{"id":3962,"date":"2022-11-24T06:42:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T06:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/?page_id=3962"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:51:30","slug":"research-thrust-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/?page_id=3962","title":{"rendered":"Research Thrust"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3962\" class=\"elementor elementor-3962\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f9d44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f9d44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6685ee2\" data-id=\"6685ee2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1c294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a1c294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Thrust<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e9330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e9330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UBD\u2019s research efforts are being realized through innovative partnerships with leading international universities and enterprises. This is being enabled by our priority research themes for UBD Vision 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6e98f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6e98f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f097d5d\" data-id=\"f097d5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523d6ac elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"523d6ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0.1}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-11.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-11.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-11-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-11-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To contribute towards sustainable use and conservation of tropical biodiversity and ecosystems<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Brunei Darussalam is abundant in natural wealth, both in the pristine tropical forests and the rich, unexplored marine landscapes. As one of the top forested nations in the world, Brunei\u2019s forests are among the most diverse on Earth. Recent studies revealed over 160,000 trees from more than 1,000 different species exist within a 25-hectare forest dynamics plot at UBD\u2019s premier international field research facility, the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre (KBFSC). Records of new plant, animal, and microbial species discovered from the Sultanate continue to expand significantly. The key strengths of biodiversity research at UBD are bioprospecting of novel chemicals and therapeutic agents, environmental studies and research on marine biodiversity.<p> <b>Contact persons:<\/b> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:norhayati.ahmad@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr. Norhayati Hj Ahmad<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:faizah.metali@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr Faizah binti Haji Metali<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05102a elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e05102a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-4.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5399\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-4.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-4-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-4-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To create a low carbon society in Brunei<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Brunei Darussalam\u2019s oil and gas industry continues to be the heart of the country\u2019s economy but it aims to lower carbon emission through the use of technology. UBD has energy research as one of its priority areas, which contributes to the economic diversification of Brunei Darussalam and innovates ways for the reduction of carbon emission. These objectives are achieved through the development and deployment of advanced materials. The energy and material science research initiative encourages collaborations with regional universities to facilitate multidisciplinary energy research.\n\n<p><b>Contact persons:<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubd.edu.bn\/%22mailto:cheeming.lim@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr Lim Chee Ming<\/a><\/span> &amp;\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:rosnah.abdullah@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr. Rosnah Abdullah<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8d015 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6c8d015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-5.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5400\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-5.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-5-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-5-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To develop insight into key issues of importance in Asia<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Strategically located in Asia, Brunei Darussalam has access to a wealth of resources and knowledge that enables UBD to establish research initiatives focused on historical, economic, cultural and social issues in the region. Through its collaborations with other major centres of Asian Studies, UBD provides a vibrant and dynamic research environment for international scholars and Bruneian academics to engage in joint research projects, generating world-class research on those issues.\n<p><b>\nContact persons:<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:bruno.jetin@ubd.edu.bn\">AP Dr Bruno Jetin<\/a><\/span>, &amp;\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:hasharina.hassan@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr Dk Noor Hasharina Binti Pg Hj Hassan<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722ed9b elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"722ed9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-6.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-6.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-6-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-6-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To be a key hub for Islamic knowledge and multidisciplinary research<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Islamic Studies aims to serve as a key hub for community empowerment through education, research, and engagement. Special focuses are given to key areas such as Islamic Governance, Islamic Civilization, Islamic Finance, Management, and Science, Technology and Education (including Halal Industries). It brings local, regional and international expertise together to address perennial issues relevant to contemporary Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Islamic Studies offers ways in which Muslim states and communities can be defined in terms of their place and role in the global context, and for non-Muslim communities to better understand the Islamic worldview.\n<p><b>\nContact persons:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:mahani.hamdan@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr Mahani binti Hj Hamdan<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:norhazlin.muhammad@ubd.edu.bn\">Pg Dr Norhazlin bte Pg Hj Muhammad<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759cece elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"759cece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-7.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5402\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-7.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-7-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-7-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To become the focal point for Big Data Analytics in the region<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Data analytics is an emerging area that has widespread applications in different sectors; such as health care, education, finance, communication and the oil and gas sector. UBD\u2019s Institute of Applied Data Analytics has gathered a core team of experts in optimization and predictive analytics. UBD faculties and other research institutes within and beyond UBD can collaborate with this team to undertake quality research in their respective fields. The focus of the Institute is to enable multidisciplinary collaboration among experts within UBD whilst strengthening the Data Analytics expertise of the Institute.<p><b> Contact persons:<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:ghani.naim@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr Hj Abd Ghani bin Hj Naim<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:iskandar.petra@ubd.edu.bn\">Pg Dr Mohamad Iskandar bin Pg Hj Petra<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a47cbe elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3a47cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-9.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-9.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-9-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-9-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To develop sensors for food security, environmental and health monitoring applications<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sensor technology cover a wide spectrum of research topics in almost all areas of science, technology and many other disciplines. This group focuses on developing sensors for use in the key areas of Food Security &amp; Smart Farming, Environment and Weather Monitoring using IoT (Internet of Things) and Health Monitoring. The pool of research capabilities that can be developed in this group will provide a competitive edge in training and educating students, staff and technical personnel that can support the development of a knowledge-based economy for Brunei Darussalam.\n<p><b>Contact persons:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:liyanage.silva@ubd.edu.bn\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Prof Chandratilak De Silva Liyanage<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>&amp;\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:emeroylariffion.abas@ubd.edu.bn\">Pg Dr Emeroylariffion bin Pg Hj Abas<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc5fbd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bdc5fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-10.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-10.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-10-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-10-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To develop high-impact and innovative research in catalysis technologies<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Catalysis is the speeding up of a reaction by a catalyst material. Many major industries around the world utilise catalysis technology; from petrochemical refinery, photovoltaic systems for solar energy, biofuel and hydrogen fuel production, to food and pharmaceutical manufacturing. These industries are identified for Brunei\u2019s economic diversification and most of them involve catalysis as their core technology. Hence, catalysis research and capacity building is pivotal for Brunei\u2019s future economic diversification.\n<p><b>Contact persons:<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:hanif.mahadi@ubd.edu.bn\">Dr Hj Abdul Hanif bin Dato Paduka Hj Mahadi<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936fefa elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"936fefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-12.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-5407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-12.png 940w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-12-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Black-and-White-Filtered-Image-Beauty-Hair-Facebook-Post-12-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">To investigate the biological, chemical and pharmacological properties of local medicinal plants<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Owing to the geographical position of Brunei Darussalam, there is a wealth of unique flora and fauna, which may hold the potential to supply bioactive natural products of high commercial value. Based on traditional folklore, a number of local plants have been used to relieve common ailments such as fatigue, diarrhoea, high cholesterol and sugar levels, minor cuts and bruises, either by consuming the plants or using them as ointments and creams. However, there is little scientific evidence to support these claims. This research area focuses on investigating the biological, chemical and pharmacological properties of these local medicinal plants.<p><b>\nContact persons:&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"mailto:norhayati.ahmad@ubd.edu.bn\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Dr. Norhayati Hj Ahmad<\/span>&nbsp;<\/a>&amp;&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:nurolaini.kifli@ubd.edu.bn\">Dk Dr Nurolaini Pg Haji Muhd Kifli<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b16e7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b16e7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2c136e\" data-id=\"b2c136e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf48c51 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bf48c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Homepage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Thrust UBD\u2019s research efforts are being realized through innovative partnerships with leading international universities and enterprises. 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