Study at University of Nottingham Malaysia!
August 4, 2017
Blog: UNM Campus News
Search for the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) online and you would get a barrage of information on the courses offered, fun facts about the environment the University is situated in, the famous alumni, the first class facilities and much more. As such, this post will also add to the topic of why you …
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Young Entrepreneurs Scheme 2020 (YES20)
April 8, 2021
Blog: UNM Campus News
A group of students from the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM), Nurul Syahirah Mat Aron, Muhammad Azamuddeen Mohammad Nasir, Aarvin Ratnam, Chen Hui Ling (Kitty), and Sharun Beream Nasir were shortlisted as one of the two teams to represent Malaysia in the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme 2020 (YES20). This is the first time teams from Malaysia …
Call for submissions: U21/PwC Innovation Challenge
April 7, 2021
Blog: Graduate School Blog
The U21/PwC Innovation Challenge is a world-class opportunity for students to showcase their skills to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and its client base, via a short 3-minute video clip response to a pre-set challenge. Showcase your critical thinking and share your ideas with PwC and their clients to win a 7-day trip to Dubai and some exclusive …
Alumni Sharing: Visualize Your Future & Take Action!
April 2, 2021
Blog: UNMC Careers Advisory Service
Careers Advisory Service (CAS) has always been welcoming our alumni who delightfully come to share on their careers experience to the students, which can spark inspiration on their future career. Hence, we were excited to have our Finance, Accounting & Management (FAM) alumna Yulita Wehary, who currently works as a Relationship Manager Corporate Banking at …
Title of workshop: Introduction to Programming
March 29, 2021
Blog: School of Computer Science
What students will learn: An introduction to the basic concepts that will help you take your first steps towards programming! You will learn through a hands-on activity by programming a simple, fun mobile app. Date: 3rd April, Sat Time: 10am – 12pm Register through this link: https://forms.gle/rdvd66ewz6sc6i2h8
Alumni Testimonial – Pang Li Yin (2016)
March 21, 2021
Blog: The UNM Pharmacist and Pharmaceutical Scientist
This article is written by Pang Li Yin, MPharm Class of 2016. Where are you working/ studying presently? I am currently a second-year Ph.D. student in University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) under the supervision of Prof Ting Kang Nee. My research focuses on the treatment of overactive bladder. Before this, I worked as a …
Congratulations, new FOSE graduates!
February 24, 2021
Blog: UNM Science and Engineering
It has been a tough year, no doubt; not what a lot of students expect as their final year at university. The move towards a virtual environment, the isolation and lack of social interaction, new ways of assessment, and many more factors of distress caused by the pandemic, and yet, our graduates made it. Not …
A Journey of Raising Awareness on People with Special Needs – Ts. Dr. Bavani Ramayah
February 23, 2021
Blog: Sustainability and Social Responsibility
I am very grateful for being shortlisted for the Policy Impact and Public Engagement Awards. A dream that I have is huge and this recognition would be a stepping-stone for me to flourish as a responsible human to the society. I am a self-starter who embraces new ideas that could give positive impact towards society. …
The Science in Life
February 2, 2021
Blog: UNM Biomedical Sciences
Article written by: Siew Zhen Yun (Year 2 BSc Biomedical Sciences student) _________________________________________________________________________ As a biomedical scientist, I understand that everything around us is science, and everything under the same ecosphere is highly related to each other. I love to study the connection and interaction between living things and non-living things. Despite the global pandemic …
Why is Psychology so WEIRD?
