Nucleus, January 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

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

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 …

Nucleus, December 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

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

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 …

Images of Postgraduate Experience – Photo Wall and Voting

We have created a ‘photo wall’ displaying all the entries of the Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition at the Postgraduate Hub, H1B12. We welcome all staff and students to view the entries and subsequently vote for the one entry that you think is the best. Online Voting Link: https://nottinghammy.asia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bqrLFgVLymd5GwR Period: 10th to 18th November 2016 (by 5pm) The …

Images of Postgraduate Experience – vote for your favourite entry!

We are pleased to invite all staff and students to vote for the People’s Choice Award for the Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition 2016. The competition is designed for postgraduate students to take interesting and innovative photographs that best capture their postgraduate experience. The theme this year is ‘Through the Lens’ where postgraduate students …

My 3MT® Experience

This post is written by Mohammed Ayoub Juman, 2016 UNMC 3MT® Runner Up. Taking part in the 3MT® competition this year and even coming in as the Runner Up was an amazing experience. Even though I had previously been up on stage, this was the first time I was put on the spot to talk …

Nucleus, November 2016

Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. November 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 …