UNMC Graduate School: A Very Merry Christmas Party

Christmas is almost here! When we talk about Christmas, what comes to mind is snow, Christmas tree, presents and of course, Santa Claus. Although it is quite impossible to have a white Christmas in Malaysia, this does not mean that the celebration is less festive. We celebrate it here the Malaysian way! Our annual Christmas Party …

Coffee and Cake Session: Game Day

A Coffee and Cake Session was held on Friday, 28 November 2014. The session was dedicated to play games! This was the first ever Game Day we had for our postgraduate students. Games such as Jenga, Snakes & Ladders, Hopscotch and Congkak were enjoyed during the session. Key components of these games are goals, challenge …

Images of Research Photography Competition 2014

The Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD) organised its inaugural Images of Research Photography Competition this year. Postgraduate students and early career researchers were invited to capture the essence of their research with a single photographic image that they have taken themselves, accompanied by an abstract that articulates how the image relates to their research. 14 …

U21 ECR Workshop: The Future of International Higher Education [Part 1]

In commemoration of its 10th anniversary, the University of Nottingham China Campus hosted a Universitias 21 (U21) interdisciplinary workshop on the future of international higher education. The workshop was held on 1st November 2014 with over 60 people in attendance, including two of our PhD students who won the travel prize competition. The competition which was …

Images of Research Photography Competition

Following the success of the Images of Research 2012 – Research Photography Competition organised by the Graduate School in UK campus, the Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD) is organising such a competition in Malaysia campus. The Images of Research Photography Competition challenges you to capture people’s imagination and enthuse them about your work. If …

RTAD’s Deepavali Open House 2014

The Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD) held its annual Deepavali Open House on Friday, 17th October 2014. Deepavali dazzles with the most intense of colours, illuminated by the light of oil lamps. The fascinating and exciting Festival of Lights is celebrated by Hindus across the world to mark the triumph of good over evil …

U21 3MT® Voting Closes Today

The 2014 U21 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) People’s Choice voting closes TODAY (Monday, October 20th, 2014) at 7pm. If you have yet to cast your vote for Nottingham’s representative, Reza, kindly do so at: http://www.u213mt.com before the 7pm deadline tonight.

Postgraduate Welcome Week 2014 – Day 3

The third day of the Postgraduate Welcome Week 2014 began with a brief introduction of the Careers Advisory Service, by Mr Kevin Lim. Academic and Industrial CV Writing session. The session was delivered by Ms Hoe Pik Lin, Senior Writer from GTI Media. The session covered four main elements of CV writing – Academic CV vs …

Images of Research Photography Competition

The Challenge Can you creatively communicate your research to others with just one photographic image and an abstract? If you are a postgraduate student or early career researcher we invite you to capture the essence of your research with a single photographic image that you have taken yourself. The image can be anything in some …

Postgraduate Welcome Week 2014 – Day 2

The second day of the Postgraduate Welcome Week began with a ‘So What’s It Really Like’ session or better known as SWIRL, where we had 3 current Postgraduates, in different level of PhD studies, who shared about their lives as Postgraduates. Wilson Ho, a 3rd year PhD student from the Faculty of Engineering, gave a …