The Merdeka Lectures: Where Fun Meets Learning

November 30, 2022

The Merdeka Lectures is an inaugural lecture series organised by the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FOSE) and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) of the University of Nottingham, Malaysia (UNM). A project inspired by the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, the Merdeka Lectures aspires to create awareness and interest in high school students about …

UNM wins Outstanding Student Section Award for 2022

Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) – University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) emerged as fourth-time winner of the Outstanding IEM Student Section Awards for the year 2022. This award was presented to the IEM-UNM Student Section on 30 October 2022. The award ceremony took place at the IEM Young Engineers National Summit 2022 (NATSUM 2022), which …

UNM hosted an Evening with Preeta Samarasan

The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) hosted internationally renowned Malaysian author Preeta Samarasan at a reading session recently. A room full of students predominantly from UNM’s School of English attended the session where Preeta read her latest book Tale of the Dreamer’s Son, a novel that explores topics of religion and race in Malaysia. At …

UNM calls for more efforts in local river management

November 3, 2022

Water is the source of life. Listed sixth on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), SDG6 – ‘Clean Water and Sanitation’, ensuring a clean water supply for all is crucial in achieving a sustainable future. Rivers specifically, are vital bodies of water that can influence a nation’s environmental, social and economic development, with the …