Research Institutes, Centres and Units - Universiti Sains Malaysia

Social Transformation
Research Platform
The Social Transformation Research Platform is committed to promoting:
(i) interdisciplinary research in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and
(ii) trans disciplinary research between the sciences and the non-sciences.
This platform works closely with other research centers, schools (science and nonscience)
across Universiti Sains Malaysia to collaborate and work as research teams
(or pre-clusters). These research teams will, over time, transform into research
clusters. At the moment, there are four research teams or pre-clusters being
nurtured at this platform namely, Tourism Development; Environmental Humanities;
Islamic Development Management; Spatial Social Science and GIS-related research.
The Social Transformation Platform is now engaging other universities and research
institutes in Malaysia and overseas with a view to undertaking research collaborations
that cross faculties, disciplines and institutions. Such an engagement will simulate fresh
thinking and initiatives in and beyond the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and to
reach out to new collaborators.
In advancing the wider objective of this platform, we depend on the goodwill and
hard work of researchers and administrators involved in the Arts, Humanities, Social
Sciences, and the Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia.
For details, contact:
Prof. Badaruddin Mohamed
Research Dean
Social Transformation Research Platform
Office of Research Platforms
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 04-6533086
Fax: 04-6584149
Website: http://www.usm.my/pelantar