THE GENDER GAP IN SCIENCE

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is a UNESCO body of which IUPAC is a member. ICSU is initiating a project on gender gap in science of which IUPAC & International Mathematical Union (IMU) are the lead organizers of this project. IKM President, Datuk Dr Soon Ting Kueh, is one of the member of this committee representing IUPAC. We would like IKM members to take part in this survey. The brochure is attached in this link. Please contribute to the survey through this link.  

Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM), or the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, is a statutory professional organization incorporated under the Chemists Act 1975 on 1^st November 1977. The Institute was earlier inaugurated on 8^th April 1967 with 27 founding members and subsequently registered under the Societies Act 1966 on 13^th October 1967.

IKM has grown in tandem with the rapid development of Malaysia to become a well-established and strong professional organization recognized both locally and internationally. Membership of IKM comes from both the manufacturing and service sectors, universities and other institutions of higher learning, research and development institutions, and government and education sectors. With membership of 4,293 as at 30th April 2018, IKM enjoys a prominent place among the professional scientific organization in Malaysia. The Institute is also playing a leading role in the development of chemistry in Malaysia. IKM is a statutory professional organization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment & Climate Change (MESTECC).

 IKM Brochure 2018 (click below)