Welcoming new postgraduate students

July 13, 2021

Our virtual postgraduate induction We conducted our third virtual postgraduate induction this year on Friday 9 July 2021. Despite the prolonged lockdown and campus closure, we continued to run a series of induction programmes for new postgraduate students so that they can settle in swiftly and smoothly. This induction was specifically targeted at new postgraduate …

COVID-19: Graduate School updates (28 June 2021)

June 28, 2021

Ref. UNM/GS/COVID-19/58/28/06/21 In light of the movement control order (MCO) extension, 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 …

Graduate School Newsletter, July 2021

June 25, 2021

Nucleus Issue 03/21 (43) 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. Winners announced in Tri-Campus Awards 2021 These prestigious awards celebrate our outstanding postgraduate researchers and research supervisors, and recognise accomplishments …

UNM 2021 3MT®: Call for participation is now open!

June 24, 2021

Communicating your research to people from all walks of life is a vital skill set to any research longevity! The Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT®) challenges research students to communicate the significance of their research work to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. The competition is open to PhD students who have passed their …

Mastering your interview skills and mock interview

PhD Careers Series In collaboration with Careers Advisory Service, we partnered up with Dyson for another instalment of virtual PhD Careers Series on Wednesday 16 June 2021. This webinar featured an informative and insightful presentation by Dr Kelvin Ho who is a Senior Engineering Manager at Dyson. In the webinar, Dr Ho talked about the …

Getting to grips with literature review

June 16, 2021

A pilot course  “If you are at the early stage of your PhD, writing your literature review can be a great challenge,” said Dr Revathy Sankaran, Research Training Development Assistant Manager at the Graduate School. So why is writing a literature review such a daunting work? And how you can tackle it? A pilot course …

COVID-19: Graduate School updates (14 June 2021)

June 14, 2021

Ref. UNM/GS/COVID-19/57/14/06/21 In light of the movement control order (MCO) extension till 28 June 2021, 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 …

Connecting with new postgraduate students

June 4, 2021

Our commitment  We appreciate that this is an unusual time for our postgraduate students, even more so for those who have just joined us. In our continuous effort to mitigate the impact of this prolonged period of restricted circumstances and allow our new postgraduate students to have the communal feel of a real university environment, …

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

June 2, 2021

Ref. UNM/GS/COVID-19/56/02/06/21 In light of the full movement control order (FMCO) nationwide and campus closure from 1 to 14 June 2021, 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 …

Winners announced in UoN Tri-Campus Awards 2020/21

May 28, 2021

This post is contributed by Ms Vimaleswari Danapal, Assistant Manager at the Graduate School.  The Tri-Campus Awards, which traditionally recognised and celebrated the achievements of postgraduate researchers took an interesting turn this year when outstanding postdoctoral researchers, research staff and research supervisors across all faculties were also celebrated for their outstanding contributions. Background The Postgraduate Prize …