October 16, 2017, by Lisa Chin
UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference
This post is written by Mohammed Ayoub Juman, Student Association (SA) Postgraduate Officer and Organising Chairperson of UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference.
The inaugural UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference took place on 14 September 2017 in the Great Hall. LINK is a student-led interdisciplinary research conference held by the students for the students with the goal to empower postgraduate students to share and celebrate their research in a positive, constructive and collaborative space. The main idea was to give postgraduate students an opportunity to experience what it would be like to be put on the spot in a conference environment and explain their research to a multidisciplinary audience. The conference was organised by the SA Postgraduate Student Network (PGSN), chaired by me, the SA Postgraduate Officer, along with the assistance of the Graduate School.
The conference involved participants giving a 10-minute presentation on their current research to a panel of five judges from varied disciplines, followed by a short question and answer session. Participants were judged based on their clarity of presentation, engagement with the audience and the effectiveness of their presentation slides. A total of 18 participants (17 postgraduate research students and 1 postgraduate taught student) presented their research in this conference.
Winners were based on two categories: Best PGR Presenter (chosen among PhD and MPhil students) and Best Overall Presenter (chosen among all participants) with a prize of RM1,500 and RM1,000 worth of conference funding respectively. The winner of the Best PGR Presenter was Janet Tan Sui Ling from the School of Pharmacy, with her presentation on ‘Breathing new life into poorly soluble drugs’. The winner of the Best Overall Presenter was Sia Ming Yean from the School of Psychology, with her presentation on ‘Word learning in children’. Both presenters did an amazing job and were highly commended by the judges.
Although this was the first time the LINK Conference was held at the Malaysia Campus, it was an overall success in relation to student participation and experience. I hope the UNMC LINK will continue with its success and obtain even more participants next year in UNMC LINK ’18.
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