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U21 3MT® Voting Closes Today

The 2014 U21 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) People’s Choice voting closes TODAY (Monday, October 20th, 2014) at 7pm. If you have yet to cast your vote for Nottingham’s representative, Reza, kindly do so at: http://www.u213mt.com before the 7pm deadline tonight.

Vote for our 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) candidate

The 2014 U21 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)  competition is currently underway. The University of Nottingham is being represented by Mohammad Reza Ketabchi from the School of Chemical & Environment Engineering. Reza will be competing with other U21 finalists for three prizes: the Judges Choice, Highly commended and People’s Choice. The People’s Choice voting is now open and will stay open until …

University of Nottingham Three Minute Thesis Winner REVEALED!!!

On September 5th, 2014, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) conducted its Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition for the second year running. A total of 15 participants from the Faculty of Engineering and Science took part in this year’s competition. We at RTAD would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all participants for …

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Universitas 21 Scholarship Winners Revealed!

  We are delighted to announce that two postgraduates from the School of Psychology in UNMC have won the Universitas 21 (U21) Prize Scholarship, to spend a month at a U21 partner institution.  Wei Lin Poh will be heading to the University of Birmingham in the UK to work with Dr Andrew Olson, who studies …

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Academic Writing and Getting Published Workshop

Last Wednesday, October 23th, 2013, research students and I attended the Academic Writing and Getting Published course, conducted by a very special guest, UNMC Vice-Provost of Knowledge Transfer, Professor Graham Kendall. Unlike in previous courses, Professor Kendall conducted this course as a workshop which got all research students involved in multiple small tasks during the …

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UNMC Three Minute Thesis Winners REVEALED!

October 3rd 2013, UNMC crowned its first ever Three Minute Thesis Winners. On behalf of RTAD, we congratulate Lim Phui Cheng (School of Psychology) on winning the inaugural Three Minute Thesis competition and Maysoun Mustafa (School of Biosciences) on scooping the Three Minute Thesis Peer Award. A total of 18 participants from across different schools and faculties took …

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Ever wondered what getting a doctorate really means?

Many of us who are either doing or have just recently completed a doctorate, like myself, often wondered what is exactly a doctorate? I think Matt Might, professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah, explains it perfectly in a graphic presentation. Click on the link to find out more.

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UNMC inaugural Three Minute Thesis

The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (UNMC) will hold its inaugural 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 at the Great Hall. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition originally developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. The aim is to help research students develop their academic, presentation, and …

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