Photography Competition – coming soon…

What is life like as a PhD student? The Guardian featured some of the best pictures submitted for its “Day in the life of a PhD student: share your photos” event last year. The pictures are available for viewing at: https://witness.theguardian.com/assignment/542542cce4b0d4b1d5b66fee We hope that the pictures will give you some inspiration and idea for your participation …

Essence of the Postgraduate Life – Part II

Following our previous blog post entitled Essence of the Postgraduate Life – Part I, here is one of the shortlisted entries from the competition held at UK Campus.   Preamble The Graduate School at UK Campus held a Twitter photo competition called “Essence of the Postgraduate Life”, last year. The competition challenged the postgraduate students to …

UNMC Graduate School Hari Raya Open House

Marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan is the festival of Eid, known in Malaysia as Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Hari Raya Puasa. Ramadhan is a period of sober repentance for Muslims, with approximately 30 days of dawn-to-dusk fasting. In conjunction with the festive celebration of Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Eid Mubarak, …

Essence of the Postgraduate Life – Part I

The Graduate School at UK Campus held a Twitter photo competition called “Essence of the Postgraduate Life”, last year. The competition challenged the postgraduate students to capture the essence of their lives as postgraduate students at the University of Nottingham. This year, we will also be organising a similar competition. Stay tuned for the announcement which …

Malaysian Independence Day Special

Malaysia’s Independence Day, known locally as Hari Merdeka, is celebrated annually on 31st of August. It is to commemorate the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule in 1957. In commemoration of the momentous occasion, we will be holding an exhibition entitled “Assimilation of Art – The Influence“, from 28th August 2015 to 25th September 2015 @ H1B12.   …

Nucleus, July 2015 Issue

Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD). It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by RTAD. We are pleased to introduce a new column in Nucleus called Trainer’s Column, where the trainers share valuable tips and advice for your research development. July issue of Nucleus is appended herewith, for your viewing …

UNMC’s 2015 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®)

By Dr Jiin Woei Lee, Research Training Development Manager Fancy hearing an 80,000 word thesis explained in less than 180 seconds? Research students from across the globe are doing just that in preparation for the Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®). Established by the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008, 3MT is now held in universities …

UNMC Graduate School Media Resources Hub

The Media Resources Hub is a new initiative by the UNMC Graduate School. It is an avenue for the provision of electronic resources e.g. images and videos, to support teaching, learning, research and social activities of the postgraduate community at UNMC. It is now accessible to all registered postgraduate students of UNMC at: http://moodle.nottingham.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=33299 If your are our …