Sustainability Seminar

This post is contributed by the Sustainability Research Network – UNMC.  It doesn’t matter if you are in business, engineering, drama, science or arts. We are all sharing the same planet and are interconnected. Find out what sustainability is about in your field of work, how it is connected to other disciplines, and learn how you can practice sustainability in your …

U21 Graduate Research Conference: Digital Future – Funding Opportunities

U21 Graduate Research Conference: Digital Future   9th – 12th June 2015 At Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China The U21 Graduate Research Conference (GRC) is an annual interdisciplinary conference which provides research students an opportunity to enhance skills relevant to their research and career development. The conference aims to provide attendees with an opportunity to develop a range …

UNMC Research Showcase 2015 – Entries are Now Open!

The world wants to know how you are shaping the future! Our annual Research Showcase is back! The Research Showcase gives UNMC Postgraduate Research Students the chance to share their research with new audiences and tell the world about their work. Entering the Research Showcase will give you the chance to: gain confidence in communicating …

Graduate School’s Chinese New Year Celebration 2015

UNMC Graduate School had its annual Chinese New Year celebration on Friday, 6th March 2015. The celebration kicked off with the introduction of a new team member from Research Training and Academic Development (RTAD) – Ms Vimaleswari Danapal as the Assistant Manager. Among the highlights of her speech were on enhancing the postgraduate students experience through training and …

Are you creative?

An exciting logo design competition awaits you! MyMentor is looking for a visual identity and all UNMC students are invited to design a creative, innovative and professional logo.     Overview MyMentor is a project initiated by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. It will be delivered collaboratively by three leading international universities based in Malaysia …

UNMC Representatives for the Thinkable Open Innovation Award

Vote for our students for the Thinkable Open Innovation Award! The Thinkable Innovation Award is a research grant that is open to all researchers in any field from around the world. Participants are required to tell us about their innovative research in a video or animation. The winner of the award will be chosen by an …

Reflection on a U21 Trip

This blog is contributed by Wei Lin Poh, a PhD student from the School of Psychology.   Placement: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Campus, UK Period: 22nd September, 2014 to 23rd October, 2014 Supervisor: Dr Andrew Olson (School of Psychology)   I arrived at Birmingham at a perfect time in September; the locals would say it was nice …

U21 Travel Prize – Short Term Research Visit

This post is contributed by Renu Geetha Bai, a third year PhD student from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.   The Universitas 21 (U21) scholarship supported my visit to The University of Melbourne, Australia. This visit was a very fruitful opportunity in my research life and I really thank the Graduate School for …

U21 ECR Workshop: The Future of International Higher Education [Part 2]

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 held in …