Dr Mariam Aisha Fatima
Mariam Aisha Fatima the ordinary executive committee member of the Malaysia Association of Research Managers and Administrators (MyRMA) and she is also the founder of emmaihsan.com, a research management services and related publications consultancy. She is the deputy chairman of the Malaysia eminent scholars organisation, an organisation for the Malaysian King’s scholars’ alumni. She obtained her PhD from the University of Manchester, UK, MSc by research from Universiti Putra Malaysia, and BSc from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Mariam has nearly two decades of experience in higher education as an academic, researcher, manager, and mentor in Malaysia and the UK. She was a postdoctoral research associate at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology before serving as an associate professor and director of research at Management and Science University (MSU) where she was awarded the Staff Excellence President’s Award of Recognition and Appreciation. She authored the book Research Inspired Ed.1: The Journey of Research Students and Academics in 2023. Mariam strongly advocates for sustainable communities, cultural diversity, inclusivity and lifelong learning.