BRAC University has continued to recognise researchers for a second year in a row, this time presenting ‘Quality Journal Publication Award 2025’ to 57 faculty members through a ceremony at its Merul Badda campus in Dhaka on April 24, for their high-impact research.

The faculty members published 145 research papers. Of them, 74 were published in journals ranked within the top 10 percent of Q1 journals in Scopus, while 71 in the top 15 percent. The Q1 journals are widely recognised for their significant impact on research.

The research of the awardees encompassed a myriad of contemporary issues, such as ease of doing business, mental health and emerging diseases, agriculture, food security, energy, climate, evolution of languages, and AI and blockchain in the ICT sector.

Research works initiated at BRAC University in recent years have garnered accolades and continue to be relevant to this day, be it in Bangladesh or beyond.

Studies on garment factories are shaping global trade, vaccine cold chains are being reimagined for food security, research on the Rohingya population has led to youth collaborations, and solutions to utilising elevated road infrastructures are proving invaluable to megacities.

“BRAC University stands apart in a unique way – our core foundation in education and research is centered on human development,” Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar, Vice-Chancellor of BRAC University, said at the ceremony.

The Bangladesh government recognises the value of institutions like BRAC University, which tirelessly pursue research-driven innovation and the building of a knowledge-based society, added Professor Dr Md Saidur Rahman, member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, as chief guest.

Dr Firdausi Qadri, a senior scientist of the icddr,b, and Professor Mustafizur Rahman, a Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue, also spoke on the occasion.