichthys) in Peninsular Malaysia
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Smartwatch-derived Photoplethysmography Waveform Morphology: a Head-to-head Comparison With The Gold Standard in Diabetes
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Amniteg?: Amniotic-derived Scaffold for Cartilage Regeneration
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Safety Protocol for The Reuse, Repurposing, and Disposal of Expired School Laboratory Chemical
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Arvision Lab
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Degreemate: Discover The Future Version of You
