Winners of the Vice-Chancellor Medal 2020!

October 2, 2020

University of Nottingham Malaysia recently announced winners of The Vice-Chancellor’s Medal 2020 Awards Ceremony. The recipients of the award are four University of Nottingham staff, including one team, and 19 students. The Vice-Chancellor’s Medal 2020 is awarded to students and staff for their excellent achievement. Any student or staff across the three campuses in the …

20 Important Facts About Elephants and Their Conservation

August 12, 2020

As we celebrate World Elephant Day on 12 August, here are 20 facts about these gentle giants and the steps and research that is being carried out for humans and elephants to coexist. 20 facts were chosen as this year the University of Nottingham turns 20, having been established in 2000. There are three living …

Awareness for large animals to bring tolerance

A survey of people living in Malaysia on their attitudes towards large animals like elephants and tigers has shown that more awareness and understanding is needed to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Researchers from the University of Nottingham Malaysia from the School of Environmental & Geographical Sciences and School of Psychology, undertook the survey to examine the …

PhD Candidate publishes commentary on the handling of COVID-19 in Malaysia

June 2, 2020

Tricia Yeoh, a Fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia and a PhD candidate at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, recently published a commentary titled Federalism and the COVID-19 Crisis: State-Federal Tensions Arise in Malaysia. In her commentary she highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic led the country’s federal government to adopt …

PhD candidate discusses the country’s political and economic development

Tricia Yeoh, and a PhD candidate at University of Nottingham Malaysia and a Fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) joined Wan Saiful Wan Jan, Chairman of Malaysia’s Higher Education Fund Corp (PTPTN) and Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; and Wong Chen, Member of Parliament for Subang and Chairman …

New book published by UNM Academic

May 19, 2020

A book entitled “Process Integration for Carbon Management Network” was recently published by an internationally renowned publisher – CRC Press.  This book was written by an academic of the University of Nottingham Malaysia – Professor Ir Dr Dominic CY Foo and his long-term collaborator Professor Raymond Tan.  Professor Foo is the Professor of Process Design …

Sakura Science Program in Kobe University

December 13, 2019

Day 1 – Gather at Kobe University, Grouping into 5 groups, Discussion for SDGs, Lab visit Kobe University, Japan offers a five-days extraordinary programme “Sakura Science Programme” for undergraduate and postgraduate researchers from Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand. This programme aims to nurture young researchers to develop a sustainable research mindset in correlation with the …

Trip to regional sewage treatment plant

November 27, 2019

On 23 October 2019, the Chemical and Environmental Engineering department organised an industrial field trip for year 1 undergraduate students to the regional sewage treatment plant (RSTP) in Precinct 14 at Putrajaya (WPJ 001), where wastewater treatment takes place. This plant was built on 11 July 1997, and around RM54 million was invested on the …

The Global Experience of the University of Nottingham

October 8, 2019

In this post, School of Economics student Samantha Jade Chew shares her experience of being an exchange student at both the Nottingham Ningbo and UK campus. 1. You have completed the Nottingham global experience by studying at both the China campus in Autumn and the UK campus in Spring. Tell us about your experience if …

English professor embarks on book tour to educate varsity students about literature

September 23, 2019

Dr Malachi Edwin Vethamani, professor of modern English literature and poet at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, has embarked on a book tour to universities both locally and internationally with the aim of getting students to talk about literature, and write. Dr Vethamani has published two poetry collections entitled Life Happens and Complicated Lives in …