Checking Up on the Duck Inn

December 16, 2020

The Nottingham ducks of the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM), have been residents of the UNM lake since their arrival in 2015. In July 2020, the project of building their own lighted floating house, aptly named the Duck Inn was completed. This enclosure was an initiative taken on by UNM’s Director of Campus Services Nicholas …

UNM 6th Annual Resume Competition Winners Announced

December 9, 2020

The University of Nottingham Malaysia’s Annual Resume Competition was initiated by the Career Advisory Services (CAS) as a means to bring about awareness on the importance of writing a good resume to aid students when navigating through their future career prospects. The competition is divided into three categories: Foundation, Year 1 & Year 2 Year …

What Do Students Do On Campus?

The University announced the extension of online learning for the last week of the semester until the 13th of December. Many students have chosen to leave campus and continue their studies at home, while some have opted to remain on campus. We had a talk with three students, Widanage Vinuri De Silva, who is in …

Growing from strength to strength

December 2, 2020

A lot has happened since 18 March, when we faced our first lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For me, this was the time when the global pandemic that we were experiencing became all too real. Overnight, our lives changed. We could no longer work on campus, those living in our accommodation (both students and …

Making Your Mask into a Fashion Statement

November 25, 2020

Today we sat down, virtually with our alumna, Nadia Nadine Binti Mohamed Shaharul, who graduated in July 2020 with a degree in Finance, Accounting and Management. We remember Nadine during her time in UNM for her vibrant sense of fashion, which was her way of expressing herself and someone who had her own graduation fashion shoot. She shared some tips with us on how to look chic and fashionable while wearing …

Productivity During a Pandemic

With the implementation of a new CMCO, discussions about productivity have arisen again. We interviewed Dr Jessica Price, Associate Professor, and Director of Teaching and Learning of the School of Psychology about this topic. A trend in the early stages of the lockdown was a rise in people wanting to use their free time in …

UNM essential and operations staff undergo COVID-19 swab test

November 18, 2020

As part of the effort to ensure UNM community on campus remain safe and healthy, University of Nottingham Malaysia’s (UNM) Human Resources Department arranged for BP Diagnostics, an integrated healthcare provider to conduct a COVID-19 Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) to all essential and operations staff on 2 November 2020. These essential and operations staff were …

Exciting events in the pipeline by the Nottingham Debate Society

November 11, 2020

The Nottingham Debate Society was established in 2019 and is the newest society on campus. Although still in its infancy, the society has established itself as one of the biggest societies on campus with 106 members. President of the Nottingham Debate Society Vartika Khandelwal said: “We aim to empower students to develop a culture of …

Professor Dominic Foo speaks at two public lectures

November 9, 2020

Professor Ir Dr Dominic Foo, Professor of Process Design and Integration at University of Nottingham Malaysia, was invited to speak at two public lectures on 22 September 2020. During the first lecture, organised by Prasarana, a premier public service provider in Malaysia, Professor Foo spoke about the battle that the world is facing against climate …

Updates from the School of Education

November 3, 2020

A total of three students from the University of Nottingham Malaysia’s School of Education have passed their PhD viva voce examinations in the months of September and October 2020, bringing the total number for the year of 2020 to seven PhD graduates. Dao Nguyen Anh Duc whose thesis title was Critical Success Factors in Learning …