Under the latest 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) garnered the distinction of being the only foreign branch campus to be listed under the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering programmes.

The ranking, released recently on 19 July 2022 by ShanghaiRanking, is recognised as the precursor of global university rankings and one of the world’s most trustworthy one. More than 1,800 institutions are scrutinised, and the best 1000 universities in the world were published.

UNM stands alongside only 14 other universities in Malaysia to have made the ARWU list. Amongst those ranked in Malaysia, UNM is the only Private Higher Education Institution (IPTS) to have more than one discipline ranked.

In the Biotechnology discipline, UNM placed between 201-300 amongst 500 universities globally, outshining other global universities from the likes of India, China, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States. Alongside a commitment to innovative teaching, the School of Biosciences, where the Biotechnology programme is offered, is an internationally-recognised leader in several fields, including plant and food production, food quality and safety, nutrition, and environmental protection.

In Chemical Engineering, UNM was ranked 401-500 globally. Known for the quality of its research, the Department is recognised for its world-class learning environment and its international reputation for new knowledge generation.

“The recent merger of the Faculty of Engineering, which offers Chemical Engineering, and the Faculty of Science, which offers Biotechnology in 2018 also provided new synergies that further enhanced cross disciplinary research and student interaction.,” said UNM Vice-Provost (188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ and Knowledge Exchange) Professor Andy Chan.

“With researchers and scientists engaged in cutting-edge research, the faculty and the university are committed to be a solution provider to the nation, the industry and the society,” Professor Chan explains.

Since 2003, ARWU has been presenting the world's top universities annually based on transparent methodology and objective third-party data. ARWU adopts six objective indicators to rank world universities, including the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, the number of articles published in journals of Nature and Science, and Clarivate data including the number of Highly Cited 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ers™, articles indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded™ and Social Sciences Citation Index™ in the Web of Science™ and per capita performance.

The complete list and detailed methodologies can be found at here.

(Image caption: Professor Sandy Loh from the School of Biosciences working on her research)

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