Statistics Workshop

This post is written by Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager. Graduate School is into the habit of going far and beyond to make true on some of our young researchers’ wishes. This year (2018), we granted the wish of a young researcher who wished for a Statistics workshop for herself and her fellow …

Images of Postgraduate Experience 2018: Overall Winner

Experience sharing #2 This post is contributed by Hsin-Yuan Chen, overall winner of the Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition 2018 and PhD student from the School of Psychology. It was a truly rewarding experience in participating in the photography competition this year. I would like to thank the Graduate School for organising this competition, allowing …

Images of Postgraduate Experience 2018: People’s Choice

Experience sharing #1 This post is contributed by Denesh A/L Sooriamoorthy, winner of People’s Choice award for Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition 2018 and PhD student from the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering.  Waking up at 6 in the morning, beating the traffic and taking steps after steps in the chilly weather –  …

Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition 2018

This post is written by Dr Jiin Woei Lee, Research Training Development Manager. The competition this year was launched on Mon 1 Oct 2018 with the theme ‘Motivation’. The question was “What does motivation mean to you as a postgraduate student? What keeps you going, what makes you stay excited or passionate about your studies, or maybe, what stops you …

U21 PwC Innovation Challenge 2019

This is posted on behalf of Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager. Are you an innovator? Are you looking for a chance to prove yourself on an international scale? As a postgraduate, you should be looking for all opportunities to make an impact with your research and ideas and widen your reach. You just never …

FameLab Malaysia 2019 is now open for applications

This is posted on behalf of Dr Jiin Woei Lee, Research Training Development Manager. We would like to announce that a competition called FameLab is now open for applications. It is organised by Cheltenham Festivals and the British Council. If you are a 21 years old and above, studying or working in science, engineering, technology, …

Christmas & 10th Year Anniversary Celebration

An early Christmas celebration with postgraduate students So it’s that time of the year again where we are starting to feel festive with only weeks away from Christmas. We recently hosted an early Christmas and Year End Celebration for our postgraduate students on 6 December 2018. It was also a joint celebration of the Graduate …

Winners announced in 2018 Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition

Announcement of Winners We are pleased to announce the winners of 2018 Images of Postgraduate Experience Photography Competition. The full results are as follows: Winner Hsin-Yuan Chen, School of Psychology Runner Up Mohammad Saad, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering People’s Choice Denesh A/L Sooriamoorthy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Photography Competition First …

Graduate School Bulletin, December 2018

Issue 07/18 (12) This bulletin provides monthly updates on upcoming events and activities by the Graduate School. Training Courses Researcher Development Programme (RDP) We are offering the following training courses in December. Date Time Course 3 December 2018 10am – 12.30pm Word Essentials for Researchers – Beginners 3 December 2018 2pm – 4.30pm Word Essentials …

Celebrating Deepavali

Festival of Lights Deepavali has always appears to me as a festival that dazzles with the most intense of colours. This colourful Festival of Lights is celebrated by Hindus across the world to mark the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. In Malaysia, it needs no introduction as it is celebrated with equal fervour …