UNMC Research Showcase 2015

The world wants to know how you are shaping the future! The annual UNMC Research Showcase was held on Friday, 8th May 2015. The participants were first required to submit a press release outlining their research work and why it is important to the wider community. 18 postgraduate researchers were shortlisted but unfortunately, 5 withdrew …

UNMC Research Showcase 2015 – Online Voting is Now Open!

The Research Showcase is an annual competition for postgraduate research students to display their research to their peers and members of staff of the University. Interested participants were first required to submit a press release outlining their research work and why it is important to the wider community. 14 postgraduate researchers were shortlisted and they …

U21 Graduate Research Conference: Digital Future – Funding Opportunities

U21 Graduate Research Conference: Digital Future   9th – 12th June 2015 At Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China The U21 Graduate Research Conference (GRC) is an annual interdisciplinary conference which provides research students an opportunity to enhance skills relevant to their research and career development. The conference aims to provide attendees with an opportunity to develop a range …

UNMC Research Showcase 2015 – Entries are Now Open!

The world wants to know how you are shaping the future! Our annual Research Showcase is back! The Research Showcase gives UNMC Postgraduate Research Students the chance to share their research with new audiences and tell the world about their work. Entering the Research Showcase will give you the chance to: gain confidence in communicating …

UNMC Representatives for the Thinkable Open Innovation Award

Vote for our students for the Thinkable Open Innovation Award! The Thinkable Innovation Award is a research grant that is open to all researchers in any field from around the world. Participants are required to tell us about their innovative research in a video or animation. The winner of the award will be chosen by an …

Reflection on a U21 Trip

This blog is contributed by Wei Lin Poh, a PhD student from the School of Psychology.   Placement: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Campus, UK Period: 22nd September, 2014 to 23rd October, 2014 Supervisor: Dr Andrew Olson (School of Psychology)   I arrived at Birmingham at a perfect time in September; the locals would say it was nice …

U21 Travel Prize – Short Term Research Visit

This post is contributed by Renu Geetha Bai, a third year PhD student from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.   The Universitas 21 (U21) scholarship supported my visit to The University of Melbourne, Australia. This visit was a very fruitful opportunity in my research life and I really thank the Graduate School for …

Images of Research Photography Competition 2014

The Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD) organised its inaugural Images of Research Photography Competition this year. Postgraduate students and early career researchers were invited to capture the essence of their research with a single photographic image that they have taken themselves, accompanied by an abstract that articulates how the image relates to their research. 14 …

U21 ECR Workshop: The Future of International Higher Education [Part 1]

In commemoration of its 10th anniversary, the University of Nottingham China Campus hosted a Universitias 21 (U21) interdisciplinary workshop on the future of international higher education. The workshop was held on 1st November 2014 with over 60 people in attendance, including two of our PhD students who won the travel prize competition. The competition which was …

Images of Research Photography Competition

Following the success of the Images of Research 2012 – Research Photography Competition organised by the Graduate School in UK campus, the Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD) is organising such a competition in Malaysia campus. The Images of Research Photography Competition challenges you to capture people’s imagination and enthuse them about your work. If …