Marmite of Malaysia: do you love or hate durian fruit?
July 27, 2015
With its onion-custard flavour, spikey shell, creamy flesh and aroma akin to smelly old socks, the durian fruit is perhaps the most infamous and peculiar of Malaysia’s tropical fruits. Dubbed the ‘King of Fruits’, Durian is loved and loathed in equal measure (much like the opinion-dividing effect of Marmite here in the UK). In celebration …
University archives: anniversaries and immortality
July 22, 2015
Anniversaries, such as the foundation of the Malaysia Campus, remind us how crucial it is to collect photographs, letters, reports and interviews that document milestones in the life of the University. Here, Sarah Colborne, from Manuscripts and Special Collections, reveals how record keeping at Nottingham has evolved over the decades and the implications for collecting …
Deciding on Nottingham
July 9, 2015
Before completing my final year in BSc Technopreneurship in Asia Pacific University (APU), formerly known as APIIT or UCTI, I always knew that I have to get a MSc degree in order to go the extra mile. Furthermore, I was thinking about doing it in another country for the necessary exposure. So I went surveying …
UNMC’s new buses
July 8, 2015
To further enhance the campus transport services, the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus would like to introduce upgraded new shuttle buses. Brand new buses in good and comfortable conditions are to be provided for all routes. Terus Maju Services Sdn. Bhd. will conduct few routes inclusive of Kajang KTM, TTS (Taman Tasik Semenyih), Tesco Semenyih, …
Driver-less trains, dancing ‘lions’ and degree processions: my Malaysian memories….
July 6, 2015
Emeritus Professor Brian Clayton was the second CEO and Vice President of the University of Nottingham in Malaysia. After many years in the School of Engineering and a four-year term as Pro Vice-Chancellor, he was just two years off retirement when he agreed to take up the post in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in 2001. Brian …
A walk on the wild side: drug discovery in Malaysia
July 2, 2015
In this first of a series of posts to mark the 15th anniversary of The University of Nottingham in Malaysia, Professor Christophe Wiart, of the School of Pharmacy at UNMC, talks about the fascinating flora that he has encountered as a botanist in Malaysia’s rich and extensive rainforests. He is pictured above exploring with his late local friend, …
Water4Power
July 1, 2015
After a successful Water4Life campaign in 2014, Dr Ting Kang Nee, head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, is kicking off another project to empower rural area in the heart of Sarawak called Water4Power. The main objective is to generate hydroelectricity for villages such as Kampung Sapit, but the team also strives to provide education, health and waste management, …
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