UNM BMS Alumni Testimonial: Soong Wenxin (2018)

Graduating with a BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences was not something you can do with your eyes shut. The journey was long and lonely, but rewarding. Back in 2017, I was selected as the only exchange student to the UK campus. It was indeed challenging in the beginning especially when my mates in crime were not …

UNM BMS Alumni Testimonial: Aisyah Affandi (2019)

After graduating in Biomedical Sciences (2019), I started applying various jobs and went on to many job interviews in Singapore. After many attempts I finally managed to secure a job in October as a Medical Technologist in Innovative Diagnostics. I started working in the haematology department and learnt various things related to the human blood. …

UNM BMS Alumni Testimonial: Tye Kean Hong (2019)

Back in last October, I came across a job posting on LinkedIn by Medtronic and applied for it. It was a 6-month sales management trainee programme. Luck was on my side as I successfully secured the position in the programme which was conducted in Singapore, along with other trainees from Vietnam and Indonesia. During this …

Revamping How Science Is Taught In Schools

It is undeniable that life today has changed significantly compared to the past, and we owe this to the scientific breakthroughs and discoveries that continue to awe us. Despite that, there is a vast body of knowledge that we have barely scratched the surface of. In an attempt to revamp science education and reignite students’ …

2015 highlights for Biomedical sciences

Here some events that occurred in 2015 that made the year such a memorable one… Student spotlight : summer work experiences In addition to learning in the classroom, we encourage our students to take part in internships and placements during the summer break in order to gain hands on experience of working in the industry …

Annual Potluck & CNY Celebration

Potluck is an annual event of the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM). All academics staffs and postgraduate (PG) students were invited to be part of the activity. This year our potluck recorded the highest number of participants as our school has the highest number of academics staffs and postgraduate students in the …

Biomedical science highlights ( 2016)

Here are some highlights for biomedical science from the year 2016… Biomedical science students won 1st poster price at Biochemistry seminar! The 27th Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar was held on the 14 May 2016 where a total of 10 universities from both the public and private sectors participated in this event. It is an annual affair …

UNM Biomedical Sciences PhD Student Won LMIC Travel Award in ISV Congress 2019

International Society for Vaccines (ISV) organises annual congress to gather professionals and young trainees in the field of vaccines from around the globe. This year, the congress was held at International Convention Centre, Ghent, Belgium from 27th to 29th October 2019. Thanks to the support from my supervisor Dr Fang Chee Mun, I have been …

BMS Reigning All Prizes Once Again for Science Category in FOSE PGR Showcase 2019

On the 25th Sept 2019, the Faculty of Science and Engineering postgraduate showcase (FOSE PGR Showcase) was held in the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. This event was the first joint PGR Showcase held since the merging of Faculty of Science and Engineering in 2019. There were two category of competition held namely; Poster and …

10 Things I Learnt During My Lab Internship at UNM

Coming fresh out of second year Biomed and straight into wet lab work, I was faced with a whole new learning curve. Unfamiliar places, an independent project, I found it all extremely fun albeit a challenge. Here’s what I learnt doing molecular cloning work as an intern in Notts, coming from Newcastle JB. 1.     Water …