July 28, 2021, by Lisa Chin

Graduate School Bulletin, August 2021

Bulletin Issue 05/21 (33)

The needs of the postgraduate and early career researcher community are at the heart of what we do at the Graduate School.

Read on for all the latest news from us.


UNM 2021 3MT®

Last call

Participation is still being welcomed. Stand a chance to win cash prizes for conference or research purposes!

Why enter?

    • Develop your academic, presentation and research communication skills

    • Effectively explain your research in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience

    • Represent UNM at the tri-campus round and possibly the international Universitas 21 (U21) 3MT® competition

    • Win cash prizes for conference or research purpose (Winner: RM3,000, 1st Runner up: RM2,000 and 2nd Runner up: RM1,000)

Submit your final static PowerPoint presentation to graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my by Friday 30 July (12noon) to confirm your participation in this year’s competition.

See more

Virtual 3MT® Live!

Watch our doctoral researchers presenting their research in just 3 minutes to a panel of judges in this year’s virtual 3MT® Live! on Thursday 12 August 2021 at 10am via MS Teams.

This live event is open to all our postgraduate students and UNM community. You will have a chance to vote for your favourite presenter in the People’s Choice Award. More details will be announced soon.

Supplementary workshop

Time to write

  • Tuesday 17 August 2021, 10am – 12nn
    Tuesday 24 August 2021, 2pm – 4pm

  • This course will assist in structuring period of writing and limiting distractions while providing the necessary guidance and motivation to write efficiently and effectively.

  • Join now


Empowering your postgraduate and research ambition
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Look out for our next issue of newsletter next month!

Don’t forget you can get in touch with us via Facebook or by email to graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my.

In the meantime, please continue to observe and follow the safety advice and precautionary measures by our local authorities and University.

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