Swansea and University of Malaya Partner to Pioneer Healthcare Research

Swansea University and the University of Malaya are joining forces to lead the way in developing the next generation of healthcare solutions for conditions such as osteoarthritis. The Vice-Chancellors of each university, Professor Richard B Davies and Professor Dato' Dr. Mohd Amin Jalaludin, have formally signed the agreement which signals closer ties between both institutions.

The strategic relationship between the universities will involve research training and exchange programs that will speed up discovery of new therapies by harnessing the complementary skills of its research staff.

The initiative will be led by Professor Tunku Kamarul Zaman from the National Orthopaedic Centre for Excellence in Research and Learning (NOCERAL) in Kuala Lumpur and Dr Ilyas Khan, Lecturer in Regenerative Medicine from Swansea University Medical School.