[Guest Seminar] Research methodology in management research: mixed methods and the rigour of relevance

All postgraduate research students on campus are invited to attend a seminar entitled “Research methodology in management research: mixed methods and the rigour of relevance” by Emeritus Professor David Wastell. Details: There is a rich plurality of methods in management research generally, and information systems scholarship in particular. This can cause confusion, controversy and a …

New Workshop: Applying for Academic Jobs

A newly introduced workshop entitled Applying for Academic Jobs was held on 4th April 2017. It was delivered by Dr Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz and Dr Lee Jiin Woei. The workshop was designed to inform postgraduate students the important elements required while applying for an academic position. It was well attended by the postgraduate students. Apart from the theoretical …

Nucleus, April 2017

Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. April 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 write to us at graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my with any …

Coffee and Cake Session #2/2017

The second Coffee and Cake session for this year was held on 31st March 2017. It was a casual session where postgraduate students from across all three faculties met and established rapport with one another whilst enjoying coffee and cakes. The format of the Coffee and Cake session was revamped early this year where the first …

Research Internship

This post is written by Liu Haixia, PhD candidate from the School of Computer Science. It all started by googling: natural language processing internship and the Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Lab retrieved as the top one option. I applied, got a chance of test and was offered a six months research intern position at UKP. …

Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2017

Tell us what you think! The University of Nottingham and the Higher Education Authority will soon be launching the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). This online survey takes place every two years and will open on 3th April and run until 18th May 2017. This is a great opportunity for you to give honest feedback on your …

Getting Started! – A Postgraduate Talk

The Graduate School delivered a postgraduate talk entitled Getting Started! – A Quick Guide to Maximising Your Postgraduate Journey, on 25th February 2017 at the Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre (KLTC). The talk covered the following four topics which included interactive activities: Working effectively in groups Planning your time and projects Creative thinking and problem solving Presentation tips …

Asian Scientist Writing Prize 2017

This post is written by Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager. The Asian Scientist Writing Prize is back! Co-organised by Science Centre Singapore and Asian Scientist Magazine, the Prize seeks to find the best science writing from Asia. The second edition of the Asian Scientist Writing Prize begins on March 1, 2017 and the …

Nucleus, March 2017

Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. March 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 write to us at graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my with any …

Coffee and Cake Session #1/2017

A newly revamped Coffee and Cake session for postgraduate students was held on 24th February 2017. The social gathering session saw a great turnout by new and returning postgraduate students across all three faculties. It was a good opportunity for the postgraduate students to temporarily get away from their work and catch-up with fellow postgraduate students. …