Research Showcase Training
March 31, 2016
How to prepare an effective poster? How to give an effective presentation? A dedicated training for the participants of this year’s Research Showcase was held on Monday, 28th March 2016. The training was conducted by Research Training Development Managers, Dr Jiin Woei Lee and Dr Tissa Chandesa. The training was designed to support the creation and design …
So what’s it really like?
March 21, 2016
This post is written by Oppong Kyekyeku Appiah, MSc International Development Management candidate, School of Politics, History and International Relations. I still remember arriving Kuala Lumpur International Airport after an 18-hour flight from Accra, Ghana, seemingly clueless of the future that awaits me in a place far away from home, but embracing each passing second with pure optimism …
Preparing a Press Release Workshop
March 11, 2016
How to write an effective press release? A workshop titled Preparing a Press Release was held on Monday, 22nd February 2016. The workshop was conducted by Dr Jiin Woei Lee. The workshop was designed to support those who are planning to enter the Research Showcase competition and for those who are interested in disseminating their research to …
A ‘Belated’ Chinese New Year Celebration
March 9, 2016
The Graduate School hosted its Chinese New Year celebration on Friday, 26th February 2016. Although it was a ‘belated’ one but it was still not too late to celebrate the most important festival in the Chinese lunar calendar. The celebration featured the tradition of stirring and tossing of Yee Sang, also known as Spring Toss. Yee Sang literally …
10 Q&As on What’s Next After PhD
March 7, 2016
There are many pathways available for PhD students upon graduating and ultimately these decisions could shape the pattern of one’s life. Thus, it is vital to take time to consider all options available. Here are 10 questions sent in by our postgraduate students when we wanted to hear from them last year. We are pleased to have Dr …
Nucleus, March 2016 Edition
March 4, 2016
Nucleus is a monthly newsletter of the Graduate School. It provides monthly updates on recent and upcoming activities by the Graduate School. March 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 …
[Invitation] Coffee and Cake Session: Chinese New Year Celebration
February 19, 2016
We are pleased to invite all our postgraduate students to join us for an interactive celebration of Chinese New Year. Details are on the flyer appended herewith. We look forward to seeing you there! *Please RSVP your attendance via our email invitation dated 19th February 2016. For any queries, please contact us via email at graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my.
UNMC Research Showcase 2016 – Entries are now open!
February 16, 2016
Tell us how your research makes an impact! 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 how their research makes an impact. This year’s Research Showcase will be held on Wednesday 27th April 2016 where the top …
Writing a review paper – A student’s perspective
February 12, 2016
This post is written by Suganti Ramarad, PhD candidate, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. As a PhD student, I feared the thought of writing my thesis. It’s an exhausting, time consuming and very much scientific writing journey. Hence, I broke my thesis into sections that I worked on continuously from the start of my …
Analyse, Propose & Get Funded!
February 11, 2016
This post is written by Dr Jiin Woei Lee, Research Training Development Manager, UNMC Graduate School. The ringing of bells, the laughter and cheering, and the atmosphere of competition… That was some of the happenings at the course “Analyse, Propose & Get Funded!”. 18 postgraduates from all 3 faculties – Engineering, Science and Arts and …
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