Research @ UNM & Research Supervisory Seminar Series: An Introduction

This post is written by Dr Tissa Chandesa, Research Training Development Manager. 2019 has started off on the right foot! As Graduate School continues to establish a strong foot hold in developing its Early Career Researchers’ (ECRs) programme, we ran two back-to-back workshops aimed at ECRs on January 23rd and 24th 2019 respectively. The first …

Graduate School Bulletin, March 2019

Issue 02/19 (14) 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 RDP courses in March. Date Time Course 4 March 2019 10am – 12noon Nature of the PhD and the Supervision Process 4 March 2019 2pm – 4pm …

Coffee & Cake Session 1/2019

The first Coffee and Cake session this year was held on 22 February 2019. We are pleased to see a great turnout comprising of new and senior postgraduates! Prior to this Coffee and Cake session, a mini postgraduate induction was held for new postgraduates. Unlike the previous years where we only offer one main Postgraduate …

Mini Induction for New Postgraduates

New & revamped initiative Postgraduate Induction programmes are an opportunity for all postgraduates to hear about how the Graduate School can support you with training and development opportunities. The programmes also offer a great chance to meet other new postgraduates and establish rapport with senior postgraduates over coffee and cake. Welcome presentations are delivered by …

Invitation: Postgraduate Induction

Induction We provide induction programmes that highlight the skills needed to be an effective researcher, as well as introducing you to the facilities and resources available to postgraduate researchers and how we can support you in your studies. The induction offers a great chance to meet other new postgraduate researchers as well as to network …

Invitation: Induction & Research Boot Camp

This post is written by Dr Jiin Woei Lee, Research Training Development Manager. Induction In conjunction with our monthly Coffee & Cake session, the Graduate School will be holding an induction for our new postgraduates on Friday 22 February 2019 from 2pm-3pm in H1B13. To the new postgraduate students – come along to the venue, help …

Competition: Postgraduate Showcase 2019

We are proud of the impact of our world-class postgraduate research and we enjoy gathering together some of our most engaging researchers to share their work with members of the public. The Postgraduate Showcase provides a great opportunity to promote the up and coming talent of Nottingham’s postgraduate researchers to develop their written, verbal and …

Graduate School Bulletin, February 2019

Issue 01/19 (13) 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 RDP courses in February. Date Time Course 1 February 2019 10am – 3pm Presentation Skills 11 February 2019 10am – 1pm Further Presentation Skills 13 February 2019 …

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and many of us are gearing up to prepare for the annual celebration. For the Chinese, it is a celebration deeply rooted in culture and tradition. Chinese New Year is based on the traditional Chinese calendar which revolves around the lunar cycle. It is also known as …

Call for Nominations: Postgraduate Awards 2019

Postgraduate Awards The nomination call for our annual Postgraduate Awards is now open. The awards recognise accomplishments in research, publications, conferences and contributions to the postgraduate community. Each award has a value of RM750. Nomination is done through Head of School (HOS) / Head of Department (HOD) and each school/department can only nominate one student. …