January 3, 2021
Blog: Psychobabble
Article by Haqeem Moreton, Year 1 student for the 2020/2021 academic year I recently wrote a lab report on gender norms in educational achievement. Of course, by gender norms, I mean those norms relating to males and females. I felt compelled to specify as such, for it seemed an injustice to those peoples who identify …
COVID-19: support for postgraduate researchers and invitation to a virtual town hall
May 15, 2020
Blog: Malaysia Research and Knowledge Exchange
In my latest update, I am pleased to clarify news of support for the University’s PGRs whose studies have been affected by COVID-19, and supervisors. I’m also inviting UNM’s research community to join me at a virtual town hall meeting that will enable us to consider together what the “new normal” might look like for …
LSGPDF 2019: A Journey Towards Diversity and Growth
December 31, 2019
Blog: Donor Relations
My trip to the UK campus, from 13 to 20 November 2019, visiting the Faculty of Engineering, School of Computer Science, Psychology and Biosciences was truly an eye opening experience. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the UK colleagues for their warm hospitality and discussion sessions with me. Their enthusiasm …
Graduation Speech by Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham
July 28, 2017
Blog: Our Graduation
A very good afternoon to Professor Nick Miles, OBE, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Nottingham; Professor Graham Kendall, CEO, Provost of University Of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Nottingham, esteemed members of the faculty, distinguished guests, fellow graduates. Dear Class of 2017 – Congratulations! You made it. Today is your day. A special, momentous …
American Disruption
January 23, 2017
Blog: Press Office
Professor Todd Landman reviews the inauguration of Donald Trump and the days that followed. Friday 20 January and Saturday 21 January 2017 will go down in American history as some of the most dramatic and starkly contrasting days in US politics for some time. The inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January 2017 as the 45th …
Farewell Dr Irwin
November 18, 2016
Blog: University of Nottingham Blogs
Dr Derek Irwin, Head of School of English, was celebrated with an evening of performances at the Drama Studio last Thursday as he bids UNMC goodbye to further his research at the Ningbo campus. UNMC’s Performing Arts Platform held an open stage farewell performance, themed ‘Departure’, featuring choral numbers, orchestral pieces, poetry recitals, video screenings …
Nottingham in Parliament Day
October 31, 2016
Blog: From the Vice-Chancellor's desk
I stood looking over the House of Commons Terrace at 2200 on Tuesday evening after the final event of Nottingham in Parliament Day feeling enormous pride in what had just unfolded, and wondering, ‘how on earth did we pull that off’? The day had started the day before, with a radio interview when I was …
10th ANNIVERSARY SHARING SERIES – Student Experience on Campus (Part II)
September 20, 2016
Blog: UNMC Biosciences
Here comes to second part, what have the students said about their peers and feeling upon graduation? Say something about your classmates? Celestine: I love how close-knitted we are; only having 23 students in Nutrition. I love how I know every single one of my classmates by name, if not by the outfit they wear. …
Conference: Funding Research on a Changing Landscape (24-25 Aug Aug 2016)
September 9, 2016
Blog: Malaysia Research and Knowledge Transfer
On the 24-25 Aug 2016, in conjunction with MIDA (Malaysian Investment Development Authority), the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) held the inaugural “Funding Research on a Changing Landscape” conference. We were very fortunate to have an excellent line up of speakers, led by Prof Tan Sri Zakri, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime …
Transnational education – growth at the expense of quality? A @uniworldnews webinar, 24 May 2016
June 1, 2016
Blog: Knowledge Without Borders
On 24 May, I had the opportunity to participate in a highly interactive webinar session hosted by University World News in partnership with DrEducation, LLC. The successful webinar attracted 950 higher education professionals globally. The aim of the webinar is to accomplish three things, which I felt the hosts did. They are to create an …
Ben Hunte: 3 Ways UNMC Has Changed My Life (So Far!)
September 18, 2015
Blog: Student Life
Happy 15th Birthday, UNMC! I remember arriving at the campus for the first time, standing at the back of the Students’ Association building, and looking at the insane view – jungle as far as the eye could see. Just a few days earlier, I was packing up my room in London, preparing to move to …
September 4, 2014
Blog: Learning English
The end of last week was quite empty in the CELE corridor, since over half the team had gone to the MELTA conference in Kuching. This is a large academic conference, focused on the wider world of English language teaching in Malaysia and beyond, this year featuring Asia TEFL- thus making it two conferences in …
KL’s new financial district
November 12, 2013
Blog: From where I sit
KL’s new financial district Recently, myself and my colleague, Nafis Alam wrote a piece for an online publication called “The Conversation”. Our article was prompted by the ambitions of the Government of Malaysia to transform Kuala Lumpur into a major financial centre through the construction of the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX). In our article we sought …