My LINK ’17 Experience

This post is written by Janet Tan Sui Ling, Best PGR Presenter of UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference. UNMC LINK ’17 Postgraduate (PG) Conference was the first ever conference on campus organised by PG students, for PG students. Yeah, something for us! With that, I felt obliged to participate in this conference. It was a …

How to enjoy the limelight for 3 minutes

This post is written by Sia Ming Yean, UNMC 2017 3MT® Runner Up.  Taking part in the 3MT this year was actually my second attempt in the competition. I had initially given it a pass but was later convinced by a very persuasive friend to try again. Through 3MT, I learned how to structure my talk …

My 3MT Experience: What is the worst that could happen?

This post is written by Olaoluwa Duro-Bello, UNMC 2017 3MT® Winner. I reckon I was the last contestant to register for the 3MT competition this year. Every time I received an email from the Graduate School reminding students about registering for the competition, I would simply mark the email as read and procrastinate registering. But on …

[Call for Entry] Images of Research Photography Competition 2017

Can you creatively capture the essence of your research with just one photographic image and a short caption? Theme Resilience in Research  Resilience means the capability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. What does resilience mean to you as a postgraduate student? When you encounter difficulties in research, what do you do to overcome it? …

UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference

This post is written by Mohammed Ayoub Juman, Student Association (SA) Postgraduate Officer and Organising Chairperson of UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference. The inaugural UNMC LINK ’17 PG Conference took place on 14 September 2017 in the Great Hall. LINK is a student-led interdisciplinary research conference held by the students for the students with the …

Winner announced in UoN tri-campus 2017 3MT® Competition

We are pleased to announce the winner of the tri-campus 2017 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition as follows: Afrakoma Afriyie Asante (School of Life Sciences, UK Campus) She will be representing the University of Nottingham at the Universitas 21 (U21) final. Our very own Olaoluwa Duro-Bello was the runner-up in the tri-campus competition. We are extremely proud of him …

Nucleus, October 2017

Issue 07/17 (28) We are pleased to share with you the newly revamped Graduate School Newsletter, Nucleus. This newsletter provides quarterly updates on recent events and activities by the Graduate School. October 2017 issue of Nucleus is appended herewith, for your viewing and reading pleasure. Alternatively, click here to view to web version. We welcome …

Postgraduate Welcome Programme 2017

Our annual welcome event for all new and returning postgraduate students was held on 2 October 2017. The Postgraduate Welcome Programme featured a series of introductory sessions as well as social and educational activities, aimed to get the new postgraduate students started with the postgraduate life at UNMC and subsequently develop their network of friends and colleagues. …

[Invitation] Postgraduate Welcome Programme

Our annual Postgraduate Welcome Programme is scheduled for 2 October 2017 (Monday). This programme aims to introduce the scope of the Graduate School to the postgraduate community on campus, in terms of support and development opportunities. It is a good opportunity for new postgraduate students to assimilate into the postgraduate community and hit the ground …

UNMC 2017 3MT® Competition

This post is written by Dr Lee Jiin Woei, Research Training Development Manager.  As head organiser for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) event, I am writing this blog to give my perspective on the training and the subsequent happenings up till the day of the competition. If there was a fly on the wall that saw …