Environmental Research Centre

Universiti Putra Malaysia’s environmental research institutes collectively play a vital role in advancing sustainability through interdisciplinary research, innovation, and technology development in environmental management, protection, sustainable production, and resource efficiency. Comprising 367 staff, these institutes including INTROP, IBS, IEB, i-AQUAS, IKP, ITAFos, the Bioprocessing and Biomanufacturing Research Center, MyAgeing®, ION2, and the INSPEM operate under the coordination of the Research Management Centre (RMC) UPM, which oversees and streamlines research activities. The institutes also contribute to academia through curriculum development, teaching, and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, strengthening UPM’s capacity to address environmental challenges while nurturing future sustainability leaders.

1. Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP)
2. Institute of Bioscience (IBS)
3. Institute of Ecosystem Science Borneo (IEB)
4. International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS)
5. Institute of Plantation Studies (IKP)
6. Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security (ITAFos)
7. Bioprocessing and Biomanufacturing Research Center
8. Institute for Social Science Studies
9. Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing®)
10. Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ION2)
11. Institute for Mathematical Research

Updated:: 15/04/2026 [shazwaniayub]