Malaysian crowned champion at UK science fest


Kye (in headscarf) receiving the award after bagging the 2018 FameLab International Champion title in the UK.

A BIOLOGICAL science lecturer from Malaysia recently beat 27 other science communicators from across the world to claim the title of 2018 FameLab International Champion in the United Kingdom.

Siti Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah, better known as Kye, who works at Universiti Sains Malaysia, spoke on tuberculosis control in front of a live audience at the Cheltenham Science Festival held at the Arena in Cheltenham, UK.

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