So what’s it really like?
March 21, 2016
This post is written by Oppong Kyekyeku Appiah, MSc International Development Management candidate, School of Politics, History and International Relations. I still remember arriving Kuala Lumpur International Airport after an 18-hour flight from Accra, Ghana, seemingly clueless of the future that awaits me in a place far away from home, but embracing each passing second with pure optimism …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Spotlight on…
June 22, 2015
We would like to feature one of our PhD students, Mohammad Reza Ketabchi from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, for his commendable achievements and efforts in the 2014 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition and the most recent annual Postgraduate Research Showcase which was held at the University Park Campus on 6th May 2015. After winning …
Research Showcase 2015 – My Judging Experience
May 22, 2015
This post is contributed by Deepa Kumari Veerasingam, MyMentor Project Manager. She was the Assistant Manager of Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD). Recently I was asked by the RTAD to judge at the 2015 Research Showcase competition. Research Showcase tests the candidates’ research communication skills and they had to present a compelling oration of their research on …
Meet the RTAD Team
November 20, 2013
Meet the new RTAD team. While several of the members may be familiar to you, there are a few new people to get to know in their new roles. As a team we look after the Graduate School, PGCHE, Academic Development and the CFFRC Doctoral Training Centre. Deepa, Amirah, Lisa, Tissa, Sue and myself look …
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