Graduate School Newsletter, October 2018

October 2, 2018

Nucleus Issue 04/18 (32) This newsletter provides quarterly updates on recent events and activities by the Graduate School. Highlights Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) First developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, the 3MT® competition challenges research students to communicate the significance of their projects to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. We …

3MT®: Sharing of Experience by the Winner

September 30, 2018

This post is written by Anusha Devi Nawoor, UNM 2018 3MT® Winner and PhD student from the School of Biomedical Sciences. Have you heard of the disease gout? I’m sure many of you have heard about it somewhere! Your own grandparents or relatives may have this disease. It’s a type of arthritis which affects millions of people …

Call for Entries: Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition

Can you creatively capture the essence of your postgraduate experience with just one photographic image and a short caption? The Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition, organised by the Graduate School, challenges you to capture people’s interest and enthuse them about your postgraduate experience at the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM). Theme Motivation – What does …

Coffee & Cake Session 5/2018

September 28, 2018

We recently hosted our postgraduate students on another round of Coffee and Cake session held on 28 September 2018. This was the fifth session for this year and we were indeed very pleased to see a great turnout! The session started off with a welcome note by Ms Deepa Kumari Veerasingam, Head of Graduate School. It was followed …

3MT®: Sharing of Experience by the Runner Up

September 27, 2018

This post is written by Jing Ying Yap, UNM 2018 3MT® Runner Up and PhD student from the Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering.  On 5 September 2018, I participated in UNM 2018 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®). I presented my research topic entitled “Papaya Leaf for Dengue?”. Effective communication is so important especially to researchers because …

UNM 2018 3MT® Competition

September 26, 2018

This post is written by Dr Jiin Woei Lee, Research Training Development Manager. The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) organised its annual 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on Wednesday, 5 September this year. The judges were Prof Deborah Hall, Vice Provost of Research and Knowledge Exchange and Professor of Hearing Sciences in the UK campus, …

Invitation: Postgraduate Welcome Programme 2018

September 25, 2018

Welcome Day This programme aims to introduce the scope of the Graduate School to the postgraduate community at UNM, in terms of support and development opportunities. It will be a good opportunity for new postgraduate students to assimilate into the postgraduate community and hit the ground running, socially and academically. The programme will take place …

3MT®: Sharing of Experience by the 2nd Runner Up

September 21, 2018

This post is written by Denesh A/L Sooriamoorthy, 2nd Runner Up of UNM 2018 3MT® Competition and PhD student from the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. On 5 September 2018, I participated in Three Minute Thesis (3MT), a competition where postgraduate researchers explain about their thesis within the stipulated 3 minute time limit. My topic was “A Tick In …

LINK’18: Sharing of Experience by the Best PGT Presenter

September 18, 2018

This post is contributed by Zerin Momtaz Chowdhury, LINK’18 Best PGT Presenter and postgraduate taught student from the Nottingham University Business School.  My heartfelt thanks goes to the organising committee of Postgraduate Students’ Network (PGSN) and other respective academics for creating such an amazing platform for postgraduates to present their work. In view of the …

LINK’18: Sharing of Experience by the Best PGR Presenter

September 12, 2018

This post is written by Yen Yee Chong, LINK’18 Best PGR Presenter and PhD student from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.  On 26 July 2018, I participated in the LINK’18, a student-led interdisciplinary research conference, held in the Great Hall at the University of Nottingham Malaysia. The work that I presented was titled …