BamYield Scholarship
October 6, 2016
This post is contributed by Dr Maysoun Mustafa, CFF-UNMC Doctoral Training Programme Manager. A three year fully funded PhD at the School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and BamYield Programme, Crops For the Future. The Project will be on: Genetic and trait charaterisation of farmer and genebank sources of bambara groundnut for …
Working in an Interdisciplinary Team
October 5, 2016
This post is written by Dr Maysoun Mustafa, CFF-UNMC Doctoral Training Programme Manager. Interdisciplinary teams comprise of individuals with unique skills, expertise and knowledge, collectively forming a research team that aims to address a research problem that requires extensive expertise. Such expertise cannot be easily garnered from a single field, or even a single institution …
Images of Postgrad Experience Photo Competition
October 4, 2016
Can you creatively capture the essence of your postgraduate studies, research or experience with just one photographic image and an abstract? If you are a postgraduate student with a flair for photography, we would like to hear from you… The Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition challenges you to capture people’s interest and enthuse them …
Postgraduate Refresher Programme 2016
September 22, 2016
The Graduate School will hold its annual welcoming event for new and returning postgraduate students on 26th to 29th September 2016. The Postgraduate Refresher Programme provides a series of varied and vibrant sessions to welcome all postgraduate students to The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). The programme offers a formal introduction to the Graduate School …
Nagu presented a paper at Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity
September 19, 2016
This post is contributed by Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu, PhD candidate from the School of Geography. Our third year PhD student, Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu or better known as Nagu, had the opportunity to attend the Eighth Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity held from 31st May to 3rd June 2016 in Norway. Since 1993 the Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity …
UNMC 2016 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®)
September 13, 2016
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) crowned its 2016 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) winner on 6th September 2016. A total of 16 participants from various disciplines took part in this year’s competition. The competition was judged by a multidisciplinary panel consisting of academics, non-academics and industry experts. Initially developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, 3MT® …
Nucleus, September 2016 Edition
September 8, 2016
Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. We are pleased to highlight a series of articles with the theme “Research in Conversation: Moving Forward” by prominent research figures at UNMC. An article each month will target a topic associated with …
Past Event: Coffee and Cake Session – National Day Special
September 7, 2016
The months of August and September are of utmost significance to Malaysians as we commemorate and celebrate National Day on 31st August and Malaysia Day on 16th September. In conjunction with the momentous celebration of Malaysia’s 59th National Day, a Coffee and Cake Session was held on 26th August 2016. Information sheets on some of the …
[Invitation] Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®)
September 5, 2016
We are pleased to invite you to our Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT®) happening tomorrow, 6th September 2016, from 11am – 3pm at the Great Hall. The audience can also participate in the competition by taking part in the 3MT® People’s Choice competition where audiences will get the chance to vote for the participant who …
Scientific Communication
August 17, 2016
This post is written by Dr Maysoun Mustafa, CFF-UNMC Doctoral Training Programme Manager. Communication is a powerful tool in our daily lives, and no less so for researchers. Knowledge sharing is increasing in importance. Our issues and challenges are no longer restricted locally, thus there is an increased need for scientists to communicate within and …
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