Nucleus, June 2017

June 2017 edition of Nucleus is appended herewith, for your viewing and reading pleasure. Alternatively, click here to view the web version. We will be introducing a simplified version of our newsletter next month. The new version will provide monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Henceforth, the publication of Nucleus …

Coffee and Cake Session #3/2017

The third Coffee and Cake session for this year was held on 26th May 2017. The social gathering session was a good platform for the postgraduate students to temporarily get way from their work and catch-up with fellow postgraduate students whilst enjoying coffee and cakes. The Coffee and Cake session was aimed to reduce the social …

Postgraduate Prize Awards Presentation 2017

The University of Nottingham Postgraduate Prize Awards recognise accomplishments in research, publications, conferences and contributions to the postgraduate community. Students were nominated by their Head of Schools for excellence across the aforementioned areas. On 17th May 2017, prize winners and their guests were invited to a tri-campus awards ceremony hosted by the Graduate School. The ceremony was …

Summer Courses

Get ahead. Stay on track. Catch up. We are offering the following Researcher Development Programme (RDP) courses over the summer for our postgraduate students. It is a unique opportunity to get ahead, stay on track or catch up while still enjoying summer downtime on campus. Date Time Course 5 June 2017 10am – 12pm Preparing …

Role models, advisors, mentors…

This post is written by Dr Maysoun Mustafa, CFF-UNMC Doctoral Training Partnership Manager.  Education today has evolved and changed considerably, particularly for postgraduate students. Technology is constantly advancing, boundaries between disciplines are increasingly blurred, and data is much more abundant. Additionally, the people involved in the educational sphere have increased in both number and diversity. …

First Annual Review

This post is written by Mahmoud Abdelazim Helmy Mahmoud Khattab, PhD candidate from the School of Computer Science. “You must submit your annual review report after nine months of your registration date.” All of us have heard this statement. In the beginning, I thought nine months will be a long time down the road and …

Nucleus, May 2017

Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. May 2017 edition of Nucleus is appended herewith, for your viewing and reading pleasure. Alternatively, click here to view the web version. We welcome you to …

UNMC Research Showcase 2017

Share what you do with the world! The Graduate School recently held its annual Research Showcase on Thursday, 27th April 2017. First started in 2009, the Research Showcase is a competition designed to provide an opportunity for postgraduate research students to effectively present their research, in poster format, to a general audience. There were 15 participants …

[Invitation] UNMC Research Showcase 2017: Exhibition & Voting

We are pleased to invite all UNMC staff and students to attend our annual Research Showcase and vote for the best entry for People’s Choice Award. The contestants are required to present their research, in poster format, and explain their research to the judges and general audience. The showcase aims to promote public engagement, open …

3 years in the lab

This post is written by Mohammad Reza Ketabchi, PhD candidate from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Enigneering. The story began on 29th October 2013. It was a peaceful sunny day. I was officially a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering. On those very first few days, I was well informed by the members …