Expert Opinions
UGM transportation expert urges motorists to prioritize safety as heavy rain is forecast across Java during the Christmas–New Year travel period.
Pustral UGM calls for resilient logistics systems to ensure food and energy security in disaster-affected regions of Sumatra.
UGM disaster expert urges comprehensive watershed inspections and stronger mitigation to prevent further flash floods in Sumatra during the rainy season.
A UGM expert highlights the importance of mitigation, coordination, and preparedness in restoring communication infrastructure after disasters.
A UGM professor highlights high political costs as a key factor behind corruption cases involving regional leaders across Indonesia.
Experts urge stronger research and regulation to support affordable stem cell and secretome therapies for wider, safer use in hospitals.
UGM’s expert warns that regions from Java to Southern Papua are on high alert for landslides and flash floods during the peak rainy season.
UGM’s expert warns of risks in using AI as an emotional outlet and stresses the need for limits, responsibility, and ethical use of technology.
UGM’s expert says MBG demand is driving up egg and chicken prices, urging diversified input sources and greater use of local food resources.
UGM researcher highlights the shift from pedal-powered to electric rickshaws as support for green transportation, while stressing the need for infrastructure and regulation.
MODY diabetes can affect young adults due to genetic factors. A doctor at UGM Hospital explains its causes, characteristics, and preventive measures.
The death of another elephant calf in Riau underscores the urgency of medical intervention, as a UGM professor calls for stronger monitoring and care.
UGM economist outlines three key government measures to restore market confidence amid Indonesia’s ongoing balance of payments deficit.
UGM sociologist Hakimul Ikhwan warns that digital technology and gaming platforms are enabling the normalization of violence among Indonesian youth.
UGM expert highlights that future youth literacy depends not on reading frequency but on critical thinking, information awareness, and smart use of technology.
UGM legal expert Dr. Sigid Riyanto addresses public concerns over the new Criminal Procedure Code and highlights safeguards in Indonesia’s legal system.
UGM expert explains causes of the Banjarnegara landslide and highlights urgent mitigation measures, early warning systems, and community preparedness.
UGM expert urges integrated, science-based conservation to save the critically endangered Javan leopard, as habitat loss, conflict, and prey decline are accelerating its risk.
UGM geriatric expert shares risk factors and introduces the “MAS OK” method to help prevent Alzheimer’s through lifestyle, physical activity, and mental stimulation.
UGM expert urges strengthened One Health measures after two tame elephants die in Way Kambas, highlighting ecological risks and gaps in the health system.
Experts warn Indonesia faces a farming regeneration crisis. Strengthening farmer institutions is viewed as crucial to improving welfare and competitiveness.
UGM’s Resona Saintek webinar urges stronger scientific collaboration and farmer institutions to drive sustainable agriculture transformation in Indonesia.
UGM expert urges post-disaster housing policies in Sumatra to prioritize safe permanent settlements to prevent recurring floods and landslides.
Deploying elephants to clear post-disaster debris may endanger their health and welfare, prompting calls for safer and more ethical alternatives.
Escalating multi-hazard disasters in Sumatra reveal the limits of emergency-only responses and call for stronger, cross-sector mitigation mechanisms.
UGM gender scholar warns of sexual violence risks in disaster shelters and calls for gender-sensitive protection measures for women and vulnerable groups.
Fuel shortages, power outages, and damaged telecom networks in disaster-hit regions are hampering recovery efforts, prompting calls for urgent infrastructure repairs.
UGM expert warns that excessive forest exploitation weakens environmental resilience and heightens disaster risks, as seen in recent floods in Sumatra.
UGM psychology expert highlights the importance of psychosocial support and mental health services to help disaster survivors in Sumatra recover sustainably.
UGM expert highlights the urgency of meeting basic needs and providing psychosocial support to help Sumatra flood survivors recover with dignity.

