MRe Environmental and Geographical Sciences

University of Nottingham Malaysia | Selangor Selangor Malaysia
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Qualification
Master's Degree (Research)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2026)
MYR 58,000
(c. USD14,447.28)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months

Research within the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences is of global and regional significance. Our research into environmental monitoring and management focuses on areas such as remote sensing technologies and applications, spatial analysis and visualisation, geospatial technology applications to human environment interactions and disaster management. Another area of interest is ecology and biodiversity conservation in tropical Asia. The latter research is suited to our Malaysian environment and investigates topics such as the ecology and conservation of Asian megafauna (elephants, rhinos and tapirs), plant-animal interactions, defaunation and its consequences for ecosystem processes and conservation conflicts. We also have research expertise in lake and river environments hydrobiogeo chemistry, hydrological modelling, atmospheric science, agro forestry and landscape ecology.

We offer high-quality doctoral training to postgraduate students who wish to pursue an MPhil, MRes or PhD. As a research student you will work under a supervisor who will assist you in your research and thesis design. The school has close ties to the University’s ‘Mindset’ Research Centre which promotes and conducts cross-faculty interdisciplinary research on tropical environmental issues. We are interested in research projects relating to our core areas of research in environmental technology development and ecology along with biodiversity conservation in tropical Asia.

Destination of Study

Malaysia

Subjects of Study

Our current research projects include:

  • Agro-tourism and community development
  • Atmospheric composition and climate variability
  • Climate change impact on biodiversity, conservation assessment of vulnerability of environment and adaptation strategies
  • Conservation ecology of large animals, including the Management & Ecology of Malaysian Elephants (MEME)
  • Conservation planning and prioritisation
  • Disaster recovery monitoring and assessment – remote sensing multi-scale approach
  • Distributed hydrological modelling: characterisation of watershed, precipitation, run off processes and hydrography shape
  • Geospatial applications and capabilities for forecasting river floods and predicting urban watershed; climate change and its impact on terrestrial ecosystems
  • Hydro-biogeochemical process and climate changes
  • Institutional responses towards community participation in natural resources management
  • Location-based crowd-sourcing data quality assessment
  • Machine learning for remote sensing image analysis and high-performance computing
  • Mapping and monitoring vegetation with UAV’s to enhance ecological knowledge
  • Optical properties of water from different sources
  • Remote sensing of intercrops
  • Social and environmental impacts of mining past, present and future trajectories using remote sensing, GIS and social surveys methods
  • Social capital and natural resources management
  • Spatially explicit modelling of ecosystem services for regional-scale natural resource management and land use planning
  • Sustainable intensification of agroecology for community development and agrobiodiversity conservation
  • Tropical ecology and biodiversity conservation
  • Valuing the ecosystem services
  • Water pollution and public health

Within Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants we have a number of sub-projects:

  • Development and application of molecular genetic tools for the management and conservation of elephants in Peninsular Malaysia
  • Development of adaptive management strategies for human-elephant conflict across Asia
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of translocations as a management and conservation tool for Asian elephants in Peninsular Malaysia

Research degrees with joint supervision from the Nottingham UK campus are also possible in a number of research areas, including:

  • Agroforestry and Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate Change modelling
  • GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Peat and mangrove swamp sedimentary archives of environmental change
  • The importance of mangrove habitats in global and regional carbon budgets
  • Water quality in the inland waters of Peninsular Malaysia

If you are interested in applying, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with our research areas and staff expertise and then contact us to discuss your research project proposal with the relevant supervisor in the first instance.

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each element)

Qualification Requirements

An upper second-class honours degree (2:1) in science, engineering, or geography and environment-related subjects. Non-UK qualifications will be assessed against this standard.

Before starting an online application, applicants are required to carefully read, review, and understand the Compliance with MQA Standards and Programme Standards, as well as the Checklist for application.

Applicants must possess a degree awarded by a recognised university.

Tuition MYR 58,000