10 Q&As on What’s Next After PhD
March 7, 2016
There are many pathways available for PhD students upon graduating and ultimately these decisions could shape the pattern of one’s life. Thus, it is vital to take time to consider all options available. Here are 10 questions sent in by our postgraduate students when we wanted to hear from them last year. We are pleased to have Dr …
Writing a review paper – A student’s perspective
February 12, 2016
This post is written by Suganti Ramarad, PhD candidate, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. As a PhD student, I feared the thought of writing my thesis. It’s an exhausting, time consuming and very much scientific writing journey. Hence, I broke my thesis into sections that I worked on continuously from the start of my …
My experience participating in the Graduate School photography competition
January 15, 2016
This post is contributed by Wei Ling Chow, 3rd year PhD student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. It was really an exciting experience participating in last year’s photography competition. This is because I am neither a professional photographer nor do I have a deep passion for photography. However, I do love to casually capture …
Anatomy of a Good Journal Paper Workshop
December 23, 2015
A workshop entitled Anatomy of a Good Journal Paper was conducted by Dr Hon Loong Lam, an Associate Professor from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering on Tuesday, 8th December 2015. In the workshop, Dr Lam discussed effective ways to write up key parts of a journal paper, with emphasis on the aspects that are …
Give it a try!
December 17, 2015
This post is written by Yin Leng Kua, PhD candidate, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Often, I tell this to the undergraduate students during tutorial classes. I applied this on myself, as I have been involved in most of the presentation opportunities that came to me. Since April 2014, I had presented for a …
Nucleus, December 2015 Edition
December 7, 2015
Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD). It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by RTAD. December 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 rtad@nottingham.edu.my or graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my with any …
Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition
November 20, 2015
Following the favourable outcome of the Images of Research Photography Competition held last year, the UNMC Graduate School had organised yet another photography competition this year with a different theme – Images of Postgraduate Experience. The Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition was open to all our postgraduate students. They were invited to capture the …
The joy of writing: thesis write-up
November 12, 2015
This post is written by Maysoun A. Mustafa, PhD candidate, CEPD, UNMC. I always enjoyed writing. Be it for academic or recreational purposes; scientific or non-scientific audiences, I have always regraded writing as a pleasurable exercise. Thus, as a lab-based PhD student, it does not come as a surprise that I would always fantasise about …
[Exhibition & Voting] Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition
November 9, 2015
We are pleased to invite all UNMC staff and students to vote for the People’s Choice Award for Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition. The competition is designed for postgraduate students to take interesting and innovative photographs that best capture their postgraduate experience. We will display these photographs at an exhibition next week and provide …
Nucleus, November 2015 Issue
November 3, 2015
Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD). It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by RTAD. November issue of Nucleus is appended herewith, for your viewing and reading pleasure. We welcome you to write to us at rtad@nottingham.edu.my or graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my with any suggestions and ideas that you would …
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