Research in the News

The Office of Research seeks to support faculty in their research by providing opportunities to promote their activities and be recognized for their work, establishing Zayed University and its faculty as the primary source for
research in the UAE and the Middle East.

If you would like to have media coverage organized for any research event or information opportunity, please contact research@zu.ac.ae. You are also encouraged to work with the Office of Research to capture photographs of research in action, involving field work, faculty or students.

The External Affairs Department within the university will assist in organizing such media coverage, including photography, and requests a notification period of at least two weeks prior to a planned event. The contact for this Department is ExternalAffairs@zu.ac.ae and the forms required to organize for a planned event are as follows:

Media request form	Pictures request form
Photographer request form	Fundraising request form

2009 News Clippings

Hanging out with Bat Man
Dr Drew Gardner has been taking opportunities to explore and record information about the little known UAE bat population. The level of knowledge here is "very, very poor", he said. "We just don't know anything really about their status, and about any trends or changes in their populations, or what effects insecticide spraying might be having on them. We don't know how long they live, when their breeding seasons are. We don't even know where they roost. Basically, no one has done any real ecological or behavioural studies on them."
The National, 3 October 2009

World first for Nakheel - Success for unique coral translocation one year on
Nakheel, Dubai's master developer, has revealed the details of the success of its unique method of transporting more than 5,500 tonnes of coral from one site to another, in an unprecedented move made possible through the efforts of academics and marine life experts. Initial findings of monitoring undertaken by Dr. John Burt of the Natural Science and Public Health Department at Zayed University showed that one year on, the transported marine ecosystem is thriving, with more than 93 per cent of the coral undamaged and responding well to its new habitat.
TTKN, 26 August 2009

Twenty UAE students picked for NYU study program
Twenty students from UAE universities have been chosen for a high-profile scholars' programme that will see them travel to the US, take classes taught by the president of New York University and attend courses in English and leadership. Congratulations to the following students from ZU: Asma Khalfan Al Marar, Ayesha Ibrahim Khalifa Bin Suwaidan, Bedoor Nasser Saif Al Jabri, Hafsah Al Habsi, Mahbah Al Saleh, Nahla Al Sayed Waheed, Noor Ahmed Al Saqqaf Bani Hashim, Nouf Tawfeeq Al Mubarak.
The National, 29 July 2009

S.S. Lootah Group sponsors 'Innovation Culture Project'
AME Info, 27 July 2009

University study faults lack of tenure
The National, 25 July 2009

Graduation of the second batch of Summer School students at Al-Maktoum Institute in Dundee, Scotland
Emirates News Agency, 23 July 2009

Higher Studies must focus on Research
Emirates Business 24/7, 14 July 2009

Winners of DSS Apprenticeship Programme 2009 include Shatha Ahmad Al Hajji from ZU
Dubai City Guide, 1 July 2009
Dubai Summer Surprises announced the winners of the DSS Apprenticeship Programme 2009, bringing together nine of the brightest students from the entire Middle East and North Africa region to participate in the highly successful Business Administration and Marketing internship, now in its fourth year. Congratulations Shatha who has been chosen to represent the UAE.

Dubai coral moved
Time Out Dubai, 1 July 2009

Dr. Ronald Hawker as invited guest speaker at the Farjam Collection
Al Bawaba, 28 June 2009

We need the facts to win the ‘war on error' in hospitals
National, 26 April 2009

Museums of the future
Gulf News, 18 April 2009

3D pilot project to document artefacts
Gulf News, 13 April 2009

Research in UAE gets boost
Gulf News, 5 April 2009

Praise for declining fertility rate
National, 5 April 2009

We must encourage reforms [Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research]
National, 28 March 2009

Nahyan to attend inter-faith dialogue Thursday
Emirates News Agency, 25 March 2009

Seeking the secrets of beauty
National, 19 March 2009

ECSSR marks 15th years of excellence
Emirates News Agency, 8 March 2009

Names of the Winners of the Scientific Research Competition in Zayed University [Arabic]
Al Khaleej, 24 February 2009