COVID-19: Graduate School updates (20 August 2021)

Ref. UNM/GS/COVID-19/61/20/08/21 As the National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase I continues, we are providing this update to our postgraduate community outlining latest news and information from us at the Graduate School. The University is regularly updating advice and general FAQs on COVID-19 on its web page. See more More detailed guidance for postgraduate research students and …

Support our researchers in the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge

Each year, U21 and PwC invites researchers from across the network to submit 3-minute videos proposing their solutions to globally important challenges. This year’s challenge is to respond to the recent Upskilling for Shared Prosperity report by the World Economic Forum and PwC, that makes the case for providing employees with learning and development opportunities …

Winners announced in UNM 2021 Virtual 3MT®

The average doctoral thesis would take 9 hours to present. They only have 3 minutes! The idea for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition came about at a time when the state of Queensland in Australia was suffering severe drought. To conserve water, residents were encouraged to time their showers, and many people had a …

Invitation: UNM 2021 Virtual 3MT® Live!

The average doctoral thesis would take 9 hours to present. They only have 3 minutes! We are pleased to invite all our staff and students to join us at our virtual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) 2021 Live! competition. Watch our doctoral researchers presenting their research in just 3 minutes to a panel of judges. Thursday …

Sharpening the practice lens of research supervision

This post is written by Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager at the Graduate School.  Three Supervisory Research Seminar Series sessions took place in the last two weeks of the month of July 2021. The three sessions focused on the broad theme of managing research supervision, touching on issues relating to supervisory relationships, handling …

COVID-19: Graduate School updates (2 August 2021)

Ref. UNM/GS/COVID-19/60/02/08/21 As the National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase I continues, we are providing this update to our postgraduate community outlining latest news and information from us at the Graduate School. The University is regularly updating advice and general FAQs on COVID-19 on its web page. See more More detailed guidance for postgraduate research students and …

Postgraduate Showcase 2021: Call for participation is now open!

Postgraduate Showcase is a great opportunity for researchers like yourself to share with us the impact of your research work, refine your presentation skills as well as engage with a wider audience. This year, the competition will take place online where you will present your poster live to a panel of judges. Present a poster …

Graduate School Bulletin, August 2021

Bulletin Issue 05/21 (33) The needs of the postgraduate and early career researcher community are at the heart of what we do at the Graduate School. Read on for all the latest news from us. UNM 2021 3MT® Last call Participation is still being welcomed. Stand a chance to win cash prizes for conference or research …

UNM 2021 3MT®: Participation call extended

*Latest update: Participation is still being welcomed as the closing date has been extended to Friday 30 July 2021. Stand a chance to win cash prizes for conference or research purposes! Communicating your research to people from all walks of life is a vital skill set to any research longevity!  The Three Minute Thesis competition …

COVID-19: Graduate School updates (16 July 2021)

Ref. UNM/GS/COVID-19/59/16/07/21 As the National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase I continues, we are providing this update to our postgraduate community outlining latest news and information from us at the Graduate School. The University is regularly updating advice and general FAQs on COVID-19 on its web page. See more More detailed guidance for postgraduate research students and …