Researcher Boot Camp
July 21, 2017
The Graduate School, in collaboration with the faculties, recently held its inaugural summer boot camp for all researchers on campus. The boot camp was especially targeted at early career researchers which included postgraduate research students. Programme recaps The topics covered were highlighted by researchers as areas they would like more advice and practice-sharing opportunities. Industrial …
[Call for Participation] 3 Minute Thesis Competition
July 20, 2017
This post is contributed by Dr Lee Jiin Woei, Research Training Development Manager. An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit… 3 minutes. The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) will hold its 2017 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on 12 September 2017 at the Great Hall. First developed by …
Research Showcase Experience #3
July 12, 2017
This post is contributed by Lahari Murali, recipient of the Best Press Release Award. Participating in the Research Showcase this year was a formative experience. Apart from giving an opportunity to communicate my work and its significance, this competition helped me realise the importance of science communication in the present world. Before the competition, I …
Research Showcase Experience #2
July 6, 2017
This post is contributed by Rayan Sabra, recipient of the People’s Choice Award. During my previous years, I only had the opportunity to take part in oral presentations but never in poster presentations. So the Research Showcase was literally my fist ever experience in poster designing and presentation. It was definitely enjoyable and beneficial! The …
Graduate School Bulletin, July 2017
July 5, 2017
Issue 01/17 (01) We are pleased to introduce the new Graduate School Bulletin. This bulletin provides monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Researcher Development Programme (RDP) Upcoming RDP courses are listed below: Date Time Course 26 July 2017 10am – 12.30pm Word Essentials for Researchers – Advanced 28 July 2017 …
[Call for Abstracts] UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference
July 3, 2017
Student-led Interdisciplinary Research Conference The inaugural UNMC LINK ’17 is a research conference by postgraduate students, for postgraduate students. The goal of this conference is to empower postgraduate students to share and celebrate their research in a positive, constructive and collaborative space while facilitating the development of interdisciplinary connections and networks. This conference will be …
[Invitation] Researcher Boot Camp
June 28, 2017
The Graduate School, in collaboration with the faculties, is pleased to invite all researchers on campus to attend its inaugural summer boot camp. All postgraduate research students are welcome to attend. This boot camp covers topics that have been highlighted by researchers as areas where they would like more advice and practice-sharing opportunities. It is …
Research Showcase Experience #1
June 22, 2017
This post is written by Tham Shiau Ying, Overall Winner and the recipient of the Best Poster Award. I was a little apprehensive to begin with the task of preparing a 250 word press release in a simplistic layman version of my PhD work. Yet, the experience was both challenging and unique because I had …
Summer Course: Publishing in High Quality Journals
June 16, 2017
Most of you would have probably heard of the phrase “publish or perish”. This phrase reflects the importance of academic publishing. It is generally known that publishing in academia is important, but what about publishing during your PhD studies? Publishing is important if you want to remain in academia after your PhD. It does not …
Summer Course: Preparing for the Viva
June 7, 2017
Handing in a PhD thesis is a tremendous achievement, but it is not the end of the journey for doctoral students. The next step is to prepare for an intellectually-gruelling hurdle: a viva. This oral examination is where you will defend your thesis. To put it simply, you should think of it as a verbal …
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