How to be sustainable: some tips from SEEN Gardening

January 13, 2021

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Sustainable Environmental Education Network (SEEN) is a volunteer network supported by the Campus Services and Estate Office. SEEN brings together individuals who are passionate about integrating sustainability into their lives and also creates opportunities for those interested in learning about sustainability. Approaching sustainability as a student may seem difficult. Therefore, …

UNM’s favourite couple from the Chinese stall

Fondly referred to by the students as Aunty and Uncle, the YAMI Chinese stall owners, Hee Yip Choy and her husband, Wong Chee Meng are known among the student circle as UNM’s favourite couple as they continued to serve food at the cafeteria on campus throughout the various movement control orders. Their stall, a favourite …

Sustainable practices at UNM by SEEN

January 7, 2021

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Sustainable Environmental Education Network (SEEN) is a volunteer network supported by the Campus Services and Estate Office. SEEN brings together people who are passionate about integrating sustainability into their lives and also creates opportunities for those interested in learning about sustainability. As climate change is an unavoidable reality now, we …

Working from home during the CMCO

Most of 2020 was spent working from home, with the advent of the Movement Control Order (MCO) on 18 March 2020 and with Controlled Movement Control Order on 26 October, as has been the case for both academic and administrative staff. Never having had such a drastic shift in their routines, we talked to four …

Sticking to Your Resolutions

2021 has already been in full swing for a week now, and some of us may find our determination wavering when it comes to upholding our resolutions. However, it is never too late to start or restart your goals and, in this article, we go back to the advice Dr Jessica Price gave us previously …

Keynote Address on Recent Trends in Food Processing Technologies by Professor Asgar

January 6, 2021

Professor Asgar Ali from the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham Malaysia was recently invited by the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) Haryana in India to be a guest speaker for an Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) for University teachers, professors, PhD and other research scholars. This FDP was …

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 …