As an educator, researcher, and innovator in Software Engineering, I treat values and purposes with topmost priority. I believe individuals and organisations guided by righteous values and noble purposes make the difference in the world; realistically making the world a better place to live for all. Thus, in my 20 years of career life, I have devoted my time contributing to education, research, and innovation in and beyond Software Engineering, benefiting the current and future generations. My total grants from research, consultancy, and software development projects amounted to nearly RM3,000,000. In recent year, I started a few future education initiatives such as innovation and work-integrated learning lab (iWILL) in response to the changes brought about by disruptive technologies.

In 2017,  after completing my PhD at The University of Sydney, I joined the Pharmacology Department, Universiti Malaya as a senior lecturer. My research interest is in groups of molecules secreted during cellular stress, injury, and inflammation called damage-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs). They have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases and cancer. My aim is to better understand their secretory pathway(s) and the mechanism(s) by which they contribute to cancer development and progression, especially in colorectal cancer. I hope that with more profound knowledge in these areas, more future studies will be conducted, paving the way for discovering novel pathways that can be targeted to combat cancer.  In addition to my interest in inflammation and cancer research, I am also passionate about teaching.  I am involved in teaching Pharmacology subjects for various Bachelor degree courses including Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, and Biomedical Science. I am also the coordinator of Biomedical Science in the Pharmacology department. 

    Nurhidayah binti Abdullah received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) and Master in Comparative Law (M.C.L) from the International Islamic University Malaysia and went to earn Doctor of Philosophy (2015) from the University of Sydney Business School, Australia. She was admitted to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2004. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at  Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.Her research interest lies broadly in the area of contract law, business law including the social and economic aspects relevant to strengthen the areas of law. She has written extensively in the area of good faith in contractual performance and published in various local and international reputed journals. Her first book ‘Good Faith in Contractual Performance in Australia’ is published by Palgrave Macmillan, an international reputed publisher.Recently, she was invited by Chief Judge of Malaya, The Right Hon.Tan Sri Dato'Sri Azahar bin Mohamed to present  her presentation entitled "Good Faith In Contractual Performance :Chasing a Mirage' in front of the judges at Palace of Justice, Putrajaya.