Graduate School Newsletter, July 2020

July 1, 2020

Nucleus Issue 03/20 (39) Read on for all the latest news from the Graduate School. Don’t forget you can get in touch with us via Facebook or by email at graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my. Highlights UNM 2020 Virtual 3MT® Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. The challenge is for doctoral …

Winners announced in the UNM 2020 Virtual 3MT®

June 30, 2020

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. The challenge is for doctoral researchers to explain the complexity and relevance of their research to a non-specialist audience in a concise and engaging way. UNM 2020 Virtual 3MT® The competition got even more challenging this year when …

C0VID-19: Graduate School updates (29 June 2020)

June 29, 2020

Ref. UNM/GS/C0VID-19/27/29/06/20 This is part 27 of a series of updates which provides latest news and information from the Graduate School in light of the 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 …

Vote now for UNM 2020 3MT® People’s Choice Award

June 25, 2020

UNM 2020 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) People’s Choice competition will run from Thursday 25 June to Monday 29 June, with winners announced on Tuesday 30 June.  About 3MT®  3MT® is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. The challenge is for doctoral researchers to explain the complexity and relevance of …

C0VID-19: Graduate School updates (22 June 2020)

June 22, 2020

Ref. UNM/GS/C0VID-19/26/22/06/20 This is part 26 of a series of updates which provides latest news and information from the Graduate School in light of the 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 …

UNM 2020 Virtual 3MT® Live!

June 19, 2020

The average doctoral thesis would take 9 hours to present. They only have 3 minutes! 10 doctoral researchers will be presenting their research in just 3 minutes to a panel of judges in this year’s virtual 3MT® Live! on Wednesday 24 June 2020 3MT® is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland …

Another virtual induction for new postgraduate research students

June 18, 2020

Welcoming new postgraduate research students  We conducted our second virtual postgraduate induction on Friday 12 June 2020. Despite the extended campus closure, we continued to run a series of induction events to assist newcomers settle in swiftly and smoothly. The first of the series was held on Monday 30 March 2020. Read more Learning about …

What does the industry look for in PhD graduates?

June 15, 2020

Postgraduate Careers Series Careers Advisory Service, in collaboration with InvestKL and us at the Graduate School, organised a second instalment of virtual Postgraduate Careers Series on Thursday 28 May 2020. This webinar featured an insightful and useful talk by Dr Rahmat Shazi who is the Technology Director at ShazInnovation Solution, focusing on Social Capital Analysis. …

C0VID-19: Graduate School updates (15 June 2020)

Ref. UNM/GS/C0VID-19/25/15/06/20 This is part 25 of a series of updates which provides latest news and information from the Graduate School in light of the 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 …

Virtual town hall meetings for researchers

June 12, 2020

A thank you message from Professor Deborah Hall, Vice Provost (Research & Knowledge Exchange) Many thanks to everyone who attended and participated in last week’s town hall sessions. I am pleased that we managed to reach out to so many of you with more than 150 staff and PGRs attending over the two days. I …