May 19, 2020, by Lisa Chin
C0VID-19: Graduate School updates (19 May 2020)
C0VID-19: Graduate School updates (19 May 2020)
This is part 19 of a series of updates which provides latest news and information from the Graduate School in light of the conditional movement control order nationwide and campus closure. Don’t forget you can get in touch with us via Facebook and Graduate School Blog or by email at graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my.
The University is regularly updating advice and general FAQs on C0VID-19 on its web page. See more
The Vice Provost (Research and Knowledge Exchange) is also contributing to a more detailed page with guidance for postgraduate research students and research staff. See more
An update from Professor Deborah Hall, Vice Provost (Research and Knowledge Exchange)
C0VID-19: Support for postgraduate researchers and invitation to a virtual town hall
In this update, Professor Hall clarifies news of support for the University’s postgraduate research students whose studies have been affected by C0VID-19, and supervisors. She also invites UNM’s research community to a virtual town hall meeting that will enable us to consider together what the “new normal” might look like for our research in the post C0VID-19 world.
Virtual town hall meetings for researchers
What does a new normal for world-leading research look like?
In these unprecedented times, it is so important that we have the opportunity to come together to share ideas, ambitions, concerns, and to offer mutual support. To support our determination to stay connected Professor Hall will be hosting a virtual town hall meeting with a panel of colleagues from across the University. The panel will consist of Professor Sivakumar Manickam, Associate Dean of Research & Knowledge Exchange for the Faculty of Science & Engineering; Dr Seow Hsin-Vonn, Associate Dean of Research & Knowledge Exchange for the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences; and Kylie Colvin, Director of Strategy and Acting Director of Recruitment & Marketing.
The town halls will take place via Microsoft Teams. One session will be for postgraduate researchers and their supervisors. Another session will be for the wider research community. Details about how to join these meetings are available on the sign up page.
Session 1 for postgraduate researchers and their supervisors
Tuesday 2 June 2020, 2pm to 3pm
Sign up for session 1
Submit a question in advance for session 1 by Friday 29 May 2020
Session 2 for wider research community
Wednesday 3 June 2020, 2pm to 3pm
Sign up for session 2
Submit a question in advance for session 2 by Friday 29 May 2020
Photography competition
Winners announced for our postgraduate photo competition
We recently organised a photo competition where we asked our postgraduate students: “What does the current situation mean to you?“, and they had to reply by using only a photo with a caption. The top 5 winners were announced last Friday and they are, in no particular order, as follows:
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Kelvin Tan Sim Zhen, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
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Paulina Tan Pei Suu, School of Pharmacy
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Mak Yin Ying, Division of Biomedical Sciences
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Darshana Darmalinggam, Nottingham University Business School
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Hoh Chin Chin, Division of Organisational & Applied Psychology
We would like to once again commend all the contestants for their effort and congratulate the winners for their achievement.
Read more to find out about the winning entries
Read more to find out about all the entries
Postgraduate Careers Series
What does industry look for in PhD graduates?
Careers Advisory Service (CAS), in collaboration with InvestKL and us at the Graduate School, is organising its second instalment of virtual Postgraduate Careers Series on Thursday 28 May 2020 at 11am to 12noon using Microsoft Teams, with Dr Rahmat Shazi as the guest speaker.
This webinar will explore and identify the industry expectations for PhD graduates, demystify the elements as well as differences between ‘industry-speak’ and ‘academic-speak’.
For any enquiries or more information, please contact CAS at careers@nottingham.edu.my.
Online lecture series
C0VID-19 Conversations
Dr Khoo Gaik Cheng and Dr Bridget Welsh from the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia (UoNARI-M) are hosting an online lecture series where they sit down with experts from the interdisciplinary network of UoNARI Malaysia to look at what are the broader effects of C0VID-19 on society, economy and governance. The series asks what will the ‘new normal’ post-C0VID-19 be like, and what needs to be done now to better understand the multi-faceted impact of C0VID-19.
Watch the conversations on YouTube.
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