Community Service Program at the Faculty of Biology UGM with coordinator Sukirno, S.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. has been started since 2020 through the MBKM Community Service Program to Build Villages. After preparation and initiation since 2020, in 2021 the program will progress gradually with a strong commitment from all village officials spearheaded by Mr. Supriyanto, S.Pd. (Kebonalas Village Head), Mr. Suwadi, S.Pd. (Village Secretary), Mr. Robani, S.TP. (Chairman of the BPD) and members, Mr. Sunardi as the head of the sub-village, Mrs. Mulati and Mr. Junarko as the Maju Makmur BUMDES with assistance from the MBKM Membangun Desa, Faculty of Biology UGM proposed Kebonalas as a Fruit Plant-based Tourism Village to the Klaten District Government. The submission will be carried out in November 2022, and then undergo an assessment in the field on January 11, 2023 by the Youth Culture and Sports and Tourism Office. read more

In order to introduce waste management techniques, the team of Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat – Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (PkM MBKM) Faculty of Biology 2023 chaired by Rina Sri Kasiamdari, S.Si., Ph.D. and involved two students namely Galuh Kirana Mahadewi and Laila Uswatun Chasanah have carried out activities related to organic waste management in Dusun Kepuh Kulon RT 001, Wirokerten, Banguntapan, Bantul. This activity is planned to take place in 2 semesters, starting with a socialization event which have been held on Sunday 14 May 2023 from 09.00 to 10.30 WIB at the house of the neighborhood head of RT 001, Mr. Zamzuri. This socialization activity was attended by 15 participants of RT 001 and the head of Hamlet. In her greetings, Ms. Rina said that the MBKM PkM activity was the second year of the MBKM PkM Program at RT 001 Kepuh Kulon. The Waste Management theme is a program that is expected to be applied by people in their homes or in their environment. Head of the hamlet, Mr. Sunartana conveyed the importance of household-scale waste management. This is because a lot of garbage has accumulated in various places due to garbage dumps that can no longer accommodate waste. In this socialization activity, it was explained the meaning of waste, types of waste, examples, as well as how to process waste into more useful items. read more

On Saturday, April 15 2023, the BIORAMA or BiOSC Sharing Together activity was carried out at an orphanage in Yogyakarta, namely the Aisyah Orphanage on Jl. Munir, Serangan No. 109, Notoprajan, Ngampilan, Yogyakarta. This activity is one of the annual work programs under the Public Relations and BiOSC Network field carried out in the month of Ramadan. This year, BIORAMA’s agenda is distributing food aid and donation. The funds used came from opening donations on March 31 – April 13, 2023 so the total funds received were Rp. 2,067,000,-. The event was opened with remarks from the Head of BiOSC, Lisna N Aini, followed by remarks by the Chairperson of the Aisyiyah Orphanage, Mrs. Windah. She was grateful for the donation provided. The BIORAMA event was closed with a joint documentation session. read more

On Saturday, April 15 2023, a Field Class was held, followed by an Iftar. The activity is to increase Seedling’s knowledge and skills in implementing the Small Group Discussion 2 material that was presented a few weeks earlier. Field class activities in the form of materialization by the Plant Diversity Science Sub-Division and Landscape Ecology Science Sub-Division, as well as the implementation of SGD 2 material by the Landscape Architecture Science Sub-Division.

The first field class was delivered by the Landscape Ecology Research Sub-Division. The speaker explained about the interaction of abiotic factors with the environment and the procedures for using tools in making mini reports which included how to measure soil pH, soil moisture, and temperature in the UGM Biological Forest. Then proceed with the second field class by the Landscape Architecture Sub-Division, namely the implementation of designing a garden which includes site inventory and making notations on the base map. This was followed by the final field class by the Plant Diversity Science Sub-Division. The presenter explained about the growth form, macromorphological characters of plants, and the aesthetic value of a plant. After the presentation of the field class, it was followed by closing the field class and an explanation of the assignment. read more

Wednesday (26/4/23) the Faculty of Biology UGM held the Syawalan 1444 H, which is one of the routine activities carried out by the Faculty of Biology UGM every Shawwal month, this time with the theme “Strengthening Gathering and Increasing Harmony in Reaching Achievements”. The recitation took place at the Tropical Biology Auditorium and was attended by all Lecturers, Education Staff, Association of Dharma Wanita Management, Retired Lecturers/Educational Staff, and Student representatives. read more

As part of the Asean University Network (AUN), which is a network of universities in the ASEAN Region, the Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, also continues its participation in one of the activities held by AUN, namely the AUN-EEC (Ecological Education and Culture) General Assembly, as a continuation of AUN -EEC First Round Meeting which was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc., in 2019 in the Philippines. AUN-EEC is one of the AUN agendas designed in the form of education and culture aimed at educating the younger generation of ASEAN to have a sustainable mindset towards biodiversity and the environment. read more

Every year the Christian Student Society (PMK) of the Faculty of Biology celebrates the Easter service with the aim of providing a place for Christian students and lecturers to celebrate Easter. This activity is also useful in developing Christian students’ spiritual relationships through joint fellowship. At this Easter celebration, PMK Biology carries the theme “Philadelfia” with the main verse on Hebrews 13:1-3. Through this theme, it is hoped that the brotherly love and friendship that God has given through humans can be channeled in the form of love for others, not only for those we know but for everyone according to the love of Jesus Christ. read more

On Saturday, April 29 2023, the BiOSC 2023 Family Gathering was held. This activity was part of the celebration of the 17th BiOSC Anniversary. This time the Family Gathering carries the theme IOS (Bonding BiOSC) with the jargon “Empower One Another”. This activity was attended by Prof. Dr. Endang Semiarti, M. S., M. Sc., as the BiOSC supervisor. In addition, this activity was also attended by 64 BiOSC members. In his remarks, Prof. Dr. Endang Semiarti, M.S., M.Sc. giving hope to BiOSC on this 17th Anniversary so that in the future it will be even more solid. Apart from that, he also hopes that BiOSC will be more responsive to the condition of orchids at UGM, especially at the Faculty of Biology. read more

On Saturday, May 6 2023 the UGM Faculty of Biology Community Service Team made their first visit to the Kampung Satwa located in Kedung Banteng, Sumberagung, Moyudan, Sleman, Yogyakarta. This visit was aimed at introducing oneself as well as coordinating with partners in the context of implementing a program entitled “Strengthening Food Security in Kampung Satwa to Improve Family Nutrition and Anticipate Wasting and Stunting Incidents”. This program is one of fourteen proposals that have passed to be funded in the 2023 Community Service-Free Learning Campus (PkM-MBKM) Grant for the Faculty of Biology UGM. read more

In its journey to prepare new Study Program, namely Biodiversity Curator Education Study Program, Faculty of Biology UGM held a Competency Assessment of Biodiversity Curator in the field of Plants for several prospective lecturers of UGM. On May, 11^th 2023 in Ruang Sidang KPTU, The Competency Assessment of Biodiversity Curator was carried out based on the Portofolio/Recognition of Past Learning scheme.

The assessment was attended by 5 UGM lecturers as participants, namely Prof. Dr. Purnomo, M.S. (Fakultas Biologi UGM), Prof. Dr. Ratna Susandarini, M.Sc. (Faculty of Biology), Rina Sri Kasiamdari, S.Si., Ph.D. (Faculty of Biology), Abdul Razaq Chasani, S.Si., M.Si., Ph.D. (Faculty of Biology) dan Ir. Atus Syahbudin, S.Hut., M.Agr., Ph.D. (Faculty of Forestry). read more