Oxygen minimum zones (also called as the dead zones or hypoxic zones), have been reported for over 400 geographical regions of the World Ocean and regional seas. The phenomenon is a key stressor of op...

The government of the Sultanate of Oman in its ninth Five-Year National Development Plan (2016-2020) has identified fisheries as a key sector for contributing to the country’s gross domestic pro...

The increase of solid wastes is becoming a global problem. Different methods such as burial, incineration and recycling are used to dispose solid wastes. Improper management of solid wastes contaminat...

Earthquakes are one of the most disastrous natural phenomena resulting from the movement of the solid lithosphere at the outer part of the earth. Most earthquakes result from the rupture of these soli...

Since the beginning of 2017, Sultan Qaboos University’s Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies and Research (DVC-PSR) has been organizing a series of workshops and training ses...

An international study shows Oman’s leadership in ICT accessibility for people with disability. The results of this study were announced for the first time during the 6th International Conference on ...

A study that evaluated the effect of some water saving devices (WSDs) in Oman indicates that the most effective devices in saving water were sensor-activated taps followed by self-closing taps followe...

Educational partnership between schools and higher education institutions has become an important tool towards enhancing students’ achievement levels in both contexts and increasing students’ colleg...

A group of researchers from Sultan Qaboos University carried out a study that investigated the entrepreneurial behavior and performance of SME owners in their business in order to gain insight into an...

Oman’s school graduates joining higher education face multiple transitional challenges due to a wide range of personal, cultural and academic conditions. They face challenges such as adjusting t...