Graduate School Bulletin, September 2017

Issue 03/17 (03) This bulletin provides monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) 3MT® challenges research students to communicate the significance of their projects to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. This competition aims to help research students to develop their academic, presentation and research …

Coffee and Cake Session #4/2017

The fourth Coffee and Cake session for this year was held on 25 August 2017. It was a casual session where postgraduate students from across all three faculties met and established rapport with one another whilst enjoying coffee and cakes. The format of the Coffee and Cake session was revamped early this year where the …

[Final Call] 3 Minute Thesis Competition

This post is contributed by Dr Lee Jiin Woei, Research Training Development Manager. The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) will hold its 2017 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on Tuesday 12 September 2017 in the Great Hall. If you are interested or contemplating about being a competitor for the 3MT®, please register at the …

Graduate School Bulletin, August 2017

Issue 02/17 (02) This bulletin provides monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Researcher Development Programme (RDP) Upcoming RDP courses are listed below: Date Time Course 2 August 2017 10am – 3pm Presentation Skills 4 August 2017 10am – 1pm Further Presentation Skills Please register your attendance at http://moodle.nottingham.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=11606. Three Minute Thesis …

Researcher Boot Camp

The Graduate School, in collaboration with the faculties, recently held its inaugural summer boot camp for all researchers on campus. The boot camp was especially targeted at early career researchers which included postgraduate research students. Programme recaps The topics covered were highlighted by researchers as areas they would like more advice and practice-sharing opportunities. Industrial …

[Call for Participation] 3 Minute Thesis Competition

This post is contributed by Dr Lee Jiin Woei, Research Training Development Manager. An 80,000 word PhD thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit… 3 minutes.  The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) will hold its 2017 Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on 12 September 2017 at the Great Hall. First developed by …

Graduate School Hari Raya Celebration

Celebrating Hari Raya Hari Raya, or the festival of Eid, marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan and the start of a new month on the Islamic calendar, Syawal. In conjunction with the biggest festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide, we recently had our annual Hari Raya celebration on 14 July 2017. The occasion saw …

Research Showcase Experience #3

This post is contributed by Lahari Murali, recipient of the Best Press Release Award. Participating in the Research Showcase this year was a formative experience. Apart from giving an opportunity to communicate my work and its significance, this competition helped me realise the importance of science communication in the present world. Before the competition, I …

Research Showcase Experience #2

This post is contributed by Rayan Sabra, recipient of the People’s Choice Award. During my previous years, I only had the opportunity to take part in oral presentations but never in poster presentations. So the Research Showcase was literally my fist ever experience in poster designing and presentation. It was definitely enjoyable and beneficial! The …

Graduate School Bulletin, July 2017

Issue 01/17 (01)  We are pleased to introduce the new Graduate School Bulletin. This bulletin provides monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Researcher Development Programme (RDP) Upcoming RDP courses are listed below: Date Time Course 26 July 2017 10am – 12.30pm Word Essentials for Researchers – Advanced 28 July 2017 …