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Radio Astronomy is an important branch of multi-wavelength astronomy and is essential in any investigations of celestial objects including our own Sun. In University of Malaya, this research field has been taken to the forefront of astronomical research by the Radio Cosmology Research Lab, which was established in 2005 by the two authors of this review paper. Scientific research topics include dark matter, evolution of galaxy clusters and galaxies, star formation law, pulsars and molecular clouds. The technical side of the research involves radio frequency interference, receiver testing and international interferometer network testing investigations. Other research areas include space weather especially the study of solar radio bursts, as well as its relationship to seismic activity. An important landmark in this research is the completion of the construction of the UPSI-UM Radio Telescope for observation of galaxy clusters and also the Half-Wave Dipole Antenna for the monitoring of solar radio bursts, both in 2016. A brief report on future plans will also be included in this review.
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The authors would like to again thank all the grant providers and research collaborators mentioned in the main article. Previous and current grant providers include University of Malaya (High Impact Research Grant, University Malaya Research Grant, University Malaya Research Grant Program), the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation of Malaysia, the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia. Current scientific and technical collaborators include Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), University Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Universiti Sains Malaya (USM), Agensi Angkasa Negara (ANGKASA), National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan Astronomical Observatories of China (YNAO), Xinjiang Astronomical Observatories of China (XAO), National Central University of Taiwan (NCU), Jodrell Bank Centre of Astrophysics of the UK (JBCA), Korean Astronomical and Space Science Institute (KASI), Auckland University of Technology of New Zealand (AUT) and Suranaree University of Technology of Thailand (SUT).
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Abidin, Z.Z., Ibrahim, Z.A. (2018). Current Status of Radio Astronomy in University of Malaya. In: Suparta, W., Abdullah, M., Ismail, M. (eds) Space Science and Communication for Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6574-3_13
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