The Voices of the Rainforest project is advancing rapidly as the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr Syafiq Mat Noor, visited partnered schools in Perak and Kelantan from 19 to 29 August 2024. The visits aimed to build relationships and strengthen collaboration with schools that will play a pivotal role in the implementation of the project.
Dr Siti Nur Diyana Mahmud from the STEM Enculturation Research Centre, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, is leading the Voices of the Rainforest research operations in Malaysia. She oversees teams of researchers in Malaysia and is a principal member of the education work packages. About Dr Siti Nur Diyana Mahmud Dr Siti Nur Diyana...
Voices of the Rainforest is a new climate change education project that aims to co-create a traditional, ecological, knowledge-based climate change curriculum framework for primary schools with indigenous communities, children, and school partners in Malaysia. Indigenous communities often find themselves on the frontline of climate change impacts. In Peninsular Malaysia, these indigenous communities consist of...
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in education or anthropology as well as experience in participatory research? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities?
The Voices of the Rainforest is seeking to hire seven research officers/assistants to be based at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. We particularly encourage applications from candidates of indigenous communities or minority ethnic backgrounds, as they are currently under-represented in academia. The posts Fieldwork Research Assistant x 3 Research Assistant x 2 Research Officer (Q41) x 1...
Dr Syafiq Mat Noor from the Centre of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Policy has been awarded a prestigious grant for the Voices of the Rainforest research project under the ‘Knowledge Frontiers: ODA International Interdisciplinary Research 2024’ funding call. This interdisciplinary project, rooted in anthropology and education, is in collaboration with two researchers from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,...
The British Academy is pleased to announce the successful applicants of the ODA International Interdisciplinary Research Projects programme 2024.
The programme supports international collaborations between early career researchers in the UK and early career researchers in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries on internationally focused ODA-eligible research projects of an interdisciplinary nature.