Study Experience at RIKEN
February 21, 2017
This post is contributed by Jason Chin, a PhD candidate at The University of Science, Malaysia [Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM]. I joined the International Programme Associate (IPA) in October 2015 for the fully funded short term programme (six months) to study at RIKEN in Japan. There are different durations of studying under this programme, from six …
Nucleus, February 2017
February 1, 2017
Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. February 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 …
[Past Event] Coffee and Cake: Chinese New Year Celebration
January 26, 2017
In celebration of the Chinese lunar calendar’s most important festival, we had our annual Chinese New Year celebration in advance on Wednesday, 25th January 2017. The celebration featured the tradition of stirring and tossing of Yee Sang, also known as Spring Toss. Yee Sang literally means “raw fish”, but its pronunciation in Chinese carries a …
Nucleus, January 2017
January 5, 2017
Happy New Year! We are delighted to share with you our first edition of Nucleus for the year 2017. Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. January 2017 edition of Nucleus is appended herewith, for your viewing and reading pleasure. …
My PhD journey thus far
December 29, 2016
This post is written by Arun Prabhakar, PhD student from the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering. My journey as a PhD student has been comparable to a mountain hike without a doubt. Throughout this ride I’ve come through peaks of joy and downfalls. My supervisors, Dr Yousif (UNMC) and Dr Kathy (UNUK), have …
PGRs – Thank you for being there
December 20, 2016
This post is written by Dr Svenja Hanson, Associate Professor from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. A shout out to PGRs, and an apology if you have only ever have heard from me – and most of my colleagues – when you were allocate to help us teach. No, we don’t think you …
UNMC Graduate School Christmas and Year End Party 2016
December 14, 2016
Our annual Christmas and Year End Party was held on Wednesday, 7th December 2016. The party this year was very well attended and the postgraduate students seem to appreciate the opportunity to have an early celebration of Christmas. The party also included a presentation of certificates to some of the participants of this year’s Images of …
Nucleus, December 2016
December 6, 2016
Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. December 2016 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 …
New Workshop: LaTeX for Researchers
December 5, 2016
A newly introduced workshop titled LaTeX for Researchers was held on 28th November 2016. The inaugural workshop was delivered by Professor Graham Kendall and Dr Tissa Chandesa. The workshop saw a great turnout where participants filled the training room to capacity. LaTeX is a document document preparation system for writing long documents and complex mathematical equations. …
Winner of the Images of Postgraduate Experience Photo Competition 2016
November 25, 2016
The Graduate School recently held its annual photography competition where it challenged postgraduate students to capture the essence of their postgraduate studies, research or experience with just one photographic image and an abstract. The theme this year was ‘Through the Lens’ where postgraduate students can freely express, demonstrate and share their postgraduate experience from their …
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