My PhD journey thus far

This post is written by Arun Prabhakar, PhD student from the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering. My journey as a PhD student has been comparable to a mountain hike without a doubt. Throughout this ride I’ve come through peaks of joy and downfalls. My supervisors, Dr Yousif (UNMC) and Dr Kathy (UNUK), have …

PGRs – Thank you for being there

This post is written by Dr Svenja Hanson, Associate Professor from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. A shout out to PGRs, and an apology if you have only ever have heard from me – and most of my colleagues – when you were allocate to help us teach. No, we don’t think you …

UNMC Graduate School Christmas and Year End Party 2016

Our annual Christmas and Year End Party was held on Wednesday, 7th December 2016. The party this year was very well attended and the postgraduate students seem to appreciate the opportunity to have an early celebration of Christmas. The party also included a presentation of certificates to some of the participants of this year’s Images of …

Nucleus, December 2016

Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. December 2016 edition of Nucleus is appended herewith, for your viewing and reading pleasure. Alternatively, click here to view the web version. We welcome you to write to us at graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my with any …

New Workshop: LaTeX for Researchers

A newly introduced workshop titled LaTeX for Researchers was held on 28th November 2016. The inaugural workshop was delivered by Professor Graham Kendall and Dr Tissa Chandesa. The workshop saw a great turnout where participants filled the training room to capacity. LaTeX is a document document preparation system for writing long documents and complex mathematical equations. …