Research Programme Funding

November 14, 2019

This post is contributed by Dr Faye Chong, Dr Amr Ahmed, Prof Asgar Ali, Dr Christina Vimala Supramaniam, Dr Ianatul Khoiroh, Dr Phei Li Lau, Dr Soma Mitra and Dr Vasanthi Sethu.     The Newton-Ungku Omar Fund 2019 Grand Challenge Research Programme Funding has enabled us to form a group of researchers with similar interests …

My research attachment in China – Part III

November 11, 2019

This post is contributed by Wong Zheng Wei, recipient of the International Research Collaboration Award (IRCA) 2019 and PhD student from the School of Pharmacy. It is the third and final part of a series of posts about his research attachment in a world-leading laboratory within the Department of Material Science and Engineering at Peking …

Call for Applications: International Research Collaboration Award 2020

November 8, 2019

The International Research Collaboration Award (IRCA) is a competitive award to a funded visit, up to two months duration, with a maximum of RM15,000, at a host organisation anywhere in the world that may act as a collaborator for a research project. We are offering four awards worth RM15,000 each; two for postgraduate research students …

Turning food waste to compost overnight with MAEKO

November 7, 2019

This post is contributed by Dr Cheng Shi Hui, Assistant Professor at the School of Biosciences. Food waste in Malaysia has reached a critical level. According to data by Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp), 55% of solid waste disposed at landfills comprises food. Malaysians contribute to more than 16,000 tonnes of food …

UNM researchers aiming for a Green economy and to enhance public awareness on waste management

November 5, 2019

This post is contributed by Dr Tshai Kim Yeow, Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering.  Responding to the recent call for Newton-Ungku Omar Grand Fund Challenge on Waste-to-Wealth, a group of researchers from University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) had visited Environmental Preservation and Innovation Centre (EPIC), Malaysia’s first Centre of …

Visit for Research Collaboration Opportunity

October 30, 2019

This post is contributed by Dr Lee Mei Kee, Assistant Professor at the School of Pharmacy. The management of pharmaceutical waste has been a major concern globally due to its potential high risk of harm to the human health and environment. In response to the Newton Ungku Omar Fund Grand Challenge 2019, our team submitted a …

Graduate School Bulletin, November 2019

October 29, 2019

Issue 07/19 (19) This bulletin provides monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Training courses & workshops Researcher Development Programme (RDP) We are offering the following RDP courses in November 2019. These courses are open to postgraduate students. Date Time Course 1 November 2019 10am – 12noon Preparing for Your Annual …

Coffee & Cake Session 6/2019

October 25, 2019

The sixth and final Coffee and Cake session for this year was held on 25 October 2019. This casual gathering session was very well attended by the postgraduates students. Introducing the new Postgraduate Students’ Officer During the session, the newly elected Postgraduate Students’ Officer, Angela Paul Peter, took the opportunity to introduce herself to the …

Open Access week 2019: Open science data?

This is posted on behalf of Professor Deborah Hall, Vice Provost (Research & Knowledge Exchange). So far this week, I’ve been writing about open access publishing of academic manuscripts. But the data itself behind those articles is an increasingly important community resource. Open science data promotes public access to observations and results of scientific activities …

Open Access week 2019: Nottingham e-repository and ResearchGate

October 24, 2019

This is posted on behalf of Professor Deborah Hall, Vice Provost (Research & Knowledge Exchange). Here at UNM, we’re keen for you to make Nottingham research outputs available to a global audience. Nottingham ePrints is a searchable digital archive which provides the green route to open access for research outputs (articles, conference papers etc produced by University of …